4 h. ago NHS 'failing our most vulnerable' as elderly more likely to wait longer in A&E

A&Es have seen a surge in elderly patients waiting more than 12 hours since the NHS was forced to normalise 'corridor care' to get ambulances back on the road

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5 d. ago Charity accuses NHS Wales of failing people with hearing loss

National charity, RNID, said some people face major barriers like not being able to book a GP appointment and not understanding what's happening to them in an emergency

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6 d. ago 'We must avoid sleepwalking into situation where cash is no longer accepted' MPs warn

Campaigners have long argued that cash still has a place on the high street, particularly for the elderly, vulnerable and those fleeing domestic abuse.

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7 d. ago Foreign Beggars star fell 40ft to his death from flat window during psychotic episode after string of failings by NHS

Ebow Graham, 40, who founded band Foreign Beggars, was reportedly behaving erratically on April 17, 2020, leading his concerned friends to call 999 to his flat.

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9 d. ago Ambulance service and NHS trust admit failures over death of musician

Ebow Graham died after falling out of a third-storey window in east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episodeAn ambulance service and an NHS trust have admitted breaching their duty of care over the death of Ebow Graham, a founding member of the hip-hop group Foreign Beggars.Graham, 40, died after falling out of a third-storey window in Clapton, east London in April 2020 following a psychotic episode. Hours earlier London ambulance paramedics had dismissed his friends’ concerns about his behaviour. And a crisis call handler from East London NHS trust also failed to properly assess his risk or arrange an urgent mental health assessment within the recommended time. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago London heart attack patient, 71, is Britain’s first to get lifesaving ‘chemotherapy

Paul Curtis said he ‘got his life back’ by trusting specialists at St George’s Hospital, Tooting

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3 w. ago ‘NHS mental health services failed my inspiring daughter – I don’t want other patients to suffer the same fate’

Court documents show Iona Imogen Lee’s suicide is one of at least five deaths failures at Derbyshire’s mental health units caused or contributed to in past decade

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3 w. ago NHS England job cuts down to ‘failure of the system’, Streeting says

The Health Secretary also said reports suggesting the cuts could cost up to £1 billion is not an ‘unreasonable ballpark figure’.

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4 w. ago THOUSANDS of men with prostate cancer are at increased risk of early death due to scandalous postcode lottery

To maximise survival chances, the NHS should diagnose the disease (pictured, file photo) and start treatment within 62 days of a patient being referred by a doctor.

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last month Under fire NHS GGC bosses 'failing to learn from hundreds of major incidents in hospitals'

SUNDAY MAIL EXCLUSIVE: NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has apologised after recording more than 1000 'serious adverse events' in the last five years.

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