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New standards for forensic exams of sexual abuse victims in Scotland

By The Press Association9th February 2017News Scotland

New national standards for forensic examinations of sex crime victims are to be introduced. Healthcare Improvement Scotland has been commissioned to produce the standards, which will ensure a consistent approach

BBC investigation finds medically fit patients waiting months for hospital discharge

By Ella Pickover9th February 2017News England

Almost three quarters of hospitals in England have had patients wait for more than 100 days to be discharged, even though they are medically fit to leave, a report suggests.

Government urged to scrap ‘disastrous’ plan to axe nurse and midwife bursaries

By Lizzy Buchan8th February 2017News England

The Government has been urged to row back on “disastrous” plans to scrap bursaries for student nurses and midwives. Former shadow health secretary Andy Burnham said the decision to replace

Mental health experts warn of unacceptable number of treatments far from home

By The Press Association8th February 2017News England

The number of mental health patients who are being treated in facilities far away from their homes is unacceptably high, experts have warned. The comments from the Royal College of

Auditors warn Better Care Fund is ‘over-optimistic’ and failing to save money

By Jane Kirby8th February 2017News England

A Government plan to integrate health and social care is failing to save money or stem the rise in hospital admissions, a report has warned. The National Audit Office (NAO)

Number of unexpected mental health patient deaths ‘up 50% in three years’

By Jane Kirby7th February 2017News England

The number of unexpected patient deaths in mental health trusts has risen by almost 50% in three years, data shows. Figures for England obtained by the BBC’s Panorama programme show

Nurse who set himself on fire had mental breakdown over dismissal, inquest told

By Georgina Stubbs7th February 2017News England

An award-winning nurse who died after setting himself on fire outside Kensington Palace suffered a “mental breakdown” over how his NHS employers handled his dismissal, an inquest has heard. Amin

BMA warns plans to charge overseas patients up front lack detail

By The Press Association6th February 2017News England

Plans for NHS trusts to charge overseas patients for non-urgent care up front lack detail, the doctors’ union has said. The British Medical Association has warned of possible “chaos and

Analysis finds FGM case ‘discovered or treated every hour in England’

By Kate Ferguson6th February 2017News England

A case of female genital mutilation (FGM) is either discovered or treated at a medical appointment in England every hour, according to analysis of NHS statistics by a charity. Between

NHS boss apologises after woman, 89, remains on hospital ward for six months

By The Press Association6th February 2017News England

An NHS Trust has apologised after an elderly woman remained on a ward for six months at a cost of more than £80,000 despite being fit for discharge. Iris Sibley,

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New standards for forensic exams of sexual abuse victims in Scotland

Government urged to scrap ‘disastrous’ plan to axe nurse and midwife bursaries

Mental health experts warn of unacceptable number of treatments far from home

Number of unexpected mental health patient deaths ‘up 50% in three years’

Nurse who set himself on fire had mental breakdown over dismissal, inquest told

BMA warns plans to charge overseas patients up front lack detail

Analysis finds FGM case ‘discovered or treated every hour in England’

NHS boss apologises after woman, 89, remains on hospital ward for six months

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 in 2023

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

Body-in-garden trial told three-year-old died after parents’ ‘breathtaking’ cruelty

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New standards for forensic exams of sexual abuse victims in Scotland

BBC investigation finds medically fit patients waiting months for hospital discharge

Government urged to scrap ‘disastrous’ plan to axe nurse and midwife bursaries

Mental health experts warn of unacceptable number of treatments far from home

Auditors warn Better Care Fund is ‘over-optimistic’ and failing to save money

Number of unexpected mental health patient deaths ‘up 50% in three years’

Nurse who set himself on fire had mental breakdown over dismissal, inquest told

BMA warns plans to charge overseas patients up front lack detail

Analysis finds FGM case ‘discovered or treated every hour in England’

NHS boss apologises after woman, 89, remains on hospital ward for six months