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The family of a woman with a severe dairy allergy who died after eating a “vegan” Pret a Manger wrap contaminated with milk protein claim more people will die unless comprehensive testing throughout the food supply chain and better...
NHS officials ruled that a man who died after his ear infection was not diagnosed in GP telephone consultations should have been granted a face-to-face appointment, a BBC Newsnight investigation has found. Leeds man, David Nash, 26, had four remote...
More people die in the UK from serious lung disease than anywhere else in Western Europe, according to a new analysis. In the analysis, new charity Asthma and Lung UK (ALUK) found that 500,000 people died from pneumonia, asthma and other respiratory...
Mothers and babies are being left at risk by failings at one of England's largest hospital trusts, a report says. Health and care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC), found Sheffield Teaching Hospitals lacked enough properly qualified...
The family of a baby who suffered injuries during birth at a hospital trust at the centre of a review into maternity services has reached a settlement. The High Court heard there had been an "alleged delay" in the care of the baby's...
A mother has won a legal battle to ensure her teenage son has the right to a potentially life-saving kidney transplant. Ami McLennan, from Lancaster, had argued a transplant was 17-year-old William's only chance, as he would have only 12 months...
An inadequate care firm, which looks after people in their own homes, put clients at risk of avoidable harm and failed to obtain required recruitment information for some staff, inspectors found. A report said My Homecare Reading did not run...
An autistic woman took her own life following "systemic failings" in her care, a coroner has concluded. Zoe Zaremba, 25, was found dead near her home after being misdiagnosed with a personality disorder. An inquest in Northallerton heard...
Partners, children, siblings and parents of patients infected in the NHS contaminated blood scandal are anxiously waiting to discover if they will be eligible for compensation. Although the government has confirmed...
More needs to be done to bring maternity units at Nottingham’s two main hospitals up to standard, health regulator inspectors have said. A new report by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) into Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust says that...
