Coronavirus hospital admissions in Wales are being driven by a “worryingly high” surge in cases in older people, health minister Vaughan Gething has said. He warned the rise in infections
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Too many people with learning disabilities or autism are receiving “undignified and inhumane care” in specialist hospitals, the care regulator has found. Some patients were not able to access fresh
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The death of an autistic teenager who was prescribed medication against his and his parents’ wishes was “potentially avoidable”, a report has found. Oliver McGowan, 18, died at Southmead Hospital
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A ward at Aberdeen Royal Infirmary has closed in the latest coronavirus outbreak at a hospital in Scotland. No new admissions or visitors will be allowed in Ward 212 –
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An NHS trust has apologised unreservedly to a patient and his family after he was restrained on 19 occasions so staff could forcibly treat him. East Kent Hospitals University NHS
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A new coronavirus outbreak at a hospital in South Wales has caused routine surgeries to be postponed, after 10 patients and five members of staff tested positive. The outbreak at
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Three temporary Nightingale hospitals in the north of England could be brought back into use to deal with the spike in coronavirus cases. The facilities in Manchester, Sunderland and Harrogate
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A ward at Scotland’s biggest hospital has been closed to new admissions after an outbreak of coronavirus among patients and staff. Positive cases have been confirmed at the Queen Elizabeth
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An investigation has been launched into allegations of the blanket use of “Do not resuscitate” orders in England during the early part of the coronavirus pandemic. Concerns have been raised
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The parents of a baby boy who died seven days after his emergency delivery have said they want people to be held accountable, after a scandal-hit NHS trust was charged
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