9 h. ago Hospital bosses say 'we are truly sorry' as patient dies after 24 hour A&E wait

Lionel David Harker was left waiting in an A&E department for 24 hours before it became clear he was suffering from a perforated ulcer

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5 d. ago Serious concerns over women's safety at hospital department as bosses warned trainee doctors could be removed

It comes 'despite previous warnings' and three years of attempts to turn things around

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6 d. ago My patient died in a cubicle behind a curtain while surrounded by the drunken and drug

Working in A&E, I see the best of care but also the worst - and that's not necessarily the NHS's fault. I was looking after an 89-year-old gentleman who received care that utterly failed him.

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8 d. ago Craig Levein reveals triple heart bypass that had delirious former Hearts boss seeing the devil in hospital

Lveine suffered a heart attack while in the Tynecastle hot seat back in 2018 and had stents fitted as a result

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9 d. ago Millions of patients to be treated by GPs instead of hospitals under radical reforms to cut NHS waiting list

NHS bosses claim half of the 135 million hospital outpatient appointments every year are 'pointless' and follow-ups and consultations could instead be done in high-street surgeries.

Science

3 w. ago ‘Death is not a mystery’: what happens to your body when you’re dying?

Experts say knowing more about death – or ‘death literacy’ – can actually help quell fears of dyingTell us: how has your sex life changed after 60?“Who would like to hear about what happens when you’re dying?”In the final episode of the FX series Dying for Sex, a hospice nurse with an oddly comforting sense of enthusiasm explains to a patient what to expect as she dies. Continue reading...

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