Up to 18 new clinical trial hubs will open across the UK as part of a £400 million public-private investment aimed at fast-tracking new medicines. Experts said the move will
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A hospital water system was filled “too early”, increasing the opportunity for contamination, a microbiologist has told the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry. The inquiry heard that the water system at the
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Sir Keir Starmer has defended stopping all pensioners receiving the winter fuel payment, amid warnings it could create a “public health emergency”. The Prime Minister used a speech in Downing
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The Government has branded the NHS hospital discharge system “broken” as a survey revealed almost a fifth of care providers across the UK reported weeks-long waiting times for people to
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Poorly co-ordinated discharge from hospital is having an effect on patients’ satisfaction with NHS care, a survey has found, with some saying they do not feel involved in decisions and
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UK cancer outcomes “lag behind” those of countries with dedicated plans to tackle the burden of the disease, experts have said. A new cancer plan should be a “key priority”
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Robot “coaches” could one day be used to help the recovery of people who have lost the full use of their limbs through strokes or brain injuries, researchers have suggested.
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A judge has said “it is difficult to imagine a greater loss” ahead of a Fatal Accident Inquiry (FAI) into the death of a baby girl who died in hospital
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More than 100 women in England who suffered complications from vaginal mesh implants have been given payouts as part of a group settlement. It is understood the undisclosed settlement figure
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A £15,000 payout for former pupils who were infected with HIV and other viruses while subjected to unethical medical testing at a specialist school is “derisory and insulting,” a victim
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