Hospital bosses have agreed to pay millions of pounds to help cover care costs for a six-year-old boy who suffered brain damage at birth. A lawyer representing the boy gave
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An independent inquiry into how rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson was able to go on performing unnecessary operations for years has uncovered a healthcare system “dysfunctional at almost every level”.
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The parents of a disabled teenager who composed award-winning poetry by blinking at letters have said they are “surprised and disappointed” after an inquest found the care he received in
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Hospital bosses took too long to ask for a court decision on how a mentally-ill pensioner suffering from skin cancer should be treated, a judge has suggested. Mr Justice Hayden
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Two members of the same family have tested positive for coronavirus in England. The first cases of the virus to be diagnosed in the UK were announced as more than
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A “chasm” exists between the mental health care youngsters need and what is available, the Children’s Commissioner for England has warned. England is still a decade away from offering a
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A fifth of new mothers were not told how to access help if their mental health were to decline after giving birth, according to a survey. And more than one
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A further 26 cases are being investigated after a coroner found the death of a seven-day old baby was “wholly avoidable”. Health Minister Nadine Dorries said an investigation into the
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Almost half of all NHS senior staff plan to leave or are considering leaving the service due to the pensions crisis, according to a new report. A survey by NHS
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The “wholly avoidable” death of a baby seven days after his emergency delivery should be a “turning point” for the NHS trust involved, his parents have said. Harry Richford died
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