Norovirus grips NHS as beds continue to be taken up by medically fit people
The number of hospital beds taken up by people who are fit to be discharged is at its highest level this winter, while the vomiting bug norovirus is also gripping
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‘Significant rise’ in children admitted to acute wards for mental health issues
The number of children being admitted to acute hospital wards due to concerns over their mental health has increased by almost two-thirds in a decade, according to a study. The
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Parents praise medical staff for saving daughter born weighing just one pound
A couple whose daughter was born weighing just one pound and spent her first six months in hospital have praised medical staff after she was finally allowed to go home.
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New hospitals programme will take decade longer than Tories planned – Streeting
Building the 40 new hospitals promised by the previous government will take at least a decade longer than planned, the Health Secretary has said. Wes Streeting accused the Conservatives of
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Charity ‘very concerned’ after BBC report finds baby deaths ‘may have been prevented’
A pregnancy loss charity has expressed concern after a BBC investigation reported that the deaths of dozens of babies and two mothers in one NHS trust over the last five
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‘Devastating collapse in standards’ in NHS amid ‘corridor care crisis’ – report
Scotland’s NHS has been hit with a “devastating collapse in care standards”, with patients “routinely coming to harm” and unable to access basic services, a report by the Royal College
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Ministers urged to extend free flu jabs to people in their 50s
A lung health charity has called on the Scottish Government to extend free flu vaccines to people in their 50s, warning that the current flu season has left hospitals at
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Nurse stabbing: 37-year-old man charged with attempted murder
A 37-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a nurse was stabbed at the Royal Oldham Hospital. Rumon Haque from Royton in Oldham, who is also accused of
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Minister: Not a priority to consider ending use of one-word healthcare ratings
Calls to consider scrapping the use of one-word ratings by the health watchdog for adult social services are “not a priority”, the Government has said. Labour MP Josh Fenton-Glynn warned
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Senior NHS bosses should be regulated to improve patient safety, Letby inquiry told
Regulation of senior hospital managers could improve patient safety, the public inquiry over the crimes of nurse Lucy Letby has heard. Letby, 35, was moved to clerical duties in July
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