18 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.

Events

21 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

Events

3 d. ago A&E ‘torture’ as NHS corridor care leaves patients waiting days to be admitted

Royal College of Nursing hears harrowing accounts from nurses forced to treat dying patients in freezing corridors, dining rooms, staff kitchens and offices

Science

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

Science

1 week ago 'Unusual' symptom young people often dismiss may be dementia sign

Dementia experts have highlighted key signs and symptoms following the death of Britain’s youngest dementia patient at the age of 24

Politics

1 week ago Coroner 'disappointed' in 'embarrassing' Greater Manchester Police after pensioner stabbed to death by absconded patient

The pensioner was tabbed to death by the woman as he walked his dog in a park

Events

1 week ago Young Brits told don't dismiss 'unusual' symptom after death of youngest dementia patient

Andre Yarham was diagnosed just before his 23rd birthday after his family noticed some key symptoms

Science

1 week ago Thousands left dead or disabled due to shortage of stroke specialists, medics warn

A lack of specialist consultants in NHS hospitals is leaving stroke patients without essential care, experts have warned

Events

1 week ago Shortage of NHS stroke specialists leaving thousands dead or disabled, say doctors

Exclusive: Chronic lack of consultants across UK health service means patients do not get drugs or surgery in timeThousands of people who have had a stroke are ending up severely disabled or dying because the NHS has too few specialists to treat them quickly enough, senior doctors are warning.A chronic shortage of stroke consultants across the NHS means that patients are suffering horrendous consequences because of delays in getting clot-busting drugs and surgery, they said.70% of stroke units are short of at least one consultant in stroke care, and many are two down.53 of 84 hospitals that responded had vacancies for a total of 96 consultants.The NHS relies heavily on locum doctors to fill holes in the workforce caused by the difficulty in recruiting new consultants.10% of the NHS’s 423 substantive (permanent) consultants are due to retire in the next five years, exacerbating the existing shortage. Continue reading...

Events

1 week ago Harley Street dermatologist urges shoppers to try £37 skincare routine 'before considering Botox'

The former NHS doctor says her skincare approach leaves patients 'pleasantly surprised'

Economics

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

Events

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.

Science

2 w. ago The great retreat: Up to a million Romanians came to the UK to work as cleaners and builders... now nearly 40,000 are leaving each year to escape crime, the crumbling NHS and the cost of living

The numbers of Romanians leaving the UK are higher than for any other EU nationality, dwarfing the 25,000 Poles who left Britain to return to their low-tax homeland in the year up to last June.

Economics