The parents of a vulnerable young woman who died after being refused admission to hospital have won a fresh inquest into her death as a result of NHS staff withholding
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A healthcare professional has been charged with sexually assaulting seven women at a hospital. Lancashire Police said Hernando Puno, 51, was charged with nine counts of sexual assault relating to
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A mother-of-two with a rare form of cancer has taken health bosses to court over their decision not to pay for her to have potentially life-saving surgery. Maria Wallpott, 50,
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An independent body set up by the NHS to tackle health inequalities has formally committed to never use blanket acronyms such as “BAME” after feedback that they are not representative.
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Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar has urged the Scottish Government to step in after he claimed that two more children have died after contracting infections at a Glasgow hospital. The
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A teenager from Buckinghamshire has sent homemade care packages to more than 1,000 people over the last year. Alice Rose, 18, who posts Positivity Boxes stocked with jewellery, hygiene products
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There have been more than 500 verbal or physical assaults on Scottish Ambulance Service staff in the past 22 months, new data shows. Between January 2020 and October 2021, staff
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The NHS charging scheme for migrants is “unfit for purpose”, a think tank has said. The charging rules “deter people from accessing healthcare, lead to delays in treatment, distract NHS
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Vulnerable people repeatedly go to A&E because they feel they have nowhere else to turn, according to a new study. The analysis, by the British Red Cross, found that some
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New health reforms could be amended to offer legal protection to the title of nurse, to protect it from abuse. Labour former minister Dawn Butler has warned that “almost anyone
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