Planned elective operations at one of the largest and busiest hospital trusts in the UK are having to be postponed after an increase in Covid-19 admissions. Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS
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Code black status has been declared at two more hospitals in Scotland due to Covid-19 pressures, with non-urgent elective operations postponed. NHS Grampian said both Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (pictured) and
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All non-urgent elective surgery at a hospital has been cancelled as it comes under pressure amid an increase in Covid-19 cases. NHS Highland said that Raigmore Hospital (pictured) in Inverness
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The Queen has awarded the George Cross to the National Health Services of the UK, recognising all NHS staff in all four nations. In a personal, handwritten message, the Queen
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A hospital has apologised to a woman who was prevented from seeing her dying son in his final weeks. Ollie Bibby, 27, of South Benfleet in Essex, died of leukaemia
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An NHS hospital which upgraded the type of face masks used by staff on Covid-19 wards saw a dramatic fall in hospital-acquired coronavirus infections among those workers, by up to
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A Canadian health worker who has cared for dying Covid-19 patients and their families has been told her visa to stay in the UK will not be extended, her MP
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An NHS trust has been fined £733,000 for failing to provide safe care and treatment following the death of a baby boy. East Kent Hospitals University NHS Foundation Trust admitted
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A Moorfields Eye Hospital nurse consultant who helped train hundreds of health workers who administer sight-saving injections has been honoured with an MBE. Adam Mapani (pictured) is recognised in the
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There were concerns at the start of the coronavirus pandemic that testing asymptomatic hospital patients before discharge into care homes could provide “false reassurance” that they did not have the
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