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Family of a five-year-old boy accuses hospital staff of ’laughing’ while his life support was turned off
Damning report criticises care of Muhammad Ayaan Haroon, who died at Sheffield Children’s Hospital after suffering breathing difficulties.
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The human impact of social care cuts: ’It feels like we don’t exist’
The week before Christmas, one couple received the devastating news their local council was cancelling care and reducing support - with no negotiation.
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NHS cleaner dismissed for taking 400 sick days over four years awarded significant payout
Zoe Kitching, who has anxiety, depression, and is bipolar, was sacked from theRoyal Lancaster Infirmary after taking more than 400 days off sick between 2019 and 2023.
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UK doctors achieve first: tumor removed using keyhole surgery through the eye
Leeds surgeons first to use new type of surgery that gives hope to patients whose cancers were previously inoperable.
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NHS to trial brain implant using ultrasound to enhance mood
Devices may have potential to help patients with conditions such as depression, addiction, OCD and epilepsy.
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NHS compelled to pay over £31 million for violent attacks on healthcare workers
NHs staff have received payouts in 1,496 cases totalling £31.4million over the last seven years, NHS records show - and legal fees of £28.4m nearly doubled the bill for the taxpayer.
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Disturbing NHS hospital photos reveals ’dying’ patients in corridors, resembling ’Third World’ conditions
Shocking footage shows ’Third World’ scenes in hospital corridors as the Royal College of Nursing publishes a report saying the situation on the NHS frontline is ’worse than ever’.
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NHS error leaves over 800 Derbyshire families without genetic test results
More than 800 African-Caribbean families in Derbyshire were not sent results of tests for genetic blood disorders
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Over 5 million Brits living without a dentist as NHS services decline across England
An estimated 5 million people in England do not have a dentist, new figures reveal.
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Starmer’s NHS plans will turn A&E into a ’war zone,’ bosses warn PM
NHS bosses are warning that A&E could become like a ’war zone’ because of Sir Keir Starmer’s targets for routine operations.
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Assisted dying: Wes Streeting orders review into potential costs of changing the law
The Department for Health will look at the potential costs of implementing a controversial policy that is due to be debated by MPs later this month.
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Covid inquiry reveals Treasury blocked NHS bed request
Boris Johnson’s government blocked a request to fund another 10,000 hospital beds at the height of the Covid pandemic, the chief executive of NHS England has said.
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Rachel Reeves plans to tax businesses to fill the £9 billion black hole in the NHS
Rachel Reeves is set to use one of the most pivotal budgets of recent times to call on businesses to pay more tax to help restore the NHS, amid warnings that the health service has been left with a £9bn hole in its finances.
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NHS poised for a 4% budget increase, but health chiefs warn it may not be sufficient
Whitehall source says it would only allow NHS to ‘stand still’ on waiting lists rather than reduce them
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Repair bill for crumbling NHS buildings in England soars to almost £14bn
NHS Providers chief says ’vital bits of the NHS are literally falling apart after years of underinvestment’
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Urgent warning issued over ’convincing’ fake NHS dentist website that ’steals personal details and money’
Do you know how to spot a dodgy site from the real deal? Find out below
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Doctor secured Lucy Letby’s hospital placement despite her being suspected of murder
Registrar who exchanged more than 1,000 messages with nurse tells public inquiry he believes he was misled
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Government to fund £120 blood test aimed at detecting 12 common cancers
Mionco screening has potential to be a ‘gamechanger’ in five years, says health secretary, Wes Streeting
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GP injected her mother’s partner with a flesh-eating chemical to secure an inheritance, the court has heard
Trial told Thomas Kwan, 53, disguised himself as a nurse and told Patrick O’Hara he was getting a Covid jab
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Nurses in England reject the government’s 5.5% pay offer
Royal College of Nursing union says members ‘do not yet feel valued and they are looking for urgent action’
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The three changes that need to happen to save the NHS
The Prime Minister has laid out the vital need for radical reform in the NHS following a report into the ‘critical condition’ of the health service.
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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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