Outdated and stigmatising labels are still placed on people with learning disabilities in hospitals in Northern Ireland, the Regulation and Quality Improvement Authority (RQIA) said. Terms such as learning difficulty,
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Patients who suffer poor care “too often” face a defensive culture in the health service when they try to complain, according to a health watchdog. Half of those who did
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The King’s Fund has called for an additional £2 billion in funding for the NHS ahead of next week’s Autumn Statement. In a briefing published before the Chancellor makes his
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The Government has been accused of lying over NHS pay as hundreds of thousands of health workers including midwives, nurses, radiographers, cleaners and psychiatric staff stage their second strike in
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Action is being taken to improve the way the NHS in Wales deals with complaints, Health and Social Services Minister Mark Drakeford announced today. Progress has been made in response
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The Vale of Leven Hospital Inquiry has revealed that serious personal and systemic failures contributed to the deaths of 34 patients from Clostridium difficile infection (CDI). The Inquiry, chaired by
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A deal to end a long-running row over health workers’ pay has been agreed in Wales. The Welsh Government said unions have accepted a two-year deal. Health workers in England
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A new health data watchdog has been announced for patients’ medical information as part of plans to improve the use of technology across the NHS. Dame Fiona Caldicott has been
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The Government has been accused of “deliberate misrepresentation” over health workers’ pay amid a fresh attack on the coalition’s controversial decision not to accept a recommended 1% wage rise. The
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Fresh abuse allegations against disgraced TV and radio presenter Jimmy Savile have been made in relation to 12 NHS Trusts. The NHS Legacy Unit, which provides oversight of NHS investigations
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