10 h. ago Corridor care in hospital an 'everyday reality' no longer confined to winter, doctors say

Three in five medics said they cared for patients in temporary spaces such as corridors, offices and cupboards this summer.

Science

10 h. ago Three in five doctors cared for patients 'in corridors, offices and cupboards this summer'

The survey of doctors suggests corridor care 'has sadly become an everyday reality' for medics and is not confined to winter, according to the Royal College of Physicians

Science

10 h. ago Corridor care is an ‘everyday reality’ not confined to winter, doctors warn

Some medics have said they considered early retirement over the issue, a poll found.

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43 h. ago Dad tells of legal fight with NHS to keep his daughter alive

Doctors wanted to move Fatima Ali, 11, on to palliative care within days before her parents Gohar and Rabia launched a historic legal fight to save her life

Sport

4 d. ago Besotted prison officer who was jailed after being caught sneaking into cupboard with convicted drug dealer says minimum age for guards should be raised

Morgan Farr Varney was sentenced to ten months after 'falling in love' with a convicted drug dealer serving more than five years at HMP Lindholme in South Yorkshire.

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6 d. ago Omeprazole linked to a 25 per cent increase in risk of diabetes

Researchers said 'doctors should carefully weigh up the pros and cons of prescribing these drugs'

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1 week ago Health leaders urged to ‘fix situation’ as patients left in hospital corridors for ‘dangerously long periods’

NHS patients are missing timely access to specialist care due to the long waits

Science

1 week ago Dolly Parton collapsed on stage after ignoring doctor's orders

The country music icon has battled a number of health struggles throughout her career, and the moment she collapsed on stage after ignoring doctor's orders was a wake-up call

Politics

3 w. ago Jodie Whittaker confesses she is 'too old to care' about trolls who criticised her casting as the first female Doctor

The English actress, 43, made history when she was announced as the first female Doctor in 2017, taking over from Peter Capaldi.

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3 w. ago Doctor warns anyone taking 3 prescription medications to 'be careful'

Dr Asif Ahmed, a GP, issued a warning about three commonly prescribed medications and their potential for addiction and other serious side effects in a TikTok video

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4 w. ago ‘We should have been shouting about this earlier’: David Tennant on his shocking TV show about phone hacking

He went to court over having his phone tapped, and now he’s starring in ITV’s look at the Guardian’s investigation into the scandal. Tennant and writer Jack Thorne open up about this ‘immensely troubling’ story that is far from over‘I got a phonecall from the police saying your name is in a notebook and I joined one of the bundles of people who took that to court,” says the actor, David Tennant, carefully. “I mean, at the time I was in Doctor Who so I was useful for a story, I suppose “It didn’t come as a massive surprise, but the whole thing had always felt like a gross invasion. It felt like the world had gone a bit mad, that we lost a moral compass, that a layer of humanity was being stripped away by what was happening here.” Continue reading...

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