19 h. ago “I heard three kids were involved. It’s devastating. Shocking”

“Lots of parents then started turning up to pick up their kids who had rung them and told them what had happened."

Events

8 d. ago Nurse reveals she was 'beaten nearly to death' by man refused hospital appointment

The nurse said she had to run and hide during the terrifying rampage

Events

8 d. ago Nurse 'beaten half to death' by 'hospital patient' who was refused appointment

WARNING: Graphic Images: Officers have confirmed a 20-year-old man, originally from Afghanistan, has been taken to a police station.

Science

8 d. ago Doctor who faked afternoon appointments to pick up kids from school suspended

Dr Helen Eisenhauer feared that she would not be able to pick up her kids from the after-school run and blocked off appointments — now she has been suspended for months

Politics

8 d. ago GP suspended after faking appointments with patients to pick up kids from school

Mum-of-two Dr Helen Eisenhauer, 43, feared last minute consultations booked in by colleagues would make her late for her school pick-up duties, so faked face-to-face appointments instead

Science

9 d. ago Suspended police officer lied to get new jobs and faked references

PC Luke Silver used his wife's maiden name as a referee for a job application

Events

9 d. ago GP who faked medical appointments at work so she would not be late for the afternoon school run suspended from practising for 5 months

A family doctor who faked medical appointments at work so she would not be late for the afternoon school run has been suspended from treating patients.

Economics

2 w. ago Slade guitarist Dave Hill reckons the world has his band to thank for Oasis

Noel Gallagher told Dave that if it wasn’t for seeing Slade on Top of the Pops when he was a working class kid growing up in Manchester he’d never have inspired to pick up a guitar

Politics

2 w. ago NHS patients can avoid wait times with online service offering faster scans

Millions of people in the UK are waiting for NHS services, leading some patients to seek private diagnostic scans with appointments available in as little as 24-72 hours

Science

3 w. ago Patients left stranded and forced to take public transport to hospital appointments

Patients using non-emergency transport to get to hospital appointments, operations and dialysis have their transport cancelled or denied, watchdog finds

Science

3 w. ago The Divided Mind by Edward Bullmore review – do we now know what causes schizophrenia?

A brilliant history of psychiatric ideas suggests we are on the cusp of a transformation in our understanding of severe mental illnessIn 1973, an American psychologist called David Rosenhan published the results of a bold experiment. He’d arranged for eight “pseudo-patients” to attend appointments at psychiatric institutions, where they complained to doctors about hearing voices that said “empty”, “hollow” and “thud”. All were admitted, diagnosed with either schizophrenia or manic-depressive psychosis. They immediately stopped displaying any “symptoms” and started saying they felt fine. The first got out after seven days; the last after 52.Told of these findings, psychiatrists at a major teaching hospital found it hard to believe that they’d make the same mistake, so Rosenhan devised another experiment: over the next three months, he informed them, one or more pseudopatients would go undercover and, at the end, staff would be asked to decide who had been faking it. Of 193 patients a...

Events

3 w. ago The Divided Mind by Edward Bullmore review – do we finally know what causes schizophrenia?

A brilliant history of psychiatric ideas suggests we are on the cusp of a transformation in our understanding of severe mental illnessIn 1973, an American psychologist called David Rosenhan published the results of a bold experiment. He’d arranged for eight “pseudo-patients” to attend appointments at psychiatric institutions, where they complained to doctors about hearing voices that said “empty”, “hollow” and “thud”. All were admitted, diagnosed with either schizophrenia or manic-depressive psychosis. They immediately stopped displaying any “symptoms” and started saying they felt fine. The first got out after seven days; the last after 52.Told of these findings, psychiatrists at a major teaching hospital found it hard to believe that they’d make the same mistake, so Rosenhan devised another experiment: over the next three months, he informed them, one or more pseudopatients would go undercover and, at the end, staff would be asked to decide who had been faking it. Of 193 patients a...

Events

3 w. ago At least 60,000 operations and appointments expected to be cancelled as doctors 'abandon' patients to go on strike

It means many patients will be forced to endure Christmas and New Year in prolonged agony, with no guarantee of when their treatment may be rescheduled.

Science

3 w. ago 81 women file civil suit against army gynecologist already charged criminally

Blaine McGraw accused of inappropriately touching and secretly filming patients during appointments on baseAnother 81 women have joined a civil suit against a US army gynecologist who was recently criminally charged in connection with accusations that he secretly filmed dozens of his patients during medical examinations.The civil lawsuit, which initially began in November, alleges that Blaine McGraw, a doctor and army major at Fort Hood in Texas, repeatedly inappropriately touched and secretly filmed dozens of women during appointments at an on-base medical center. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Doctors' strike may be cancelled after Streeting makes new offer

The August strikes saw thousands of patients have their appointments cancelled

Events

4 w. ago Fort Hood gynecologist accused of sex crimes against 44 female patients

The gynecologist was allegedly spotted recording by a patient’s husband during an appointment

Events

4 w. ago Tooth decay among adults at levels similar to those last seen in 1998 with 4 in 10 having rotten teeth

Experts said the findings are 'deeply alarming', with patients blaming difficulties securing an NHS appointment and unaffordable fees for the decline in their oral health.

Politics