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Poor communication also cited as factor in death of Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16, on Worthing hospital’s groundsA shortage of mental health beds and poor communication between agencies contributed to the death of a teenage girl on hospital grounds, an inquest …
British Medical Association members back further action as union’s chair says ‘a deal is there to be done’UK politics live – latest updatesResident doctors in England have voted to strike for another six months in their long-running jobs and pay disput…
Dozens of eCourier workers who deliver vital NHS samples claim they are classed wrongly as self-employedDozens of drivers are taking legal action against a Royal Mail-owned courier service, arguing that they are entitled to workers’ rights.The 46 driv…
William Blake House in Northants accused of mismanagement after revelation it paid one of its own trustees £1mA group of families have called for an urgent inquiry into a charity caring for their highly vulnerable disabled relatives which is under thre…
Patients missing out on effective new radiotherapies widely used in other countries, health secretary toldCancer patients are being denied access to cutting-edge treatments on the NHS because of a “deadly postcode lottery” in access, doctors have warne…
Exclusive: Dr Susan Gilby, who won £1.4m bullying payout, says whistleblower protections must be strengthenedPatients are being put at risk by NHS bosses launching “sham investigations” into whistleblowers to shut down concerns, a former hospital chief…
Seven cases are to be looked at after inquiry heard evidence of serious infections at Queen Elizabeth university hospitalThe deaths of seven patients at Glasgow’s landmark super-hospital are now being investigated, prosecutors have confirmed.The revela…
MPs on influential committee excoriate health department and NHS England for errors costing £3.6bn a yearMedical negligence in the NHS keeps harming and killing patients because governments and health service bosses have not acted on 24 years’ worth of…
Pilot of rapid access valve assessment clinics in England indicates success in closing healthcare inequality gapA pilot programme aimed at diagnosing heart disease among people from ethnic minority backgrounds should be rolled out across the whole of t…
Critics say government hiding true cost of agreement ‘despite being forced to admit financial burden will grow year on year’Ministers are under growing pressure to end the “secrecy” around the UK’s deal with the US over the cost of medicines, which cri…