Almost half of people who have survived a stroke feel abandoned when they leave hospital, according to new research. A poll of more than 1,100 stroke survivors in England found
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A Hertfordshire scheme which helps keep people out of hospital by giving them the care they need in their own homes has won a prestigious award. HomeFirst scooped the Local
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Many patients are being inappropriately sent home from hospital “alone, afraid and unable to cope”, according to a damning new report. People are being “badly let down by the system”,
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The concept of the so-called “weekend effect” on mortality rates for patients admitted to hospital on Saturdays and Sundays is a “major oversimplification” of a complex issue, experts have said.
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Failures in heart attack care are leading to tens of thousands of deaths, a new study has found. Around 33,000 deaths could have been avoided over a 10-year period if
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A grieving mother broke down in tears and spoke of her frustration that doctors could not find out what was wrong with her son in the run-up to his death.
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Medical staff have been urged to communicate better with the family of patients who are dying, after an audit found tens of thousands of patients are having do not resuscitate
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A Google artificial intelligence programme has been given access to an estimated 1.6 million NHS patient files, it has been claimed. According to New Scientist, the technology giant’s artificial intelligence
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More than 20 operations a day were cancelled in March for “non-clinical reasons” such as a shortage of beds or hospital staff. Official statistics show NHS bosses cancelled 670 procedures
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A scandal-hit NHS trust where a teenager drowned in the bath is still failing to protect patients from risk of harm, a watchdog has found. Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors
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