The Government has ordered an independent inquiry into the Lucy Letby case, after the nurse was found guilty of murdering seven babies and attempting to murder six others. The Government
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Lucy Letby has been convicted of murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at a hospital neonatal unit. Prosecutors said Letby, 33, was a “calculated opportunist” who used
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A man with a history of mental health issues “did not receive the assistance he needed” while at a hospital’s emergency department before his death. A coroner found acute and
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The Government has confirmed that NHS England cancer targets are to be streamlined, moving from 10 performance standards to three from October. The new guidelines will move away from the
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Junior doctors in Scotland have overwhelmingly voted to accept a “record” pay offer from the Scottish Government. The British Medical Association (BMA) had recommended its members accept the offer, which
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Half of cases of anxiety and depression among new and expectant mothers are going undiagnosed, top midwives have warned, as they called for a boost in staff numbers to help
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The Government has revealed plans to pump £250 million into the NHS in a bid to boost capacity and tackle record waiting lists before winter. The move will lead to
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England is facing a “mental health emergency”, a charity has warned, after figures revealed the number of children and young people referred to crisis care teams has tripled in four
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A 33-year-old with paranoid schizophrenia launched a “ferocious” fatal attack on a fellow psychiatric patient in the hospital where they were being treated, a judge has said. Ahsan Zia, 33,
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The Welsh health minister has hit back at Steve Barclay and accused him of a “naked political hit”, after the Tory minister’s criticism of the nation’s waiting lists. Eluned Morgan
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