17 h. ago ‘You can let go now’: inside the hospital where staff treat fear of death as well as physical pain

In a Danish palliative care unit, the alternative to assisted dying is not striving to cure, offering relief and comfort to patients and their families• This article is nominated for the 2025 edition of the European Press Prize in the Distinguished Reporting category. Originally published in Danish by PolitikenRené Damgaard, 67, lies in a hospital bed in the palliative care unit at Hvidovre hospital outside Copenhagen. It’s the first evening of May, and the window is open, letting mild air and the sound of a blackbird singing into the room.“This is the kind of weather you love the most. When you usually stand and fish at the sandbank,” says his niece, 53-year-old Mette Damgaard. She is leaning over the bed, her face very close to his. She has been sitting like this for a long time. Continue reading...

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35 h. ago Scooter enthusiasts head to University Hospital Wishaw to hand over whole host of Easter eggs

Event organiser John Lavery was delighted with the response which saw the scooters arrive at the hospital and hand out the chocolate treats to staff and patients.

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4 d. ago Mpox symptoms: 8 signs to look out for as UK hospital has case in A&E

Addernbooke's Hospital in Cambridge has been contacting patients and members of staff who were at risk of Mpox after contact with an infected person in A&E last weekend

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4 d. ago Person with rare virus turns up at A&E as hospital urgently traces patients at risk

A UK Hospital is frantically trying to trace patients and staff who came into contact with an infected person who showed up in A&E with the rare virus, marking the twelfth case of the virus in the UK

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7 d. ago 'Predatory' senior doctor avoids jail after sexually assaulting two female members of staff at Welsh hospital

A judge said the doctor had abused his position and power to sexually assault the women. One of his victims said Thota had 'wielded his position of power like a weapon to hurt me and silence me'

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1 week ago Revealed: The drink that immediately raises alarm bells to bartenders and will have them 'scanning for the nearest security guard'

Bartenders have revealed the drink order that immediately raises alarm bells to staff members. Expert mixologists from the hospitality industry all have the same stance on this one cocktail

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2 w. ago Adorable toddler died in agony after being bitten by FIRE ANTS...and hospital staff are to blame, parents say

An adorable toddler died at just two years old after she endured an agonizing allergic reaction to fire ants - but her parents believe it's the hospital's fault.

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2 w. ago 'Predatory' senior doctor at Welsh hospital sexually assaulted female staff

A judge said the doctor had abused his position and power to sexually assault the women. One of his victims said Thota had 'wielded his position of power like a weapon to hurt me and silence me'

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2 w. ago Staff at Paisley hospital reveal concerns of getting appropriate and timely care

In a survey carried out by Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS), staff were asked how often patients receive appropriate and timely care.

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2 w. ago Ambulance staff say patients are dying in their care due to hospital handover delays

UNISON surveyed nearly 600 road ambulance staff in the UK, with one in 20 (4.7%) saying patients had died in their care in the previous 12 months because of delays in being handed over to hospital.

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2 w. ago Five nurses who work on same floor of Massachusetts maternity unit all diagnosed with brain tumors

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2 w. ago NHS hospitals plagued by rats and vermin as staff survey reveals disgusting state of buildings

Around one in six NHS staff said they had seen vermin such as rats inside their building in the past 12 months, in a report published by Unison.

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2 w. ago NHS staff lift the lid on appalling conditions with hospitals 'plagued by rats and cockroaches' in bombshell report

NHS staff have revealed the 'worst of the problems' in the health service - including exposing hospitals and buildings that are 'plagued by rats, cockroaches and sliverfish'

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2 w. ago From rats to sewage leaks: NHS staff expose reality inside UK hospitals

A new survey of nearly 9,000 staff also reported sewage leaks, faulty lighting, broken toilets, and decaying ceilings

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2 w. ago Girl, 4, left disfigured from 'worst injuries ever' after she was tortured for a year

The youngster was rushed to hospital after being found by police and medical staff are understood to documented extensive injuries, including bruising, burns, fractures, and disfigurement

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2 w. ago Public satisfaction with the NHS has 'collapsed' to a record low amid long waits for care and wasteful spending, 'gold

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3 w. ago Incredible moment Thai woman gives birth to baby girl as 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Bangkok hospital 

Footage shows Kanthong Saenmuangshin, 36, giving birth to her daughter on a rolling bed as hospital staff rush evacuate her from the building in Bangkok.

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3 w. ago Man from Manchester charged after alleged attack on hospital staff

Hussein Jama, 33, of Beetham Tower, Deansgate, has been charged in connection with the incident

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4 w. ago Terminal cancer patient 'violated' as 'hospital staff shared photos of her in surgery'

Gemma Sabatino spent two months in Addenbrooke's Hospital after falling from a bridge and was also under the care of the hospital's mental health and cancer teams when she says records were accessed

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