An NHS hospital nurse who supplied drugs to a pensioner has been jailed for what a judge called “despicable” crimes. Sarah Papachristophorou (pictured) admitted supplying substances to the 77-year-old victim
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Patients are being put at higher risk of dying in hospitals where lower staffing levels of registered nurses are leading to incomplete care, a new study has found. Jane Ball,
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Staff shortages forced closures at a quarter of children’s wards and more than 40% of baby units at Scottish hospitals, new research has found. A total of 25% of paediatric
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An NHS expansion plan for mental health services will see thousands of new posts created, the Government has said. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said the aim was to treat an
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Nurses are to step up their campaign for the Government to end the cap on public sector pay as new figures reveal that the number of experienced nurses leaving the
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The average nursing and midwifery role advertised in the NHS is only drawing three applications, new figures show. Experimental statistics from NHS Digital show that there were 30,613 advertisements for
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A “stressed” carer who killed her sick mother by giving her an overdose of insulin and smothering her with a pillow has been admitted to a psychiatric hospital indefinitely. Devoted
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There is an “urgent need” for more funding for mental health care for expectant and new mothers, leading midwives have said. The comments from the Royal College of Midwives come
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Some NHS hospital trusts have more than 1,000 staff vacancies while others have left crucial roles unfilled for up to two years, an investigation has revealed. The ITV News probe
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A vulnerable female patient in respite care died after a nurse mistakenly binned a vital part of her breathing tube, an inquest heard. Emily Bushaway, who suffered with a rare
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