12 h. ago Warning NHS could become ‘overwhelmed’ amid rise in emergency cases

Charity said there are now ‘regular’ winter crises due to ‘dismal’ delivery of routine care for patients

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12 h. ago NHS could reach ‘breaking point’ amid rise in emergency lung issues – charity

There were 1.1 million hospital admissions for people with a breathing emergency last winter.

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15 h. ago NHS nurse collapses and dies after hospital A&E 'told her it was trapped wind'

Paula Ivers, a 47-year-old mum and NHS nurse, tragically died three days after being sent home from hospital with what she was told was 'indigestion and trapped wind'

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18 h. ago Tragedy of 'dedicated nurse and defender of NHS' sent home from hospital with 'indigestion'

'We are all just so devastated that she was let down by the NHS when she needed them the most'

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4 d. ago NHS hospital performance in England: Latest numbers and trends

Some 180,329 people had been waiting more than a year to start routine hospital treatment at the end of September.

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6 d. ago Woman who 'predicted own death' dies in London hospital as NHS manager sentenced

Alice Figueiredo, 22, was found dead on a ward at Goodmayes Hospital in east London in July 2015 after suffering from bipolar disorder and an eating disorder - an inquest later ruled she had taken her own life

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7 d. ago Why is flu so bad this year? Concern over ‘severe’ variant causing cases to spike this winter

Hospital admissions are on the rise as NHS leaders issue a ‘flu jab SOS’

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1 week 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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1 week ago Hospital trust suspends home birth service after staff raise safety concerns

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

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1 week ago Jeremy Clarkson makes major career decision after 'painful' hospital procedure

Television presenter Jeremy Clarkson has started a new career venture weeks after his latest hospital visit when he was forced to visit an NHS facility over an undisclosed condition

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1 week ago Patients told to test at home to free up NHS hospital appointments

Remote monitoring could free up 500,000 hospital appointments a year

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1 week ago New NHS trials will harness technology to help free up hospital appointments

The Government estimates that remote monitoring could free up 500,000 hospital appointments a year once fully rolled out.

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1 week ago Flu hospitalisations soar in the UK as NHS issues 'urgent SOS' warning

Flu is on the rise, according to UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), as GP data also shows viral illnesses are twice as high among children than is usual for the time of year

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1 week ago UKHSA warns of 'unusually early' flu season after NHS issues urgent 'SOS'

Flu cases and hospitalisations are on the rise across England as the NHS issues an urgent warning

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1 week 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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1 week 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

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2 w. ago Voices: ‘It’s like the NHS would rather pay a hospital bill over a cheap jab’: Readers react to Covid vaccine cuts

Our community has criticised the government’s decision to restrict free Covid boosters, describing it as unfair, confusing, and short-sighted, and urged a review of eligibility to protect vulnerable people still at risk

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2 w. ago Left lying in excrement for 20 hours and scenes ‘like war films’: The elderly patients neglected in NHS hospitals

New report reveals ‘heartbreaking’ stories of elderly patients left to languish in hospital corridors for hours as experts warn of ‘crisis in plain sight’

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2 w. ago Patients left to die in 'warzone' hospital corridors with waits of more than 12 hours

Age UK warns that many patients are unwilling to go to A&E, even if they are in a life-threatening situation, because of their past experiences with NHS hospitals

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2 w. ago Corridor care crisis as traumatised patients witness deaths and liken NHS hospitals to a war zone

Elderly people are among those subjected to degrading treatment, with many left languishing on trolleys in urine-soaked bedding and no privacy, Age UK says.

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