Women in Wales to be allowed to take second termination drug at home
Women in Wales are to be allowed to take the second abortion pill at home. Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said the move will increase choice for women and reduce the
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Jeremy Corbyn to highlight pressures facing NHS services on visit to Scotland
Jeremy Corbyn will highlight the pressures facing GP practices and other NHS services on a visit to Scotland. The UK Labour leader will join Scottish party chief Richard Leonard for
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Money intended for health and social care integration diverted to relieve NHS shortfall
An NHS scheme to drive integration between health and social care has not delivered the transformation of services originally planned, an official report has found. Much of the funding intended
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Unacceptable levels of delayed discharge for learning disability patients in Scotland
Four new reports published today by the Mental Welfare Commission of visits to units for people with learning disabilities found unacceptable levels of delayed discharge, with some patients waiting years
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NHS nurse found guilty of trafficking prostitutes after forcing them take part in voodoo rituals
A London-based nurse has been found guilty of trafficking five Nigerian women to Germany to work as prostitutes – after forcing them to undergo humiliating voodoo rituals. Josephine Iyamu (pictured)
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Doctor implicated in Gosport opioid scandal was ‘doing her best for patients’
A doctor implicated in a scandal at Gosport Memorial Hospital has said she was “doing her best” for patients. Jane Barton (pictured) said she was a “hard-working doctor” working in
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NHS Trust presses ahead with plans to form outsourcing company despite worker strike
An NHS trust has decided to press ahead with controversial plans to set up an outsourcing company despite a strike by hundreds of workers in protest at the move. The
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Health officials issue hospital food warning after two patients died from swallowing difficulties
Health officials have issued a safety warning after it emerged that two hospital patients died after being given the wrong type of food while suffering from swallowing difficulties. Hundreds of
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Retired paramedic tells inquest he ‘made mistakes’ in treatment of woman in cardiac arrest
A retired paramedic has told an inquest he did “make mistakes” in the way that he treated a mother who suffered a cardiac arrest following family court proceedings. Gary Long
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Healthcare professionals issue privacy warning over ‘how hot is my doc’ social media posts
Patients have been criticised for taking photos of good-looking doctors during medical appointments and posting the images online. Social media posts commenting “how hot is my doc” are being shared
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