An NHS hospital trust had to send home six staff who reported Covid-19 symptoms after car-sharing without masks. The University Hospitals of North Midlands Trust (UHNM) said it had reminded
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The number of coronavirus patients in Wales needing critical care is less than half of what it was during the peak of the virus despite rising hospital admissions, the chief
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Covid-19 hospital admissions for working age adults are particularly high among healthcare staff and their families, a new study has found. They accounted for a sixth of admissions among those
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More than 100 people who had tested positive for Covid-19 were discharged from hospitals into care homes without first receiving a negative test, according to a new report. A total
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This publication by Public Health Scotland (PHS) presents management information statistics on people aged 18 and over who were discharged from an NHS Scotland hospital to a care home between
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A disabled computer science graduate who said he felt “traumatised” after being removed from his home against his will and taken to hospital has won a four-year legal fight. Aamir
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A South Yorkshire hospital trust says the number of Covid-19 patients on its wards is now “far beyond the first wave earlier this year” after it saw one of its
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Covid-19 outbreaks at Ninewells Hospital in Dundee have led to three non-coronavirus wards being closed to visitors and new admissions. NHS Tayside said it is investigating a “small number” of
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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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Thousands more people are dying at home from dementia, cancer and heart conditions as they struggle with isolation, fear of coronavirus and “disrupted” health services, new figures show. Deaths from
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