Virgin has been awarded almost £2 billion worth of NHS contracts over the past five years, according to new analysis. The Guardian reported that the company and its subsidiaries hold
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A new NHS whistleblowing service to prevent patient harm needs to be fully independent, MPs have warned. Plans to establish a Health Service Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) to investigate cases
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Patients at a hospital in the West Midlands have had a surprise visit from Shetland ponies as part of therapy. The miniature horses, from the Phoenix Children’s Foundation, based in
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A new BBC Two show will follow young people volunteering in a hospital to find out if they can make a real change in the NHS. The four-part series –
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Local health bodies are failing to provide for the mental health needs of abused children, a charity has said. NSPCC estimated that more than a million children in England who
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Nursing vacancies are one of the “biggest threats” facing the health service, a leading think tank has warned. One in 10 nursing posts are unfilled, the Health Foundation said. The
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Doctors will be able to legally prescribe medicinal cannabis to patients in the UK, the Home Office has said. Home Secretary Sajid Javid has decided to reschedule the products, relaxing
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Nurses have reported feeling exhausted, sick and dizzy as the hot weather raises temperatures in hospitals. One nurse was admitted to A&E with dehydration after working three 12-hours shifts in
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A judge in the specialist Court of Protection has ruled, without analysing evidence at a hearing, that a woman in a permanent vegetative state should be allowed to die. Mr
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The hiring of a private company employed to perform various back-office tasks for the NHS in England “was a shambles”, MPs have said. In a scathing report on NHS England’s
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