57 h. ago Horror as doctor found with throat slit and 'genitals removed' as hospital staff arrested

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Hospital staff were horrified after being forced to break into a room – only to find their coworker laying on the floor with his throat slit

Events

69 h. ago King Charles gives health update while supporting cancer patient during hospital visit

Still receiving treatment himself, the King toured the hospital's new enclosed winter garden and spoke with patients and staff.

Science

3 d. ago King Charles gives health update as he comforts cancer patient on hospital visit

King Charles returned to duty after his Balmoral break today by visiting Birmingham to open the new Midland Metropolitan University Hospital where he met staff and patients

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3 d. ago Mother caught on hospital CCTV subjecting toddler son to unimaginable act

Mum Alexandra Marie Frost will now serve 10 years behind bars after devastating CCTV footage confirmed hospital staff's worst suspicions about the treatment of her two-year-old son

Events

3 d. ago Woman, 42, pulled out knife and threatened to 'slit throat' of Co

"Brazen" serial shoplifter, Kirsty Gardiner, made the terrifying threat after she was caught stealing steaks, chocolate, coffee and biscuits

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4 d. ago Murderer who slit inmate's throat and said he'd happily die in prison found dead in jail

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Brian Wade was already in prison on three life sentences when he was found dead last month, having admitted that he would happily die while in prison during a hearing in June

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5 d. ago Man 'drives dead body to hospital car park before telling staff and running away'

Christopher Caron, 42, is accused of driving a black Honda Civic to the South Shore Hospital in Weymouth, Massachusetts, with a man's body in the backseat last Saturday

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6 d. ago British woman, 34, stabbed to death ‘by female attacker in love triangle row’ in Cambodia

Jessica Cariad Hopkins, 34, from Harpenden, found with throat slit in park close to capital Phnom Penh

Events

1 week ago Hospital bosses called in police amid fears sterilised items were being 'intentionally damaged'

Further details have also emerged about allegations staff at the University Hospital of Wales invited members of the public into operating theatres

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1 week ago Voices: My son’s lucrative summer jobs should be a warning sign for British industry

It isn’t just that unemployment has hit an all-time high – up 500,000 since Keir Starmer took office – businesses are being stymied by hiring freezes, the hospitality sector is increasingly reliant on agency staff, and the number of NEETs is on the rise. Under Labour, Britain simply isn’t working, says Chris Blackhurst

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2 w. ago NHS Scotland workforce at 'breaking point' as one fifth of consultant haematologists set to retire

EXCLUSIVE: Labour said frontline staff in hospitals were struggling due to "SNP-made chaos in our health service".

Politics

2 w. ago Woman, 44, in coma in Majorca hospital after family find her hotel room covered in blood

A family on holiday in Majorca have launched a desperate appeal after staff told them Michaela Hadley, 44, had been taken to hospital

Society

2 w. ago US private prison healthcare industry grows despite alleged medical neglect

The Guardian examined two private-equity backed companies that have been accused of failing to protect inmates from risk of harm, and even preventable deathEarly one morning this spring, staff at a Santa Barbara county jail heard screams coming from one of the cells. A 57-year-old inmate was moaning and hyperventilating. She said her “guts are all twisted up”.Rather than sending her to the ER, medical staff chalked her pain up to opioid withdrawal, since they had taken a prescription opioid away upon her arrival days before, a grand jury investigation later found. They placed the inmate – referred to as CF in the grand jury’s report – on mental health observation and gave her Tylenol. Even as the cell floor became covered in vomit, staff ignored her requests to go to the hospital. The documentation that should have been filled out to explain why her request was not honored was never completed. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago On the Edge review – gripping study of France’s overstretched mental health system

A documentary following the only staff psychiatrist in a Paris hospital reveals both the indifference of society and a doctor’s devoted careWithin the corridors of a psychiatric ward in Beaujon hospital in Clichy, Paris, tensions run high. Every day, a steady stream of patients pours in, while resources are stretched pitifully thin. Through jagged handheld cinematography, Nicolas Peduzzi’s gripping and passionate documentary reflects the facility’s breakneck pace. Amid a flurry of frantic calls and rolling stretchers, a calm presence emerges: here comes Dr Jamal Abdel-Kader, the only staff psychiatrist in the building.The camera trails after Abdel-Kader’s hurried steps as he splits his day between various departments, from the emergency rooms to the intensive care units. Despite his colossal workload – a result of crumbling infrastructure and lack of government budget – he devotes his full attention to each individual patient. Some are only in their late teens when they attempt self...

Politics

3 w. ago South London hospital staff set to strike over 'Mickey Mouse' contracts

Ballot result showed 98% support for the strike

Events

3 w. ago London hospital forced to evacuate 150 people after chlorine gas leak

Firefighters rushed to scene as patients and medical staff told to leave Guy’s Hospital in Southwark

Politics

3 w. ago 'Chemical incident' at London hospital leaves nine needing treatment and forces evacuation of patients

Around 150 evacuated from hospital as chemical incident injures staff member and others are treated for chlorine gas inhalation

Science

3 w. ago Chemical explosion at major hospital sparks mass evacuation: Engineer 'accidentally mixed up chlorine and sulphuric acid' in basement

Firefighters rushed to St Guy's and Thomas' Hospital in central London this morning after the London Fire Brigade received a call at 8.49am.

Science

3 w. ago London hospital forced to evacuate 150 people after suspected chemical incident

Firefighters rush to scene as patients and medical staff told to leave Guy’s Hospital in Southwark

Science

3 w. ago Mass evacuation after chemical incident at major London hospital: Firefighters rush to scene as 150 patients and medical staff told to leave

Around 150 people have been evacuated from the basement and ground floor levels of Guy's Hospital in Southwark, southeast London, by firefighters and hospital staff.

Science