The death of a vulnerable man who was hit by a train after absconding from a mental health hospital has sparked a criminal investigation into the care provider and its
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Covid-19 outbreaks in care homes have jumped for the third week in a row while hospital numbers are continuing to rise, in further evidence the virus is once again becoming
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A senior health chief has vowed to work to rebuild trust following a damning report into the response to complaints raised about a Belfast neurologist. The Independent Neurology Inquiry found
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A doctor who attempted to cover up the true circumstances of the death in 1995 of a four-year-old patient has been struck off. Consultant paediatric anaesthetist Dr Robert Taylor dishonestly
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Covid-19 infections have risen in all four nations of the UK, with the increase likely to be driven by the Omicron variants BA.4 and BA.5, figures show. The number of
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A fully functioning Stormont Executive is needed to agree the investment to transform the health service, Michelle O’Neill has said. Health Minister Robin Swann earlier unveiled a major plan for
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Union leaders have insisted a record-breaking 5% pay rise that is being offered to more than 160,000 NHS workers across is “simply not good enough”. Scottish Health Secretary Humza Yousaf
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Covid-19 outbreaks in care homes are rising while hospital admissions among the very elderly are showing early signs of an increase, new figures suggest. The number of suspected outbreaks of
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Patients must not be “left in a void” waiting for care owing to a shortage of GPs, a leading expert has suggested. Sir Robert Francis QC, who is chairman of
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The “inhumane” practice of sending mental health patients hundreds of miles away from home for treatment must end, the Royal College of Psychiatrists has said. A failure to stop so-called
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