All news on the topic: Hospitals

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Lucy Letby described as ’the elephant in the room’ at hospital with spike in baby deaths, inquiry reveals
The Thirlwall Inquiry heard that doctors did not discuss neonatal mortality or concerns raised about Letby until the new year following a pivotal board meeting in 2016
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NHS trust admits contaminated feed caused baby’s death after ten years of denial
Guy’s and St Thomas’ trust tells inquest highly vulnerable Aviva Otte was given nutritional product containing deadly bacteria
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Inquest begins in London into infant’s death linked to contaminated IV nutrition
During the hearing, the mother described the loss of Yousef Al-Kharboush at nine days old in 2014 as the "worst experience a parent could have."
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Superbug, doctor shortages, and neonatal unit failures at Lucy Letby hospital revealed
As the Thirwall hearings approach, the Guardian has discovered concerns were repeatedly raised about alarming shortcomings at Countess of Chester
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BT fined more than £17m over ‘catastrophic’ 999 call failure
System missed 14,000 emergency calls after technical faults caused nearly 11 hours of disruption last summer
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Woman who killed neighbour’s little girl, 11, with bedbug poison gas spared prison
A judge found that Akter’s decision to import the poison gas from Italy on a passenger flight could have caused a "catastrophic mid-air incident and put hundreds of lives at risk"
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Horrified Russian pilot dobs in 30 fellow bombers after strike on children’s hospital
Shortly after the bombing in Kyiv this week - which sent terrified children attached to drips fleeing for their lives - the mystery flier secretly contacted Ukraine’s security service
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Russia has launched a massive attack on Ukraine
On the morning of July 8, the aggressor country of Russia launched a new missile attack on Ukraine.
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A U.S. healthcare firm involved in a Malta corruption scandal reportedly spent millions on private spies
U.S. healthcare operator Steward paid over $7 million to U.K.-based intelligence firms that conducted surveillance and disinformation operations against its critics — and even a Steward employee.
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The NHS faces a potential staff exodus, with one in five planning to quit if the Tories are re-elected
Labour’s Wes Streeting appealed to hospital staff to ’stay and help Labour rebuild the NHS’ as a poll found as many as 22% could leave if Rishi Sunak sneaks back in
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Cyber attack forces three major hospitals to cancel surgeries
A cyber attack has forced three major hospitals to cancel operations and divert emergency patients elsewhere.
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Crumbling critical care unit prompts evacuation at Manchester hospital after ceiling collapse
Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport, Greater Manchester, has seen two ceilings crumble on the key radiology and critical care unit wards within weeks because of major leakage in the heating system
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A 10-year-old girl is hospitalized after consuming a sour sweet named "Black Death"
A 10-year-old girl ended up in hospital after burning her throat on the ‘world’s sourest sweet’, called Black Death.
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More than 2,000 hospital buildings predate NHS itself - with sewage leaks and broken lifts
At some NHS trusts two thirds of all buildings are more than 75 years old, sparking warnings that crumbling and outdated buildings are putting patients at risk
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Pervert hoax caller targets female staff at hospitals across the UK pretending to be doctor
The NHS has revealed a list of hospitals where the caller has made revolting comments to women over the past five years
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Brit basejumper cheats death after jumping from bridge in France
The 40-year-old Brit, who hasn't been named, was saved from drowning by a group of fishermen who had been fishing close to the jump site at the Verrières Viaduct, near Millau in the south of France
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Louis Walsh shares blood cancer diagnosis as pal admits 'he's frail' in CBB
Louis Walsh reveals in Friday's Celebrity Big Brother that he was diagnosed with a rare form of blood cancer while a close friend opens up to the Mirror on the star's health
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New graph shows NHS trusts with longest waiting lists - see where yours ranks
The average NHS waiting time is 15 weeks, but just under 43 per cent of Brits on the list have been waiting longer than upper target of 18 weeks, with another two thirds (65.5 per cent) waiting longer than that
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Mum who got 'liquid BBL' procedure hospitalised in agony 'worse than childbirth'
Monique Sofroniou had the procedure with what she thought was a reputable salon but that evening she started vomiting and her bum became swollen - later she developed sepsis and her bottom was oozing
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Family's world 'shattered' after 'sassy' toddler diagnosed with Leukaemia
After weeks of being unwell, doctors diagnosed Isla Joy with a viral infection however on February 4 mom Abbie became increasingly concerned about a rash on the tot's legs which spread up her back and took her to A&E
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Vape addict who puffed hole into his lungs until he couldn't breathe issues plea
Joseph Lawrence, 25, had a vape every day for four years before he was rushed to hospital struggling to breathe. He has now issued a warning to others
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Patient rushed to hospital after forcing 11 rings round penis and getting stuck
Doctors in Bangkok, Thailand, had to operate on the unnamed man after he ended up in hospital with 11 metal rings placed snugly around his penis which left in agony and caused him to lose consciousness
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Hospice nurse explains 'death rattle' sound people make just before passing away
A hospice nurse has taken to social media to explain the phenomenon known as the "death rattle" and why it's important for people to understand what it means when someone is dying
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Dad's fury as no one ever held responsible for daughter's death on school trip
Jessica Lawson, 12, died while swimming in a lake on a school trip to Limogoes, France, in 2015 - with three teachers from Wolfreton School in Willeby, East Yorkshire, and a lifeguard being cleared of manslaughter by gross negligence
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Bus ploughs into BMW after impatient driver pulls across its path
Three people had a very lucky escape after the bus smashed into the dark-coloured BMW, which then careered into three other cars that were queuing in busy traffic