4 h. ago Patients' fury as Turkish hospitals with links to fatal botched ops sell cosmetic surgery in UK

The Mirror went undercover at a major health tourism event and found several Turkish firms with chequered pasts offering deals to prospective British clients

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5 h. ago Texas measles outbreak grows to 90 cases, worst level in 30 years

Epicenter of latest outbreak had one of state’s highest immunization exemption rates for 2023-24 school yearThe measles outbreak in Texas has grown to at least 90 cases, reaching historic levels, according to officials.Since late January, 90 cases of measles have been identified in the South Plains region, the state’s department of state health services (DSHS) reported Friday. At least 16 patients have been hospitalized as a result. Continue reading...

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17 h. ago ITV Lorraine's Dr Amir Khan shares 'simple' and 'effective' way to prevent norovirus spreading

Norovirus cases have soared in England with hospitals treating record numbers of patients with the sickness bug

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18 h. ago Scottish Labour pledges to tackle corridor care with more social care packages

The party proposes buying hundreds of temporary care home places so that patients who are medically fit can leave hospital while waiting for permanent support.

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32 h. ago Warning issued to three vulnerable groups as norovirus cases at 'record high'

An average of 1,160 patients a day were in hospital with norovirus last week, according to the NHS

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46 h. ago Technician at psychiatric hospital accused of raping drugged patient multiple times

Jeff Doresca, 37, allegedly attacked the patient while she was under the influence of her medications

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46 h. ago Patients could be sent to England or private hospitals for treatment under Labour

Scottish Labour says it will ‘rip up bureaucracy’ to reduce NHS waiting lists if they win the 2026 Holyrood election.

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52 h. ago Hospitals hit by superbug 'storm' as health chiefs urge ill people to isolate for 48 hours

The number of hospital beds taken up by patients with the virus across England reached a record high last week

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53 h. ago Patients left 'scared' of their gynaecologist as hospital stands by medic who admitted removing ovaries without women's consent

The decision was made on Dr Ali Shokouh-Amiri by a tribunal after he admitted 24 instances of inappropriate behaviour, out of more than 100 allegations.

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55 h. ago Is norovirus contagious? Symptoms and how to prevent spreading it as record number of patients in hospital

Cases of norovirus have reached a record high 🏥

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58 h. ago NHS warns England is being hit with norovirus 'storm' as infections reach 'all

The NHS says a record number of norovirus patients are in hospital in England

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59 h. ago Number of people in hospital with norovirus hits new winter high

An average of 1,160 hospital beds were filled each day last week by patients with norovirus-like symptoms, according to data from NHS England.

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66 h. ago Utah Republicans push hospitals to let patients bring their own blood as vaccine concerns linger

Health care facilities in Utah would be required to let patients bring their own blood or choose their own donor for medical procedures under legislation gaining momentum in Utah

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3 d. ago Nurses at major London hospital to wear body cameras amid significant rise in patient abuse and violence

Staff will wear cameras at the Royal Free Hospital, the Barnet Hospital and the Mary Rankin unit at St Pancras Hospital

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4 d. ago What I learned from a lovely woman on a packed ward in hospital | Zoe Williams

Healthy people are being forced to stay in hospital because of a lack of social care – and it’s an indictment of our current systemPoliticians talk constantly about the crisis in social care, and the pressure it puts on the NHS, so that the words just turn into a hum. Then you brush against that in real life and think why is anyone, with any kind of authority over anything, doing any activity that isn’t sorting out social care?My mum has been in hospital, on a ward with five other patients, most of whom are vocally very displeased with being there. My mum just wants to feel less crappy, and fair play, who wouldn’t? The woman diagonally opposite just wants to see a doctor, but is a bit fogged on when she last saw one, which is hard. The woman directly opposite has a massive family, and gets constant Fomo, even when they’re all – even the teenagers – right round her bed, and she’s the event she would otherwise be missing out on. The woman in the corner was incredibly buoyed by the app...

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5 d. ago Crumbling NHS hospitals infested with vermin are leaving patients fearing their care is unsafe, poll reveals

Almost one in five people say their local hospital building is not a safe place to receive care, while 30 per cent do not know if it is safe, according to a poll.

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9 d. ago 'We're just about coping': Inside a London hospital treating patients in corridors

'We're just about coping': Inside a London hospital treating patients in corridors  BBC.com

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