Patient safety in the NHS “deeply flawed”, says Jeremy Hunt
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said in an interview with The Guardian that “patient safety in the NHS is still deeply flawed”, and that […]
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Thousands of contraceptive pills have been recalled due to a packaging error, a spokesperson for the multinational pharmaceutical company, Allergan, has said
The product is an oral contraceptive pill pack, known under the name Taytulla. It contains a 28-count blister card with 24 active pink capsules […]
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Hundreds of people going blind each year because of delays in NHS treatment
Up to 264 people a year, or 22 people a month lose their eyesight due to delayed and cancelled hospital appointments, research by the […]
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NHS deficit may result in deterioration of patient care, experts have warned
Patients also face longer waiting times for treatments, as the NHS deficit for the last financial year is revealed to be twice as high […]
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Capita outsourcing put NHS patients at risk, a watchdog has said
The National Audit Office (NAO) has said that services had been “way below” acceptable standards. A new report by the NAO has revealed that […]
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Cancer patients denied treatment to cut NHS costs
NHS England have been accused of denying cancer patients a life-extending drug in an attempt to cut costs. The £17 billion fund for complex […]
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Prime minister refusing visas leading to delays in patient care
The Prime Minister has been accused of refusing to ease visa restrictions on skilled workers to enable more overseas doctors to work in the […]
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A woman died after ’repeated failures’ at a west London abortion clinic, a coroner has said
Aisha Chithira, 32, travelled from Ireland to have a late-stage termination in 2012. She died after extensive internal bleeding and cardiac arrest just four […]
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National Breast Screening Error May Have Cost Patient Lives
Hundreds of women may have had their lives considerably shortened as a result of a major breast cancer screening programme failure, the health secretary […]
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Dying Dad “robbed” of final days at home by hospital mistake
A dying Dad was “robbed” of the chance to spend his final days with his only child following an error made by Princess Alexandra […]
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Lives lost as NHS fails to boost cancer survival rate
A global study has revealed that Britain has failed to narrow a cancer survival gap behind the best in the world. Despite improvements in […]
Read More Hospital says sorry to patient who could not sleep for three days after receiving wrong medication
A patient was kept awake for three days after being given medication that was not meant for him. Gordon Whalley, from Lymm, was admitted […]
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