3 h. ago Angela Rayner's home 'valued higher than what neighbouring properties sold for' before being transferred to trust funded by disabled son's NHS payout

The Deputy PM sold a 25 per cent stake in the Ashton-under-Lyne property for £162,500 to a trust established for her disabled son earlier this year, based on a valuation of £650,000.

Sport

28 h. ago Pensioner dies after untreated sore turns into 'gaping open wound' in north London

A coroner has criticised how Mary Fitzpatrick’s family were offered an apology in an ‘offhand way’ following her death

Events

30 h. ago Martha’s rule for second opinion rolled out to every acute hospital in England

Martha Mills developed sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south London.

Politics

51 h. ago NHS trust warned of ‘neglect’ after failure to spot patient’s fatal lung cancer

Anne Lorraine Dyson died on February 24 after being monitored for lung disease since September 2021.

Events

4 d. ago Coroner criticises NHS trust after suicidal teaching assistant who had 'begged' to be sectioned was ignored

A coroner has criticised an NHS trust over the suicide of teaching assistant Samantha Young, 49,from Wickham, Hampshire, who had 'begged' to be sectioned but was ignored.

Events

2 w. ago Midwife brings claim against trust after ‘Prevent referral over Palestine posts’

Fatimah Mohamied is taking Chelsea and Westminster Hospital NHS Foundation Trust to an employment tribunal.

Politics

2 w. ago London hospital piloting new AI scheme to speed up discharging patients

Chelsea and Westminster NHS Trust will be the first to use the technology that extracts information from medical records, including diagnoses and test results, to complete documents

Science

3 w. ago Secret lovers of man unite to keep him alive after brain bleed

Hospital refused permission to remove feeding tube after his two partners tell judge about his strong belief in spiritual healing

Society

3 w. ago NHS waiting list up but number of patients facing longest waits falls

The figures come as Health Secretary Wes Streeting continues talks with the British Medical Association to prevent further resident doctor strikes.

Science

3 w. ago ‘Contradiction’ in figures makes health experts question NHS data

It comes as the NHS reported reductions in the waiting list for hospital care in England.

Science

3 w. ago Brain surgeon who 'raped woman' and posed for series of selfies with an arsenal of weapons including knives in a Snapchat post with the message 'Who wants to play?' is struck off

Dr Sayed Talibi (pictured), 38, of the town of Tamworth, Staffordshire, used to work for the University Hospitals Coventry and Warwickshire (UHCW) NHS Trust.

Events

4 w. ago Woman, 63, who stole £80k from NHS for online boyfriend in Nigeria avoids prison

NHS admin worker Hyacinth Blair stole £80,000 from South London and Maudsley NHS trust between June 2021 and January 2023 for her online boyfriend from Nigeria

Events

4 w. ago Admin worker, 63, who stole £80k from NHS trust and sent it to her online boyfriend in Nigeria avoids prison

Hyacinth Blair, of Lewisham, London , took the cash from the South London and Maudsley trust over roughly 18 months, from June 2021 until January 2023. Pictured: File photo

Economics

4 w. ago Patients whose lives were ruined after being ‘needlessly given cancer drug for years’ sue NHS trust

Overprescribing of temozolomide left some people with secondary cancer and other severe side-effects, say lawyers

Science

last month How rising seas are threatening the crucial art of weaving in Samoa

Weaving is central to cultural life in Samoa but climate change is disrupting conditions needed for plants used to make the intricate matsIn the Samoan village of Neiafu, Amio Pei Ioane sits with a group of women in a weaving house. Around her, rolls of stripped pandanus leaves, the spiky-leaved plant used to make woven mats, rest in bundles.She began weaving when she was 15, assisting the village group before eventually joining the central line of weavers working on a large ceremonial mat. Now, she is the matua u‘u, or elder master weaver, offering guidance and encouragement to others Continue reading...

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