33 h. ago More than 20,000 NHS staff signed off due to mental health last year

The Conservatives blamed ‘dire workforce planning’ by the SNP

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45 h. ago Doctor died after staff at his own NHS trust gave him killer overdose while treating him for a cough

PROFESSOR Ray McMahon, a highly respected doctor, died after being given the wrong drug by staff at the NHS trust where he worked. The 68-year-old, who had dedicated his “entire life” to the NHS, suffered a cardiac arrest after what was described as a “cascade of errors” led to him being given a dose of...

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64 h. ago Pathologist, 68, died of overdose after staff at his own NHS trust mistakenly gave him wrong medication for a chest infection

Prof Ray McMahon, 68, suffered a cardiac arrest after he was given medication which was three times too strong, his inquest heard.

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3 d. ago Florida gets sued for allowing pregnant women to park in handicap spaces

Under a new Florida law, pregnant women can obtain handicap parking access during any point in their pregnancy.

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4 d. ago Wes Streeting warns of NHS staff facing a rising tide of ‘1970s

Mr Streeting urged patients not to take out their frustration on staff amid the challenges facing the NHS this winter.

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8 d. ago Cancer patient pays tribute to "dedication" of NHS staff as Forth Valley scoop award

The accolade for the team on the oncology award came due to their “outstanding care and dedication” in helping patients with myeloma.

Science

1 week ago NHS random blood testing in A&Es uncovers shocking numbers with undiagnosed HIV

NHS staff started testing people who turned up in scores of hospital casualty departments and had to tell thousands that they’re living with a deadly disease

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2 w. ago Welsh amusement park dismantled as people go 'nuts' trying to get their hands on old fairground rides and memorabilia

Valleys Reclamation is now home to an array of items from the famous pleasure park

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2 w. ago The crimewave sweeping Britain? Illegal houses in multiple occupation | Aditya Chakrabortty

With private-sector villainy and public-sector complicity, what makes this HMO scandal so characteristic of modern Britain is how far the guilt spreadsFan of true crime? Then this column is for you. Rather than some cold case told through yellowing newspapers and sepia photos, this one is still happening. And just wait for the plot twist! But first let me outline the key facts; your challenge is to decide who’s guilty.Our crime scene is a redbrick townhouse built in the last years of Victoria – tall, battered but undeniably handsome. It’s in Bowes Park, on London’s northern outskirts – the kind of neighbourhood that on a Friday afternoon offers nice cafes, a community-owned pub and some WFH dads wandering the streets scavenging for ciabatta sandwiches.Aditya Chakrabortty is a Guardian columnist Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Newsboy's horse racing selections for Wednesday's three meetings, including Kempton Park nap

Newsboy believes his nap, Sarab Star, will take all the beating on his handicap debut at Kempton Park (7.10) and he also reckons Explosion will be on fire at Newmarket (3.33)

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2 w. ago Mother is handed £100 fine after pulling over in college car park when her daughter, two, began to choke

Priyanka Singh was driving on a roundabout in Guildford, Surrey, with her son and daughter when the toddler began coughing violently.

Economics

2 w. ago AI could save NHS staff 400,000 hours every month, trial finds

The trial found that AI-powered support saved staff an average of 43 minutes every day.

Politics

2 w. ago Call for action on yellow line parking fines as huge number handed out

More than half a million fines were handed out in just 10 council areas

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3 w. ago NHS staff fury as they're hit with parking fines while at work

Data from just 17 NHS trusts show more than 25,000 fines have been given to NHS workers during 2024, sparking an angry reaction from their representatives

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3 w. ago Outrage as thousands of NHS staff handed parking fines at work

Bosses have said the fines are 'concerning'

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3 w. ago Everything we know about the home birth that became a 'once in a career' tragedy

Described as a night of 'absolute chaos', the deaths of Jennifer and baby Agnes Cahill left a family devastated and NHS staff shaken

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3 w. ago Police storm street after dog bites woman's hand near country park

A large police presence was reported

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3 w. ago A lasting peace between Israel and Palestine? We’ve heard that before – the result was more bloodshed | Jason Burke

In 1982, Ronald Reagan picked up the phone to Menachem Begin to tell him to end a war. There are lessons from history and we need to learn themSo, which year are we in? A US president, after months of tacit encouragement, has finally intervened to end an Israeli military offensive that has reduced swaths of a Middle Eastern city to rubble, leaving thousands dead and prompting global outrage. For months, the UN has looked on, impotent, as Israeli air raids and artillery shelling has pummelled apartment blocks and refugee camps beside the Mediterranean. The Israeli offensive’s target, according to its architect, is a “kingdom of terror”.The offensive has come after a series of attacks on Israel. Now, under pressure from the White House, the Israeli prime minister, a rightwinger with a gift for populist rhetoric and an intense sense of historic Zionist mission, has agreed to a ceasefire. So too have the Palestinian armed factions, which have faced the massive firepower of the Israeli m...

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3 w. ago BBC star Owain Wyn Evans undergoes emergency surgery and confirms break from work

BBC Radio 2 presenter Owain Wyn Evans is recuperating following emergency gallbladder surgery and has praised the NHS staff who treated him

Economics

3 w. ago The 1,600 Greater Manchester NHS staff left with an uncertain future

'We have been living in a period of incredible uncertainty, and that has taken a toll on staff'

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