Persistent understaffing in the NHS is creating a serious risk to patient safety, MPs have said in a damning report. The cross-party Health and Social Care Committee said health and
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Doctors can lawfully stop providing life-support treatment to a 12-year-old boy left in a comatose state after suffering “catastrophic” brain damage three months ago, appeal judges have ruled. Three judges
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The NHS in England could face a shortfall of almost 40,000 nurses by 2024, according to new analysis. Despite numbers of nursing staff increasing, it has been estimated that the
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Unresolved disputes between the Government and suppliers of poor quality personal protective equipment (PPE) could cost the taxpayer £2.7 billion, MPs have warned. “Significant failings” by the Department of Health
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A relative of a boy left disabled following treatment at one of the world’s most famous children’s hospitals has reached agreement after taking legal action, a judge has been told.
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All ambulance services in England are on the highest level of alert and are under “extreme pressure”. A combination of Covid absences among staff, difficulty caused by the hot weather
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More than half of people are worried about facing “dangerously long” waits for ambulances and A&E treatment if they fall seriously ill, according to a poll. A survey of more
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A doctor who killed a mother-of-three after botching a procedure during a routine hospital appointment to take samples has been jailed for three years. Dr Isyaka Mamman, 85, had already
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Covid-19 infections in the UK have jumped by more than half a million in a week, with the rise likely to be driven by the latest Omicron variants BA.4 and
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Increased privatisation of NHS services has led to a decline in the quality of healthcare and increased rates of deaths from treatable causes, researchers have claimed. Academics said that avoidable
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