‘No remorse’ doctor suspended over death of Connor Sparrowhawk in care home
A doctor has been suspended from working for a year after an epileptic teenager drowned in a bath while left alone in an NHS care home. Dr Valerie Murphy was
Read MoreA doctor has been suspended from working for a year after an epileptic teenager drowned in a bath while left alone in an NHS care home. Dr Valerie Murphy was
Read MoreNHS trusts are £1.2 billion in the red as they face increasing demand for services, new figures show. At the end of December, NHS providers in England reported a year-to-date
Read MoreA Tory peer’s links with pharmaceutical companies have been questioned in the Commons after she was chosen to lead a review into NHS patient concerns. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said
Read MoreA service user who was convicted of defrauding the health service by claiming over £9,000 in false expenses has been handed a 4 month custodial sentence at Enniskillen Magistrates Court.
Read MoreThree quarters of NHS nurses believe that winter pressures on the NHS have hampered their ability to care for dying patients. A new poll found that 77% of nurses said
Read MoreA man left with a permanent brain injury after he was given double the intended dose of radiotherapy two decades ago is to receive a compensation package of £7 million
Read MoreAn off-label drug thought to be commonly prescribed by doctors to treat osteoarthritis of the hand when conventional medication has failed is ineffective, researchers have said. Hand osteoarthritis is estimated
Read MoreA 26-year-old woman has been fined £120 after admitting telling paramedics to “move your f***king van” and leaving a foul-mouthed note on their ambulance. Kirsty Sharman pleaded guilty to a
Read MoreCloser integration of health and social care services, with the aim of ending the historic divide between the NHS and social services, has been the goal of successive governments for
Read MoreMore than half of mental health practitioners say the proportion of time they are spending on patients’ non-health issues such as money problems and housing has increased over the past
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