Jeremy Hunt is willing to “pause” the introduction of new contracts for five days if junior doctors agree to talks on outstanding issues. Writing to the chairman of the Academy
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A grieving mother broke down in tears and spoke of her frustration that doctors could not find out what was wrong with her son in the run-up to his death.
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A health trust has been hit with a £185,000 fine after it posted the private details of thousands of members of staff – including their sexual orientation – on its
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Medical staff have been urged to communicate better with the family of patients who are dying, after an audit found tens of thousands of patients are having do not resuscitate
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An NHS trust failed a man with mental health problems before he murdered a retired solicitor on a road following a minor car crash, a court heard. Relatives of Matthew
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Ministers must take responsibility for failings at Southern Health NHS Foundation Trust and the chief executive should be sacked, Labour has said. A Care Quality Commission (CQC) report published at
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A Google artificial intelligence programme has been given access to an estimated 1.6 million NHS patient files, it has been claimed. According to New Scientist, the technology giant’s artificial intelligence
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The new contract for junior doctors could have a “damaging effect” on patient care and deepen the recruitment crisis in the NHS, a leading doctor has warned. The imposition of
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More than 20 operations a day were cancelled in March for “non-clinical reasons” such as a shortage of beds or hospital staff. Official statistics show NHS bosses cancelled 670 procedures
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A scandal-hit NHS trust where a teenager drowned in the bath is still failing to protect patients from risk of harm, a watchdog has found. Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors
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