‘Ghost wards’ with 1,400 empty hospital beds is a scandal – Labour
Hospital wards being out of use and beds being left empty is a “scandal” at a “time of crisis for the NHS”, the shadow health secretary has said. Jonathan Ashworth
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‘Honest administrative mistakes’ behind failure to declare waterfront property – Hunt
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has apologised after it was discovered he made errors over the purchase of plush flats on England’s south coast. Mr Hunt said his failure to declare
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With some hospitals spending £3 a day on patient meals, Labour call for legal minimum standards
There should be “mandatory minimum standards” for hospital food, Labour has said. Official NHS Digital data shows that in 2016/17 some hospitals in England are spending £3 on each patient
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Hospitals launch legal challenge to save £300 million in rates
A group of 20 NHS hospital trusts has launched a legal bid for business rates relief in a landmark case that could save under-pressure hospitals nearly £300 million a year.
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New ‘state-of-the-art’ cancer facility to be built after Manchester hospital fire
A new “state-of-the-art” cancer research facility will be built at the Christie Hospital in Manchester, on a site which was devastated by fire. The blaze started on the roof of
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Health inspectors raise concerns over private hospitals’ safety and leadership
Two fifths of private hospitals in England are failing to meet expected safety standards, according to a report by health inspectors. While the majority of independent acute hospitals provide good
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Swansea man, 80, died in hospital ‘after waiting 23 hours for ambulance’
An 80-year-old man died in hospital after waiting 23 hours for an ambulance and a further seven hours before being admitted, his son has said. Darren Williams, 48, said his
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Call for GPs to issue ‘recommendation prescriptions’ for minor ailments
GPs should write “recommendation prescriptions” for patients who can self-care for minor ailments, according to a group of medicine manufacturers. Such prescriptions would let GPs recommend over-the-counter medicines or give
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Teenager to go on trial accused of acid murder of nurse
A 19-year-old man is to go on trial charged with murder after a nurse died from severe burns when acid was thrown over her. Joanne Rand (pictured) was allegedly splashed
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Singaporean doctor pleads with Home Office to be allowed to stay in UK
A Singaporean doctor who has lived and trained in the UK for over a decade has pleaded with the Home Office to reconsider trying to deport him. Luke Ong, 31,
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