Medical Negligence
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The NHS will be unable to provide top quality care for those with cancer if the shortage of cancer doctors in the UK is not resolved. A census of 62...
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111 call targets are not being met by The South Central Ambulance Service (SCAS), and it is thought that a lack of recruitment as a result of low pay is...
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The family of a teenager who took her own life after viewing material about suicide and self-harm on social media has been refused funding to pay for legal advice at...
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West Hertfordshire Hospitals NHS Trust has been rated “requires improvement” for a second time in a row. Although rated “inadequate” in 2015, this Hertfordshire hospital trust is showing little sign...
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A study has found that teenagers are more likely to feel depressed, more likely to self-harm and less likely to enjoy a full night’s sleep than teenagers 10 years ago....
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A new rapid test for earlier diagnosis of sepsis has been developed by University of Strathclyde researchers, which they say could save thousands of lives. They have developed a new...
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An unnamed NHS Trust has identified seven cases where patients have been treated incorrectly for fractured bones, with flexible reconstruction plates being inserted rather than the more rigid plates. Allegedly...
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Oxfordshire’s clinical commissioning group (CGC) may start to limit the number of men who are able to have NHS vasectomies, or stop offering them at all in order to reduce...
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For those who have a family history of breast cancer, NHS screening usually begins once a woman reaches 40. However, a recent study has found that breast cancer is more...
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A nurse and mother of two who worked for the NHS for 13 years, was repeatedly told she didn’t have cancer was diagnosed as terminally-ill after doctors incorrectly read her...
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The Neighbourhood Midwives scheme in Waltham Forest, north-east London, have announced their closure on 7 February 2019 with just one week’s notice. As a result of this, expectant mothers who...
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The Royal College of GPs estimates that the UK is 6,000 GPs short of what it needs. This has been acknowledged as changes have been announced as part of a...
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