A former GP has been jailed for three-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting three “vulnerable” patients during consultations at his surgery. Mohan Babu (pictured), from Emsworth, Hampshire, was found guilty of
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Labour has slammed the Government after dozens of people have been seen queuing “around the block” for a GP appointment. Patient Anna-Maria Cahalane posted pictures on X of people queuing
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Hundreds of community pharmacies have closed in the last five years, which has heaped more pressure on overstretched GPs, pharmacists have warned. The Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies said more
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People living in poverty find it harder to access timely NHS care and are more likely to require expensive emergency treatment, according to think tank The King’s Fund. It is
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Waiting lists to be assessed for autism on the NHS in England are the longest since current records began, according to new data, with experts putting a surge in demand
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Families who suffered avoidable harm as a result of hormone pregnancy tests have been “side-lined and stonewalled”, a group of MPs said as they called for a fresh review into
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A GP who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient has been jailed for two years and two months. Dr Francis Bailey, of Lyvelly Gardens, Peterborough, pursued the young
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A mental health watchdog raised concerns about the use of legal orders for “compulsory medication”, after an increase of nearly 50% in a decade. Compulsory community treatment orders (CCTOs) were
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A medical regulator has apologised to male doctors struck off because of their sexuality. The General Medical Council said it was issuing a formal apology “for taking regulatory action against
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Medicine shortages have increased and are “around double what they were a year ago”, it has been claimed. Speaking to the Health and Social Care Committee on Monday, Mark Samuels,
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