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WHAT ARE YOUR EXPERIENCES OF THE NHS THIS WINTER? TELL US HERE
Dr Nick Scriven, president of the Society for Acute Medicine SAM, said many hospitals reported more than 99 percent capacity in the week before Christmas... READ MORE›
HOW TO AVOID INJURY IN NATION'S POST-NEW YEAR'S RUSH TO THE GYM
As crazy as it sounds, some people sustain back injuries by trying to move a treadmill by themselves... READ MORE›
NHS FIGURES SHOW SHARP RISE IN PATIENTS WAITING FOR A&E CARE
A total of 95,392 patients arrived by ambulance at hospital emergency departments in England last week... READ MORE›
EMPLOYEE SUSPENDED AS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL KERRY CONDUCTS REVIEW OF OVER 46,000 FILES
The South SouthWest Group, which covers University Hospital Kerry, confirmed to RTE in a statement that it is investigating patient safety concerns at the hospital... READ MORE›
HOW ONE DOCTOR IN KERRY SPARKED RECALL OF 46,000 SCANS
Patients at the centre of the probe are from the hospital's catchment area including Kerry, North Cork and Limerick... READ MORE›
NHS EXPLORES APPS FOR CARE IN A DIGITAL AGE
The task at the NHS Ideas Lab hackathon was to find 21st-century solutions to problems facing patients, doctors and the NHS... READ MORE›
NHS ENGLAND ACCUSED OF HIDING HOSPITALS' WINTER CRISIS ALERT FIGURES
The change in policy emerged on Thursday when NHS England issued the first set of weekly figures showing how hospitals are performing this winter... READ MORE›
SIERRA LEONE PEACE DIAMOND NETS $6.5 MILLION IN AUCTION TO RAISE FUNDS FOR WEST AFRICAN NATION
The United Nations lifted a ban on diamond exports from Sierra Leone in 2003, though the 113 million sector is plagued by smuggling... READ MORE›
ONE OF WORLD'S LARGEST DIAMONDS FETCHES $6.5 MILLION TO DEAL WITH SMUGGLERS IN THE WEST AFRICAN NATION
The United Nations lifted a ban on diamond exports from Sierra Leone in 2003, but the multi-million dollar sector is still plagued by smuggling... READ MORE›
GIANT 'PEACE DIAMOND' SELLS FOR $6.5M
A giant 709-carat diamond unearthed in Sierra Leone has sold at auction in New York for 6.5m ?4.8m ... READ MORE›
PATIENTS WAITING AT LEAST AN HOUR IN AMBULANCES DOUBLE IN TWO YEARS
The next biggest rises were recorded by Yorkshire ambulance service and then North West ambulance service... READ MORE›
CHINA'S 'BAREFOOT' AFRICAN DOCTOR TO TAKE TCM TO AFRICA[1]
He would tell me, a doctor's job is to love his patients and serve his community... READ MORE›
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'IT WAS MANIC': PATIENTS DESCRIBE MELTDOWN AT WORCESTERSHIRE HOSPITAL
Senior doctor calls health service 'broken' after deaths of two patients left to wait on trolleys at Worcestershire Royal hospital... READ MORE›
2 U.S. SOLDIERS KILLED BY AFGHAN ARMY SOLDIER IN INSIDER ATTACK
An Afghan army commando turned his weapon on U.S. soldiers Saturday, killing two and injuring two others in eastern Afghanistan, an Afghan official said... READ MORE›
DONALD TRUMP IS 'A WAR-DODGER WHO COMES FROM A LIFE OF PRIVILEGE', SAYS FIRST OUT US TRANSGENDER SOLDIER
Mr Trump tweeted that he was going to stop the military from allowing openly transgender individuals from enrolling in the US armed services... READ MORE›
NHS ACCUSED OF COVERING UP HUGE DATA LOSS THAT PUT THOUSANDS AT RISK
NHS England has quietly launched an inquiry to discover how many patients have been affected... READ MORE›
NHS NURSES ARE TOO BUSY TO CARE FOR PATIENTS PROPERLY, RESEARCH SHOWS
Survey of 30,000 nurses finds 53 percent fear quality of care is suffering, and some patients are being left to die alone... READ MORE›
SIERRA LEONE APPEALS FOR URGENT HELP FOR FLOOD VICTIMS
Paolo Conteh, the interior minister, told Sierra Leone's state broadcaster that thousands of people remained missing... READ MORE›
'MY FRAIL MUM WAS FORCED TO WAIT ON THE FLOOR FOR EIGHT HOURS'
The NHS staff there were working flat out to deal with the patients around them... READ MORE›
40% OF HOSPITALS ISSUE ALERT IN FIRST WEEK OF NEW YEAR
It sets out what steps trusts should take to manage the large numbers of patients... READ MORE›
ARMED FORCES JOB CUTS REACH TARGET THREE YEARS EARLY
The number of British army personnel has been cut back by 20,000, three years ahead of target, according to statistics from the Ministry of Defence... READ MORE›
NHS TRANSFORMATION PLANS MAY BE USED AS COVER FOR CUTS, SAYS BMA
Dr Mark Porter, the BMA council chair, said Improving patient care must be the number one priority for these plans... READ MORE›
DOZENS OF STUDENTS KILLED IN PAKISTANI TALIBAN ATTACK ON PESHAWAR SCHOOL
Pakistani soldiers transport rescued school children from the site of an attack by Taliban... READ MORE›
SIERRA LEONE DECLARED FREE OF EBOLA TRANSMISSIONS
In Sierra Leone, the hardest hit of any nation during the Ebola outbreak, nearly 4,000 people died from the disease altogether 14,000 were infected... READ MORE›
JEREMY HUNT ORDERS YEARLY STUDY OF 'AVOIDABLE' HOSPITAL DEATHS
The independent health secretary jeremy hunt orders annual review of avoidable deaths in nhs hospitals 2 hrs ago... READ MORE›
CHINESE TV IS STRIKING A DELICATE BALANCE ON DOKLAM COVERAGE
That last point is of special importance in the context of PLA anniversary, and a recent documentary celebrating Xi Jinping's reform of China's armed forces... READ MORE›
SIERRA LEONE DECLARED FREE OF DISEASE
Dr Oliver Johnson, from the King's Sierra Leone partnership, worked at an Ebola clinic in Freetown, and has strong links with medical professionals there... READ MORE›
HUNDREDS OF PATIENTS POTENTIALLY HARMED BY UNDELIVERED NHS MAIL
Of the 1,788 patients who may have been harmed as a result, 333 have since died... READ MORE›
PAKISTAN PRESS FREEDOM UNDER PRESSURE FROM ARMY
He just said 'Raheel Sharif, Raheel Sharif' without calling him general, Mir says of a recent episode of his influential Capital Talk programme... READ MORE›
A&E WAITING TIMES IN ENGLAND IMPROVE
The target is being missed in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales - with the latter seeing the worst waits since the current way of measuring it began in 2009... READ MORE›
DESPITE CUTS US ARMY PREPARES FOR THREATS IN EUROPE
Laubenthal of the German Army, who recently became the first non-American appointed to serve as chief of staff of United States Army Europe... READ MORE›
KUNDUZ HOSPITAL ATTACK: HOW A US MILITARY MISTAKE LEFT 22 DEAD
There were 80 staff and 105 patients in the hospital buildings at the start of the attack, which lasted from 2.08am to 3.15am... READ MORE›
FIGHTERS KILLED BY MILITARY AS SIEGE CONTINUES
At least nine fighters killed as military conflict with Abu Sayyaf and Maute groups continues in the Philippines... READ MORE›
U.S. MILITARY SUICIDES REMAIN HIGH FOR 7TH YEAR
The increase in suicide in the military was driven largely by the Army, where suicidesA roseA sharply from 45 in 2001 to 165 in 2012... READ MORE›
ADEN ARMY VETERANS BATTLE FOR MEDAL RECOGNITION
We are only asking for the campaign medal, nothing special... READ MORE›
20 HOSPITALS DECLARE BLACK ALERT AS PATIENT SAFETY NO LONGER ASSURED
Nhs crisis 20 hospitals declare black alert as patient safety no longer assured... READ MORE›
HOSPITALS 'DANGEROUSLY FULL' DURING WINTER CRISIS, SAYS THINKTANK
Dr Tracey Batten quit on Thursday as chief executive of Imperial College healthcare NHS trust, which runs five hospitals in central and west London... READ MORE›
IS AN NHS COMMUNITY HOSPITAL NEAR YOU BEING CLOSED OR DOWNGRADED?
In Devon, for example, hundreds of protesters marched in Paignton in February calling for a referendum on plans to close four community hospitals... READ MORE›
TWEETS AGAINST TRANSGENDER PATRIOTS THREATEN MILITARY READINESS
ON Wednesday morning, thousands of transgender American troops across the globe woke up and did their morning calisthenics, trainings and missions... READ MORE›
THE RUSSIAN PATRIOTIC GROUPS TEACHING CHILDREN HOW TO DEFEND THEIR COUNTRY
As support for the army surges, Meduza investigates the proliferation of state-funded clubs offering military training to children as young as five... READ MORE›
NHS ENGLAND CHIEF BRINGS IN NEW RULES ON WARD BED CLOSURES
Stevens is introducing tough rules for hospitals concerning bed closures from April to ensure that patient care does not suffer... READ MORE›
185,000 CASES A YEAR OF WHICH 70,000 ARE PREVENTABLE
The hospital's response was too little, too late, Rebecca said... READ MORE›