49 h. ago Only half of NHS Forth Valley unscheduled care patients seen within four hour target

New figures have revealed 53.6 per cent of unsceduled care cases were seen within the four-hour Emergency Access Standard (EAS) in January.

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54 h. ago Turkey ski resort fire as horror blaze at hotel 'that wasn't meant to be open' kills two people

Bursa Metropolitan Municipality Mayor Mustafa Bozbey slammed the incident at the Uludağ Kervansaray Hotel in Turkey that saw emergency services rushed 12 people to hospital

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55 h. ago 'Serious breakdown' in staff relationships put NHS patients at risk

The probe by Healthcare Improvement Scotland looked at emergency departments in three hospitals in the NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board, which serves a population of 1.2 million people and employs 44,000 staff.

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2 d. ago Person taken to hospital after house fire sees emergency services descend on Greater Manchester street

Firefighters remain at the scene

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3 d. ago Ayrshire care worker sanctioned after telling dementia patient his TV programme was "f*****g rubbish"

Gary Wakelam caused ‘distress’ to the service user after refusing to take him for a walk.

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3 d. ago Patient says he would 'rather die' than be treated in 'inhumane' Welsh hospitals

All 12 Welsh emergency departments had people being treated in corridors or waiting areas on at least one day recently, and all had patients being cared for in the back of ambulances

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3 d. ago 'I was crying for help and got told for pressing emergency hospital alarm, hours later my husband was dying'

Star and Garter landlord Andy Martin waited hours before 'crucial' treatment was given, an inquest has been told

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3 d. ago 'I was crying for help and got told off for pressing emergency hospital alarm, hours later my husband was dying'

Star and Garter landlord Andy Martin waited hours before 'crucial' treatment was given, an inquest has been told

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4 d. ago Suspended children’s surgeon: Review to look at care of almost 800 patients

Cambridge University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust said the surgeon is co-operating with the review and it is not naming them for legal reasons.

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4 d. ago Young man left fighting for life in hospital after major crash with lorry on Scottish road

The crash involving a lorry has left a 24-year-old man in hospital with a life-threatening condition

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5 d. ago Every hospital emergency department in Wales is caring for patients in corridors

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has demanded action saying the findings of its latest survey into 'corridor care' should 'shock and shame' Welsh Government.

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5 d. ago ‘There was just wave after wave’: Gaza doctors recount horror of the last week

About a third of all casualties admitted to Nasser hospital were under 14, as Israeli airstrikes broke fragile ceasefireEarly on Tuesday morning, within minutes of the wave of Israeli airstrikes that broke the fragile two-month ceasefire which had brought some respite to Gaza, the emergency room of al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in the central town of Deir al-Balah was full.“At no point were there less than 65 people in ER, all with open wounds, mainly women and children The floor was awash with blood,” said Mark Perlmutter, a US-based volunteer orthopaedic surgeon working at the hospital that morning. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Mother died after medics failed to give her antibiotics to treat sepsis for nine hours

Sharzia Bibi, 28, only started receiving antibiotics for the deadly condition after its discovery during emergency surgery at Wythenshawe hospital, in Manchester.

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8 d. ago Boxing legend Frank Bruno rushed to hospital after falling 'seriously ill' on flight

The British boxing icon, 63, was treated by medics at Doha airport before being taken for further tests. He was kept in hospital for almost two weeks, where he was diagnosed with a viral infection

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8 d. ago AD FEATURE: Amputation patients deserve the right care and quality prosthetics

The provision of prosthetics can be a hotly contested battleground, with some insurers pushing for cheaper options

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8 d. ago Boxing icon rushed to hospital after falling 'seriously ill' on long

The boxing icon was taken 'seriously ill' onboard a long-haul flight and received treatment in hospital in Qatar after the mid-air emergency left him in a bad way

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9 d. ago Gunman 'in scrubs' on the loose at major hospital as 'doctors and nurses flee'

Police were called to a Michigan hospital after reports of a gunman on the loose emerged, with 'one victim in the emergency department for medical treatment' according to the hospital

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9 d. ago Official Tour de France announcement made as Wales to host huge sporting event

Wales will host part of the Grand Depart in 2027 for the first time, it has been confirmed

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1 week ago Toddler's finger is chopped off when 'oblivious' play centre staff shut fire door on his hand

WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT: Two-year-old Luca Pritchard was rushed to hospital in Torquay, Devon, for emergency surgery after his left ring finger was severed by a heavy fire door.

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1 week ago Dying man was sent a taxi to take him to hospital hours after making emergency 999 call

Andrew Waters, 56, from Cornwall could 'possibly' have been saved after he died from a heart attack if wasn't for ambulance delays caused by 'systematic' NHS issues

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