Waiting lists to be assessed for autism on the NHS in England are the longest since current records began, according to new data, with experts putting a surge in demand
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Two women died after eating chicken mayo sandwiches fed to them in hospital and contaminated with listeria, an inquest has concluded. Retired Jamaican nurse Beverley Sowah (pictured), 57, and mother-of-five
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Poor communication around do not resuscitate orders have left people scared of “ageist and ableist attitudes and behaviours in the NHS”, according to a report. Experts said more must be
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A woman whose father died of Covid-19 while in hospital said she felt he was viewed as “disposable”. Melanie Hunter’s father, John Cowan was placed on a do not resuscitate
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Staffing and time pressures in social care risk the “nightmare scenario” that older people could be being unjustifiably deprived of their freedom, Age UK has warned in a new report.
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Dozens of healthcare workers are bringing legal action against the NHS, claiming they were provided with “inadequate” PPE and contracted Covid-19 while treating patients, the High Court has heard. The
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The proportion of people waiting more than four hours to be seen in A&E departments has typically been higher in Wales than either England or Scotland over the past decade,
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The use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the UK lags behind comparable countries and people wait too long for treatment, research has found. Two new studies part-funded by Cancer Research
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Death threats, physical abuse and racist slurs aimed at NHS workers has prompted one hospital to make it easier for staff to “red card” violent and abusive patients. Aggressive patients
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The Government is being urged to make payments worth several thousand pounds on top of salaries to prevent nursing staff leaving the NHS and to tackle a worsening “workforce crisis”.
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