The only NHS hospital in Britain that specialises in learning disabilities is to be closed down as part of a review following the Winterbourne View care home abuse scandal. NHS
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The chief executive of NHS Wales is asking the public to help the NHS and people with life-threatening conditions this winter by choosing the right health service for their needs
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NHS 24 has apologised to the daughter of a woman who committed suicide after her final cries for help were downgraded to a three-hour wait by call-centre staff. The woman,
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The NHS is facing a “toxic mix” as winter approaches of deficits, rising waiting times and low staff morale, an influential think tank has warned. Cuts to social care are
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The GMB union has claimed that a shortage of staff providing home care for some of the most vulnerable people in the Highlands has left the services at breaking point.
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Thousands of doctors are expected to join a protest in London over the Government’s plans to impose a new contract. The march is the second of its kind in the
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Restrictions on recruiting nurses from overseas have been temporarily lifted to aid recruitment. Nurses will be added to the Government’s Shortage Occupation List, which means nurses from outside the European
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Two nurses have been cleared of neglect after the allegation against them collapsed. Claire Cahill, 42, and Jade Pugh, 30, were due to go on trial at Cardiff Crown Court
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A nurse who is being treated for a late complication of an Ebola infection is fighting for her life in hospital after her condition deteriorated. Pauline Cafferkey, 39, was admitted
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Three-quarters of NHS hospitals in England are not safe enough, inspectors have found. Some 13% of hospitals are “inadequate” for safety while 61% “require improvement”, according to a study from
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