A further 13 inquests have been opened into the deaths of former patients of the disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson. Consultant Paterson (pictured), 62, was convicted in 2017 of 17
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Midwives in Scotland have voted overwhelmingly in favour of industrial action over what they described as an “insulting” pay offer from the Scottish Government. In a turnout of 61% of
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A Labour MP has urged the Government to prevent his family’s battle for hospital access in the heartbreaking weeks before the death of his father from happening to others. Dan
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The public and health workers in Northern Ireland have been let down by politics, the outgoing Stormont health minister has said. Robin Swann will leave his post at midnight after
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A hospital has been fined £200,000 after four babies were exposed to “serious risk” when they were found to have non-accidental injuries which were not spotted in earlier admissions. Rotherham
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The NHS has launched its annual nationwide drive to recruit more nurses as it tries to fill tens of thousands of vacancies across England. England’s chief nurse Ruth May (pictured)
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Issues around reduced staff availability, increased waiting times and hospital admissions have been raised in the inspection of an Edinburgh hospital. In a report released on Monday, Healthcare Improvement Scotland
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Maternity services in England have deteriorated to their lowest level, the hospitals regulator has said, as it expressed “deep concerns” about the quality of care given to mothers and babies.
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A grandmother has criticised medics at a scandal-hit health trust for a “catalogue of failings” around the birth of her grandson that she claims contributed to her daughter taking her
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Up to 45 babies would most likely have survived if they had received better care at an NHS trust, an inquiry has found. Infants died while others were left badly
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