All news on the topic: NHS

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PPE worth £1.4bn from a single Covid deal destroyed or written off
UK government deal struck at height of pandemic described as ‘colossal misuse of public funds’
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Royal Surrey hospital declares critical incident following system failure affecting cancer units
A system failure at Royal Surrey Hospital has seen appointments cancelled as the centre declared a critical incident - which is impacting patients at the cancer centre
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Nurses have declared a ’national emergency’ as NHS patients are being treated in ’storage cupboards and car parks’
Patients are receiving cancer diagnoses in public areas, and may have to undergo intimate examinations there too, the Royal College of Nursing says.
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UK infected blood scandal worsened by ‘chilling’ cover-up, inquiry finds
Thousands of deaths could have been avoided, final report on infection of thousands with HIV or hepatitis C concludes
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’I am truly sorry’: Sunak apologizes for infected blood scandal and its ’chilling’ cover-up
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has apologised to the victims of the infected blood scandal and their families, saying "on behalf of this and every government stretching back to the 1970s, I am truly sorry".
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Infected blood scandal: Inquiry to recommend prosecution of those responsible
Report from official inquiry due to present findings in what has been described as biggest treatment disaster in history of NHS
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NHS charter to stress biological sex when placing patients in wards
Transgender women should not be put on single-sex female NHS wards, the government is proposing.
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Tory rebels devise 100-day ’policy blitz’ in event of party’s local election setback
Worried MPs have concocted five-point plan of quick measures aimed at showing that the party cares about public’s priorities
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NHS violates mixed-sex wards regulations 44,000 times in a year, risking patient humiliation and assault
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said patients were left feeling humiliated and at risk, adding: ‘The use of mixed sex wards has gone through the roof under the Tories’
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‘Plasma was called liquid gold’: the true story of the UK infected blood scandal
Documents examined by inquiry show officials knew people were being given infected blood products, but sanctioned their use
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Conservative MP Dan Poulter has defected to Labour, citing his belief that the Tories have become a "nationalist party of the right
The mental health doctor, who was elected as a Tory MP in 2010, said the Conservatives had become a “nationalist party of the right”, and no longer prioritised the NHS
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Leaked NHS figures unveil that 15,000 individuals died while under the care of mental health trusts in a single year
NHS figures leaked by whistleblower suggest more than 15,000 patients died in care of community mental health services in just one year – with desperate families forced to ‘beg’ for treatment from overstretched medical teams
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Figures reveal that the number of individuals signed off work due to long-term sickness has reached a record high of 2.8 million
The number of people signed off work through long-term sickness has hit a record of more than 2.8million, figures show.
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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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Massive 40% rise in emergency calls for people ’at risk of freezing to death’
Emergency calls for people at risk of freezing to death have shot up by around 40% in England since 2019, according to new data released with more than half of them elderly
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England A&E wait times led to needless deaths of up to 14,000, data suggests
RCEM calculates 268 people are likely to have died each week in 2023 while waiting up to 12 hours for a bed
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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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Nurse who swiped patients’ cakes and left dying man to go on break struck off
The Nursing and Midwifery Council found all 17 allegations proven against Bacon
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Woman who broke her neck diving into swingers club swimming pool while drunk sues NHS for more than £10 million
She suffered a permanent spinal cord injury and spent more than six months in hospital
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Labour wants assurances over NHS software provided by racism storm donor's firm
The Phoenix Partnership (TPP), of which Tory donor Frank Hester is Chief Executive, has been awarded more than £400million of NHS and Government contracts since 2016
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Little-known warning sign of kidney cancer is easier to notice at night
As incidences of kidney cancer are predicted to spike by a concerning 15 per cent, it's more important than ever to know the early symptoms, and understand when you should contact a doctor
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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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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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Doctor shares grim warning - as he says you should wash your penis every day
You may not want to talk about it, but good penile hygiene is extremely important. If you stop washing your private parts properly, you could develop a nasty condition