At least 38% of older adults in psychiatric wards in London were infected with Covid-19 at the height of the pandemic, a new study has suggested. University College London (UCL)
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A shortage of nurses in Northern Ireland presents a “major barrier” to restarting health services, surgeons said. Eight in 10 are concerned about lack of staff while patients deteriorate in
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Temporary restrictions to services are to be put in place at the Royal Glamorgan Hospital in Llantrisant after 82 cases of coronavirus were identified there. The restrictions, which come into
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The NHS is facing a “triple whammy” of issues from the Covid-19 pandemic, a report has warned. The health service is dealing with local outbreaks of coronavirus and a second
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The number of women and girls being treated in English hospitals after suffering physical, mental or sexual abuse has increased by almost a third in five years, analysis of NHS
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There is an “emerging crisis in nursing”, MPs have warned, after a report highlighted high vacancy rates across England and increased levels of burnout among nurses. The Public Accounts Committee
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Action is needed to address a shortage of nurses across the entire health and social care system, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) Scotland has said. Staff need a “meaningful”
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Suspected Covid-19 patients with acute medical needs and people in care homes will be prioritised under plans to ration coronavirus tests, Health Secretary Matt Hancock told MPs. NHS leaders have
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A new 400-bed facility will be built next to Wales’ largest hospital to manage any increase in Covid-19 cases this winter. The building, next to the University Hospital of Wales
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A serial thief who repeatedly targeted hospitals during the national Covid-19 lockdown has been given a four-and-a-half year jail term. Wayne Bradley, 30, described by West Midlands Police as a
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