9 h. ago NHS admits hospital water infections caused deaths of four Scots with cancer including tragic schoolgirl

A CHILD cancer patient who died after contracting an infection at an £842 million hospital got them from its tainted water supply, health chiefs have finally admitted. NHS bosses say Milly Main, 10, acquired a killer bacterial bug from a contaminated catheter while undergoing leukaemia treatment at Glasgow’s Queen Elizabeth University Hospital. They spent years...

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16 h. ago Hospital patient, 75, nearly died after disappearing from crisis

A patient was found barely alive in a ditch after vanishing from an overcrowded hospital where a Costa Coffee was turned into a ward due to severe bed shortages.

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19 h. ago Patient near death after leaving NHS hospital where Costa Coffee used as ward

Kent woman Janet Pott, 73, was left disgusted after her husband Nick went missing from the William Harvey Hospital in Ashford before being found in a ditch

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49 h. ago Voices: ‘Diesel vehicles last’: Why readers say electric won’t replace fuel any time soon

After a report claimed diesel could disappear from some London forecourts, our community explained why they think many will still turn to diesel and petrol over EVs for everyday use

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55 h. ago Horror as nurse stabbed in the face by patient in unprovoked attack at Welsh hospital

Alexander Horton, 34, was a patient at Princess of Wales Hospital in Bridgend who attacked a nurse with a sharpened pen in an unprovoked incident, leaving her with two scars

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4 d. ago How ‘delay after delay’ at Essex hospital led to early death of cancer patient

The retired history teacher from Chelmsford, identified only as Mrs S., passed away in 2023

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5 d. ago Family of girl, two, who died after falling into pond on Christmas Day tried to save her with CPR for 25 minutes before ambulance arrived, inquest hears

Isobel Abigail Maxwell, two, died in the garden of her family home in Doncaster after disappearing from view having been playing happily with toys.

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6 d. ago ‘People think abuse comes with working in A&E. It shouldn’t be like that’

How a hospital is helping NHS staff realise they need not accept violence, abuse and aggression on the job Hugo (not his real name), an advanced clinical practitioner, was on the night shift in A&E at Great Western hospital, Swindon, when a drunk patient started swearing aggressively at a nurse. “When I asked if I could help, he told me, ‘Fuck off you gay cunt.’ When I asked him not to speak to me like that and to return to his seat in the waiting room, he just walked up the corridor swearing and repeatedly shouting ‘gaydar’.”Hugo said he was initially more annoyed than scared, even when the patient grabbed a crutch and started swinging it about. “There wasn’t time to be frightened,” he said. “You’re just trying to protect your colleagues and the patients.” He called security and in the end the police had to arrest the patient. He said although he had experienced aggressive and violent behaviour – over the course of his career, he has been kicked, spat at, pushed and intimidated...

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8 d. ago Kate Middleton leaves fans stunned after 'humble' moment with William on surprise visit

During a surprise joint engagement at London’s Charing Cross hospital, the Princess of Wales introduced Prince William to a patient in a very informal way

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1 week ago Hospitals ‘can’t avoid’ using corridors to provide care amid calls to address risks

An investigation has found some hospitals are adapting corridors and other non-clinical spaces for patient care

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1 week ago Teen girl who fell out of ambulance on M6 was patient being rushed to hospital

A teenage girl reportedly fell from the back of an ambulance on the M6 Southbound, causing the motorway to close for nearly two hours on Tuesday evening

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1 week ago Missing hiker's 6 words as he's found alive days after vanishing with no phone or food

Roberto Farias Tomaz, 19, said he 'hallucinated' and thought he 'might have already died' after he disappeared during a hike with a friend - he was found alive five days later

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2 w. 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

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2 w. 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.

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2 w. ago Inside Anthony Joshua's glamorous £2,000 hospital where patients get catered meals

Multimillionaire boxer Anthony Joshua is in 'stable condition' at the Duchess International Hospital in Ikeja, Nigeria, where patient rooms start at £2,000 per person

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2 w. ago Inside Anthony Joshua's palatial £2,000 hospital where patients get catered meals

Multimillionaire boxer Anthony Joshua is in 'stable condition' at the Duchess International Hospital in Ikeja, Nigeria, where patient rooms start at £2,000 per person

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2 w. ago Minnesota hospital security guard dies days after fleeing patient pinned her to the ground during Christmas Day attack, police say

The fleeing patient allegedly told police, ‘I didn’t mean to hurt her,’ prosecutors said

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