Martha’s rule to be rolled out in 143 hospital sites, NHS England announces
The NHS has announced the 143 hospital sites that will test and roll out Martha’s rule in its first year. Martha’s rule will allow patients and families to seek a
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Cutting waiting lists to be ‘first step’ of Labour government’s NHS plan – Starmer
Cutting NHS waiting lists will be “the first step” in a Labour government’s plan to get the health service “back on its feet”, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The opposition
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‘Number of failures’ at NHS trust in care of girl, six, before her death
There were “a number of failures” at an NHS trust in its care of a six-year-old girl before she died, an inquest has found. However, there was no evidence to
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Fatal accident inquiry expected to examine staffing at hospital where boy died
A fatal accident inquiry is expected to examine staffing levels at a children’s hospital where a toddler died and whether the fabric of the building contributed to his death. The
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Patient choice for care outside of hospitals to be expanded in new pilot scheme
Plans to expand the number of places that patients will be able to get care out of hospital have been hailed as the “largest expansion of choice in the NHS
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New hospitals programme beset by ‘delay, indecision and soaring costs’ – health leaders
The Government’s flagship programme to build 40 new hospitals has been marred by “delay, indecision and soaring costs”, health leaders have warned. NHS Providers, which represents NHS trusts, said hospitals
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Minister apologies over poor care in maternity services ‘frequently tolerated as normal’
A health minister has apologised after a new report concluded that poor care in maternity services is “frequently tolerated as normal”. The parliamentary inquiry into birth trauma is calling for
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Health department was ‘greatest superspreader’ of Covid, Poots tells inquiry
Stormont’s Department of Health was the “greatest superspreader” of Covid-19 in Northern Ireland during the early months of the pandemic, a former minister has claimed. Edwin Poots, formerly the DUP’s
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Number of delayed discharge beds in Scotland at highest level for four months
The average number of beds occupied by patients delayed from leaving hospital reached its highest level in four months in March, according to latest figures. Public Health Scotland data showed
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Cross-community votes on lockdown measures unfortunate, scientist tells inquiry
The triggering of cross-community votes by Stormont ministers over lockdown restrictions was “not helpful” in maintaining public confidence in measures to combat the Covid pandemic, a senior scientific adviser has
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