Robots created to help in healthcare environments have been tested successfully by experts. The Spring (Socially Assistive Robots in Gerontological healthcare) units will be used to assist patients, alleviate their
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Scotland’s former first minister has said she will carry regrets over decisions taken during the Covid-19 pandemic “for as long as I live” in emotional inquiry testimony. Nicola Sturgeon appeared
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Mental health patients have allegedly been sexually assaulted while under NHS care, according to an investigation. A probe by Sky News and The Independent found there had been almost 20,000
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The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has come under fire for failing to produce timely auditable accounts for the second consecutive year, with concerns raised over a lack of information
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Treating patients in “virtual wards” at home – a key NHS policy – costs twice as much as treating them in hospital, a study has found. The NHS is increasingly
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Some £9.9 billion of the £13.6 billion spent on personal protective equipment (PPE) has been written off because it was unusable or its value has crashed since the pandemic. The
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A former nurse who “used his position” to sexually assault an 85-year-old woman in her home has been jailed for four and a half years, the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS)
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One of the country’s leading NHS trusts has been downgraded from “outstanding” to “requires improvement” following a series of Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspections. Some staff at Newcastle upon Tyne
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A nurse has been found guilty of sexually assaulting an 85-year-old woman whom he had cared for after she suffered a fall. Steven Hicks, 60, was convicted of attacking the
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The mother of an 11-year-old girl with long Covid has launched legal action against a health board in what is thought to be the first case regarding the condition of
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