17 h. ago Jail death of Scots paedophile who raped two young girls to be probed by Sheriff

John Barr, 71, died while receiving palliative care at a community hospital in Granton, Edinburgh, on October 5, 2023.

Events

33 h. ago Eight people are rushed to hospital after BMW ploughs into care home

Officers had been pursuing the car after it was reported stolen from a property in Fenham, Newcastle, at around 9.20pm last night.

Politics

9 d. ago Starmer outlines plan to shift NHS care from hospitals to new health centres

Prime minister unveils 10-year health plan to ‘put care on people’s doorsteps’ and prevent illness in first placeWes Streeting: My job is to make the NHS fit for the futureThe NHS will shift a huge amount of care from hospitals into new community health centres to bring treatment closer to people’s homes and cut waiting times, Keir Starmer will pledge on Thursday.The prime minister will outline radical plans to give patients in England much easier access to GPs, scans and mental health support in facilities that are open 12 hours a day, six days a week. Continue reading...

Science

9 d. ago Major NHS reform to end '8am scramble' for GP appointments and move services out of hospitals

By 2035 the majority of outpatient care will happen outside of hospitals, the government pledges in a long-awaited 10-year plan

Politics

9 d. ago Queen Camilla braves the rain to visit a Maggie's cancer care centre in Scotland as she praises staff's 'invaluable' work

The Queen, 77, visited one of Maggie's cancer care centres at Victoria Hospital in Kirkcaldy, Scotland, in her role as Maggie's President.

Politics

9 d. ago Matt Hancock defiant about Covid care home plan after ‘generational slaughter’ claim

The High Court ruled in 2022 that government policies on discharging hospital patients into care homes at the start of the pandemic were ‘unlawful’

Politics

9 d. ago Hancock: Moving patients from hospitals to care homes was least

Module six of the inquiry is focused on the effect the pandemic had on both the publicly and privately funded adult social care sector across the UK.

Science

1 week ago The NHS will slash red tape so it can deploy the latest technology faster to all hospitals and end a postcode lottery in care

Firms will only need to prove the safety and effectiveness of their products once, rather than wasting time making separate submissions to each trust.

Science

1 week ago London hospital failed to give woman 'prompt and necessary' sepsis care

An inquest concluded that Norma Campbell died of natural causes, contributed to by neglect

Events

1 week ago Labour has failed to make any notable improvements to the NHS

Patients say they are not finding it any easier to access a GP, dentist, routine hospital treatment or A&E care, according to an Ipsos poll for the Daily Mail.

Events

1 week ago Covid Inquiry: 'Generational slaughter' as patients sent into care homes

The public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic has been told of 'generational slaughter' after untested hospital patients sent into care homes saw the virus sweep through them 'like wildfire'

Science

1 week ago Boris Johnson’s wife rushed to hospital after 'brutal' week months after giving birth

Carrie Johnson has issued a warning to fellow mums after she was rushed to hospital and spent two nights under medical care for dehydration, a little over a month since welcoming her fourth child

Politics

1 week ago Mum forced to carry her dead baby along hospital corridor 'covered in blood'

Abbie Holland was pregnant with her first child, but after she went into preterm labour, she labelled her care at the hospital 'absolutely disgusting' and said, 'There was no reason she would have died in the womb'

Events

2 w. ago ‘This is not a matter of opinion:’ State AGs instruct hospitals to continue providing emergency abortions despite state law

The 21 attorneys general issued the warning after the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rescinded guidance to hospitals about how to follow federal law on emergency reproductive care

Politics

2 w. ago Man says wife ‘needlessly suffered’ as hospital admits patient care failings

Rotherham Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has apologised and said the care provided to some patients was ‘not at the level we strive for’.

Science

2 w. ago Parents of murdered Brit backpacker Peter Falconio reveal they've been kept in the dark about jailed killer's move to palliative care amid fears he'll take secret of missing body to his grave

Bradley John Murdoch, 67, is out of jail receiving care at Alice Springs Hospital as he battles terminal throat cancer.

Events

2 w. ago Woman admits trying to smother elderly mother with pillow in hospital bed

A court heard Susan Hardwick carried out an ‘attempted mercy killing’ to stop her mother being transferred to another hospital for palliative care.

Science

2 w. ago Brit mum battles for her life after Greece holiday goes badly wrong

Donna Jobling is in intensive care at a hospital in Crete after a dream Easyjet Holidays break with husband Sidney went badly wrong

Events

2 w. ago British tourist, 57, fights for her life in Crete hospital after catching Legionnaires' Disease on dream holiday

Donna Jobling, 57, from west Hull, is currently in intensive care at Venizeleio Hospital in Heraklion after falling ill just days into the trip.

Society

2 w. ago Death of boy, 5, with sepsis 'contributed to by neglect' amid 'gross failings' in his care at hospital

'On the balance of probabilities, had there been earlier intervention, he would have survived'

Events