All news on the topic: Hospitals

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'Chaotic' mental health unit where 3 teens took own lives in just 8 months
The West Lane Hospital, in Middlesbrough, was found to be 'chaotic and unsafe' by a new report that revealed a number of "red flags" in the unit that included when one patient was told 'if you really wanted to kill yourself, you would be dead by now'
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Young mum died from sudden asthma attack after being told to 'get on with it'
Amy Greenwood, 22, died after a sudden and unexpected asthma attack in October 2022. Her mum Joanne, 49, said Amy was often told she needed to 'get on with it' as the condition was not too serious
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Jason Manford tries to 'stay strong' as he makes 'heartbreaking' hospital visit
Comedian Jason Manford has shared a 'heartbreaking' family health update as his nan was taken to hospital and is no longer eating but says he will remain 'strong'
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Towie's Dani Imbert felt like she was on 'death's door' after getting BBL
The Only Way Is Essex star Dani said she was "swollen for weeks" after undergoing the dangerous procedure over two months ago
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Five children from same family killed in horror car crash while boy, 9, escapes
The car containing six youngsters came off the road not far from New York City before hitting a boulder and a tree. Only one of the relatives survived after the car burst into flames
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Scout leader given eight years to live after zipline accident leads to diagnosis
Adam Tate was diagnosed with rare neurological condition Fahr's syndrome in 2014 when a zip wire he was on snapped, causing him to fall on his head, neck and back
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Two teenage boys killed while riding tandem on sled during spring break holiday
The two had been riding in the same sled when they launched off a snowbank at the bottom of a half pipe and crashed down hard onto some ice. Both died at the scene in Copper Mountain Ski Resort
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Woman, 88, dies 28 days after 'inhumane' carers stop giving her food or water
Sarene Taylor, 88, was sent to die in a care home after foods and fluids were withdrawn, her devastated son has said, calling the experience of end of life care "harrowing" and "inhumane"
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Horror moment Spring Break reveller 'executed' in the middle of excited crowd
WARNING DISTURBING: Grim footage shows the alleged shooter approach the victim, who had his arm around an unidentified woman, through packed crowds before unloading more than ten bullets into him
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Boy, 5, diagnosed with ultra-rare brain cancer after routine eye test
Tyler Keys, 5, from Essex, was diagnosed with a rare brain cancer after going for a regular check-up. Tyler was recommended to have the test after his teacher became concerned about his learning
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Teacher who met Wills and Kate banned after sending student ‘sexual’ texts
Lindsey Bauer, 46, abused her position while teaching at Colyton Grammar School in Exeter, with a Teaching Regulation Agency panel finding she sent "sexually aggressive" texts to a student
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Girl, 15, killed after being hit by bus described as 'most loving little person'
West Midlands Police are calling for witnesses to the incident in Sheldon, Birmingham, on Saturday in which 15-year-old Sophie Fletcher was struck by a bus and killed
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Scrapping mental health funding for NHS staff 'reckless', Tories told
Wellbeing Hubs were set up in 2020 to help medics with the stress and trauma of the Covid-19 pandemic - but the number of referrals to the hubs is continuing to rise, and cash is set to run out in a matter of weeks
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Monster 6ft shark rips massive chunk out of diving instructor's arm
Zack Winegardner was airlifted to Jackson South Medical Centre in Miami after a 6ft-long bull shark 'appeared out of nowhere' and sunk its razor-sharp teeth into his right arm
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Mum and son both facing a 'slow death' unless they can raise £100,000
Emily Gilmour and her son Oliver, who live near Inverurie, Aberdeenshire, have Lyme disease and need to travel to Germany to get a type of treatment that is not available in the UK
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'I was there in Iraq 20 years ago - the invasion left behind violence and chaos'
The Mirror's Chris Hughes covered the invasion of Iraq, launched under claims that Saddam Hussein possessed weapons of mass destruction, which were later proved to be false
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Five kids from family killed in crash as car hits tree and bursts into flames
A 16-year-old boy is thought to have been behind the wheel of a Nissan Rogue when it veered off a highway in New York state and crashed into a tree before bursting into flames
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'I'm suffering from a chronic illness that made me think I was having a stroke'
Darren Daniel, 42, from Ammanford, thought he was having a stroke when he woke up with slurred speech and blurry vision but his symptoms turned out to be kidney disease
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'Gloria's Law ensures no elderly or vulnerable person dies alone in a care home'
Voice of the Mirror explains the Mirror's campaign for Gloria's Law which would make it mandatory to have a support worker in place to make sure no one in a care home dies alone
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Angry families of 63 loved ones who died alone in lockdown call for new law
While the government was partying through lockdown, these families were unable to say goodbye to their loved ones as they died in care homes alone and scared
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Boy, 16, seriously hurt in shooting as cops hunt suspects who fled on motorbike
The teenager suffering serious injuries and is recovering in hospital after being shot by two gunmen on a motorbike in the Salford area of Greater Manchester, police say
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Tories' £1bn giveaway to richest 1% 'will stop just 100 doctors retiring a year'
Thousands of fat cat bosses were left toasting Chancellor Jeremy Hunt after he scrapped the top limit on tax-free pensions savings, a move which has been branded a "pensions bung to the wealthy"
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Gary Glitter's '£15,000 knee op in an NHS hospital while handcuffed to the bed'
Paedophile Gary Glitter, whose real name is Paul Gadd, spent five nights at Dorset County Hospital in autumn for the operation for which hundreds are currently on NHS waiting lists
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Woman with terminal cancer asks best pal to look after 11-year-old when she dies
When single mum Hayley Morse, 42, was told her breast cancer was terminal her one fear was what would happen to her only child, 11-year-old Lucy - but her friend Claire Way promised to help
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Serial killer's belongings being kept in case family member wants to claim them
Peter Tobin left behind items including books, letters and papers at HMP Edinburgh. They will be kept in storage for up to three years before being destroyed if nobody claims them