The former patient of a disgraced surgeon brought the SNP’s independence convention to a standstill to demand a public inquiry. Theresa Mallett, 61, from Glenrothes, said she was left with
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Thousands of mentally ill people are being forced to have inpatient treatment miles from home despite a Government pledge to end the practice, a royal college has warned. The Royal
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Care home residents and hospital patients will be able to have visitors in all circumstances under plans for new regulations aimed at stopping access to loved ones being unfairly denied.
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George Osborne has rejected claims his austerity programme while chancellor depleted the NHS as he suggested his cuts better prepared Britain to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The Conservative former MP
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A new national phone line for people who require urgent mental health support is being launched across Wales. The NHS “111 press option 2” for mental health is available 24
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A senior manager at a children’s hospital where water was found to be infected said he would have preferred a more “pro-active” approach to informing families of crucial developments but
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One of Scotland’s leading paediatric doctors said she still does not know what happened at a multi-million pound super hospital to cause infections in a children’s ward. Professor Brenda Gibson,
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Nurses in Wales have begun a fresh wave of strikes amid a bitter dispute over pay. The Royal College of Nursing said its members would walk out on June 6
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More than 35,000 incidents of sexual misconduct or sexual violence were recorded in the NHS in England between 2017 and 2022, research suggests. The new data, which includes rapes, sexual
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Blind people are being put “at risk” when the NHS provides them with “inaccessible” information about their health, a charity has warned. People with sight loss have missed appointments, cancer
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