7 h. ago Trust in the NHS depends on an overhaul of nursing standards

Editorial: The new management team at the watchdog must make sure staff are fit to practise and must learn from its past mistakes

Politics

13 h. ago Junior doctor who joked on Twitter about gassing 'the Jews' and said videos calling the Holocaust a sham were 'pretty convincing' is let off with a warning

Dr Martin Whyte, who is currently employed by Northumbria Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust as a specialist trainee in paediatrics, has escaped being struck off by the General Medical Council.

Events

31 h. ago Indiana woman who was at wrong home address to clean fatally shot by resident

Officers found Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez dead after she accidentally went to a wrong propertyAuthorities in Indiana are considering whether to charge a homeowner who they say shot and killed a woman after she mistakenly went to the wrong address where she thought she was turning up to clean a property.Police officers found Maria Florinda Rios Perez De Velasquez, 32, dead just before 7am Wednesday on the front porch of a home in Whitestown, an Indianapolis suburb of about 10,000 people. Continue reading...

Events

42 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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43 h. ago Hospital trust suspends home birth service after staff raise safety concerns

Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is suspending the service for two weeks.

Politics

60 h. ago Major update after NHS trust 'critical incident' as ambulances stuck outside A&E

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) Trust declared a critical incident earlier this week after 24 ambulances were left waiting outside A&E with patients

Politics

61 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.

Events

3 d. ago Andrew plaque is removed by NHS Trust in fresh blow for the humiliated ex

Andrew took part in a ceremony at Chase Farm Hospital, part of London's Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust where a a plaque was unveiled by the then-Duke of York.

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4 d. ago NHS trust in critical incident as 24 ambulances with patients stuck outside A&E

Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) has declared a critical incident as dozens of ambulances have been left waiting outside A&E with patients needing care

Science

4 d. ago Andrew plaque removed by NHS Trust in further blow for disgraced royal

The then-Duke of York opened Chase Farm Hospital, part of London's Royal Free NHS Foundation Trust, in 2019 - but a plaque in the entrance hall marking the occasion is now to be removed

Sport

8 d. ago South London NHS trust told to improve after racism, bullying and harassment complaints

South London NHS trust told to improve after racism, bullying and harassment complaints  MyLondon

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9 d. ago Bristol hospitals declare rare critical incident over 'significant pressures'

The University Hospitals Bristol and Weston NHS Foundation Trust (UHBW) has declared a critical incident due to high demand across hospitals in Bristol and Weston-super-Mare

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1 week ago NHS boss said transgender colleague who sparked protests after using female changing room was 'no different to a large woman'

Eight nurses are bringing a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust after Rose Henderson was allowed to use the women's changing rooms at a Darlington hospital. 

Sport

1 week ago Studying the wrong ancient Roman ruler gets Australian high school seniors out of a history exam

Teachers at nine high schools in northeastern Australia discovered days before an ancient history exam that they had mistakenly taught their students about the wrong Roman ruler — Augustus Caesar instead of his predecessor, Julius Caesar

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1 week ago Hospital bosses in transgender row feared ‘bullying trust’ label, tribunal told

Seven nurses are bringing a claim against County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust.

Politics

2 w. ago Bosses ‘lacked compassion’ over trans colleague concerns, nurse tells tribunal

County Durham and Darlington NHS Foundation Trust is responding to an employment tribunal claim brought by seven Darlington nurses.

Politics

2 w. ago Critical incident declared at NHS hospital as 'urgent steps taken'

The critical incident was declared at the Arrowe Park Hospital in Merseyside with elective procedures being paused - an urgent email revealed the trust is seeking aid from other NHS trusts

Politics

2 w. ago Student nurse, 22, who took her own life was 'neglected' and 'failed' by hospital staff, coroner says

Zak Golombeck said Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust (GMMH) had neglected to provide basic medical care to Cerys Lupton-Jones.

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2 w. ago 'A shambles': Serious failings identified in care of tragic student nurse on mental health ward as coroner records 'neglect' conclusion

Greater Manchester Mental Health NHS Trust has accepted it failed Cerys Lupton-Jones and has apologised to her family

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2 w. ago Nurses begin tribunal proceedings against NHS trust over trans colleague

The seven nurses are taking action over having to share a dressing a dressing room with a biologically male colleague.

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