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A vulnerable man who died after discharging himself from hospital was let down by "significant failings" in his care, an investigation has found. The man, known as Mr B, suffered from heart issues and seizures and was found dead at his...
Victims of the NHS infected blood scandal will get compensation faster following a parliamentary vote which was the first commons defeat for prime minister, Rishi Sunak. The vote was passed by 246 votes to 242 after 22 Conservatives rebelled. The...
A chief executive whose hospital has been accused of failing children has admitted it has not always "got it right" and apologised at a public meeting. Health and care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned Kettering...
An NHS trust has apologised for the substandard care given to underground rap icon MF Doom, 49, who died while having hospital treatment. The artist behind songs including Accordion and That’s That , whose real name was Dumile Daniel...
An 11-year-old boy suffered permanent brain damage after birth because of negligence by hospital midwives who then fabricated notes, a high court judge has ruled. Jayden Astley now suffers from deafness, motor impairments, cognitive difficulties and...
A police investigation is being launched into failings that led to dozens of baby deaths and injuries at Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust. The trust’s maternity units are already being examined in a review by senior midwife,...
The inquest into the death of a student rugby player has ruled that hospital neglect contributed to her death. Maddy Lawrence, 20, died from an infection at Southmead Hospital, Bristol, in March 2022, a fortnight after she dislocated her hip during...
Police are investigating possible corporate manslaughter at the hospital where serial killer Lucy Letby worked. The former nurse, 33, was jailed in August for murdering seven babies and attempting to kill six others at the Countess of Chester...
Patients with heart attack symptoms are not being seen quickly enough at a Swansea emergency department, a report has found. Healthcare Inspectorate Wales (HIW) has reported 25 areas where improvements were necessary at Morriston Hospital. Delays...
Inadequate responses from agencies, the Metropolitan Police and British Transport Police may have contributed to a teenage boy's suicide, an inquest jury found. Samuel Howes, 17, from Purley, southeast London, died on a railway in Croydon in...
