Jeremy Hunt has been accused of being “completely out of touch” with the scale of the problems facing A&E departments across the country. Dr Mark Holland, president of the Society
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Nearly 700 patients died while waiting to be discharged from Scotland’s hospitals over a 19-month period, figures obtained by Labour have revealed. Health boards said 683 people died in hospital
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Hospital bosses with responsibility for the treatment of a pregnant woman with learning difficulties did not launch legal proceedings quickly enough, a Court of Protection judge has said. Managers had
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A health board has apologised after a paediatrician failed to diagnose a five-year-old boy with a brain tumour at an earlier stage. Scottish Public Services Ombudsman (SPSO) Jim Martin upheld
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The Government is being urged to set up an inquiry into the increasing number of violent assaults against health workers. Unison said incidents had jumped by a fifth in England
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The “fragmented” nature of health and social care services can cause problems for patients with providers sometimes arguing over who has responsibility for giving care, watchdogs have found. The division
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Family members of a talented junior doctor who killed herself among crippling self-doubts and anxiety about her performance have called for action to alleviate the “crisis” of staff anxiety and
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A top mental health GP and a senior clinical commissioning manager who defrauded £153,600 of NHS cash set aside to treat winter patients have avoided being immediately jailed. Dr Ian
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From lay input in research to how a clinic runs, from medical revalidation to patient forums, healthcare professionals increasingly need effective patient input if they are to provide a relevant,
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Only around one in five GP surgeries offer extended hours to patients seven days a week, official data shows. The Government has committed to improving access to GPs in the
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