Hospital drug policies could ‘put Parkinson’s patients at risk’ – charity
Patients with Parkinson’s disease are being put at risk when they have spells in hospital due to a lack of timely medication, according to a new report. Some 58% of
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Child serial killer nurse Lucy Letby lodges Court of Appeal challenge against convictions
Child serial killer Lucy Letby has formally lodged a bid to challenge her convictions at the Court of Appeal, officials have confirmed. Court staff said on Friday that they had
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PM blames strike action as NHS waiting lists hit new record high of 7.7 million
The NHS waiting list in England has hit a new record high, with 7.7 million people – around one in seven – waiting for treatment, data shows. New figures from
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NHS in England ‘not sufficiently resilient’ as top medic predicts difficult winter ahead
The NHS in England is “not sufficiently resilient” ahead of what could be a “difficult” winter, a top doctor has warned as health leaders were meeting to examine winter preparedness
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Doctor patted patient’s bottom and failed to gain surgery consent, tribunal told
A doctor patted the bottom of a female patient in a hospital lift and later told her husband to “go home and fill her up”, a medical tribunal has heard.
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All Welsh health boards placed on enhanced monitoring amid deficit concerns
All of Wales’s health boards are now under increased Welsh Government scrutiny due to rising financial pressures. Health minister Eluned Morgan confirmed that all seven Welsh health boards had been
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Nottingham NHS trust chief executive says improved rating ‘not good enough’
The head of Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUHT) has said he is “pleased” by the progress made in maternity care but said its improved rating is “not good enough”,
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Call for inquiry after survey finds third of female surgeons sexually assaulted in NHS
An independent inquiry should be held to examine reports of sexual misconduct in the NHS, the Lib Dems have said, following a survey which found almost one in three female
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CQC investigating three serious maternity incidents at under-review NHS trust
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is investigating potential criminal offences in the cases of three serious maternity incidents at an under-review NHS trust. The CQC said it is assessing whether
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Nurses drugged stroke unit patients for ‘amusement and easy life’, court told
Two nurses drugged patients on a hospital stroke unit for their “own amusement” and an “easy life” during work shifts, a jury has heard. Catherine Hudson, 54, and Charlotte Wilmot,
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