Around 5,000 medical appointments were cancelled following an unprecedented nurses strike which paralysed parts of the NHS. Healthcare workers in Northern Ireland said they were tearful and “at the end
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A hospital has apologised after a six-month-old boy died due to “serious failings”. Harris James (pictured) was mistakenly treated for pneumonia when he had a heart condition, and did not
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More than a third of GPs have cut their hours in the last year, with many blaming the demands of the job, according to a new report. An annual workforce
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Picket lines have been set up across Northern Ireland as thousands of nurses strike over pay. The unprecedented action saw around 9,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
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NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has instructed legal action be taken against a private contractor involved in building the crisis-hit Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH). Health board bosses have recommended
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A last-ditch meeting aiming to prevent around 9,000 nurses from taking the UK’s first 12-hour strike action on Wednesday over pay is due. The unprecedented walkout in Northern Ireland will
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An ex-heroin addict is now working as an NHS nurse after being inspired by the woman who cared for her in hospital. Joanne Hill, 42, started taking drugs as a
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Patient waits in A&E continue to get worse and more people than ever are on the waiting list for NHS treatment, new figures have shown. Data from NHS England shows
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Attendances of homeless patients at A&E have at least tripled in eight years, with hundreds stuck in hospitals for long periods of time, figures show. There were at least 36,000
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A hospital has admitted liability after a woman reported being operated on while conscious, leaving her with post-traumatic stress disorder, lawyers have said. The woman, who wants to remain anonymous,
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