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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

17th December, 2017 389

BIG-HEARTED PARAMEDICS WHEEL DYING PATIENT TO THE BEACH FOR A LAST LOOK AT THE SEA


Recounted in a Facebook post via Helen Donaldson, the patient expressed that she just wished she could be at the beach again... READ MORE

25th November, 2017 1770

PHOTO OF QUEENSLAND PARAMEDICS GRANTING PATIENT'S DYING WISH MAKES HEADLINES AROUND THE WORLD


This story told to us by Helen Donaldson, the officer-in-charge of Hervey Bay, is too good not to share, the QAS wrote on its Facebook page... READ MORE

24th November, 2017 7205

MAN SUFFERS CARDIAC ARREST AFTER SOLE JUMPS DOWN HIS THROAT


A fisherman suffered cardiac arrest after a 15cm Dover sole jumped down his throat as he tried to kiss it, according to paramedics... READ MORE

13th October, 2017 1336

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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

7th January, 2017 22944

30 FIREFIGHTERS KILLED IN COLLAPSE OF HIGH-RISE IN IRAN


A high-rise building in Tehran, Iran engulfed by a fire collapsed on Thursday as scores of firefighters battled the blaze... READ MORE

19th January, 2017 15186

FROM GUY'S MOUTH, DOC PULLS LONGEST TAPEWORM HE'S EVER SEEN


During a colonoscopy, doctors discovered a segment of a pork tapeworm, a common sign that a larger tapeworm is hiding elsewhere in the body... READ MORE

27th January, 2017 10921

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

27th February, 2017 5365

NEW 'DUTY OF CANDOUR' RULES INSTRUCT MEDICS TO ADMIT MISTAKES


Known as a duty of candour the guidelines make clear that patients should expect a face-to-face apology... READ MORE

29th June, 2015 2301

'I DON'T WANT TO BE TREATED BY SOMEONE IN A HIJAB'


Tallaght Hospital cannot comment on individual patient cases due to patient confidentiality, they said... READ MORE

10th December, 2015 2197

SOUTH AFRICA MINIBUS CRASH KILLS 20 CHILDREN


A minubus crashed and burned on Friday killing at least 20 children in a horrific traffic accident outside the South African capital Pretoria... READ MORE

21st April, 2017 1938

CITY ORDERED TO REINSTATE END-OF-SHIFT POLICY FOR PARAMEDICS


But the union representing paramedics argued keeping ambulance crews active until the end of their shift meant paramedics weren't able to complete their end-of-shift duties without logging overtime... READ MORE

8th July, 2017 1932

CALL TO SNOOP ON ANTIBIOTIC SCRIPTS


The suggested rules say doctors should spend more time explaining why antibiotics are unsuitable for many patients... READ MORE

18th February, 2015 1802

PRIVATE AMBULANCES INCREASINGLY USED TO RESPOND TO 999 CALLS


Many other NHS ambulance services are also spending more of their budgets on private firms because of their growing reliance on them to meet demand... READ MORE

3rd February, 2017 1257

HUNDREDS OF PARIS CITIZENS QUEUE TO GIVE BLOOD TO WOUNDED AFTER TERROR ATTACKS


Hundreds of Paris citizens queue to give blood to wounded after terror attacks... READ MORE

14th November, 2015 1183

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

22nd October, 2015 1061

DOCTORS CARING FOR DYING PATIENTS NEED MORE SUPPORT, BMA SAYS


British Medical Association's call comes as poll highlights impact treating patients at end of their life has on doctors... READ MORE

5th December, 2016 933

FOUR CHILDREN AND WOMAN STRUCK BY CAR IN BIRMINGHAM


The woman was taken to Queen Elizabeth Hospital, while the children were taken to Birmingham Children's Hospital... READ MORE

21st June, 2015 792

SPANISH EBOLA CASE REQUIRES RAPID RESPONSE TO ALLAY WESTERN FEARS


Spanish health workers move Ebola patient Manuel Garcia Viejo into an ambulance on his arrival from Sierra Leone... READ MORE

7th October, 2014 632

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

3rd March, 2017 614

ROYAL COLLEGE OF GPS WARN PROFESSION COULD REACH 'BREAKING POINT'


A survey of GPs for the report found that 39 percent think they are unlikely to be working in the profession in England in five years' time... READ MORE

31st July, 2017 510

THE HARDEST STORY IVE TOLD


As Dr Van Hoey prepares his medicine, I think back to the first time I'd thought about euthanasia... READ MORE

15th September, 2015 407

UK JUNIOR DOCTORS MAY FOLLOW APRIL STRIKES WITH INDEFINITE WALKOUT


Junior doctors are considering indefinite walkout if next week's strikes do not force the health secretary to reopen talks over imposed contract, emails show... READ MORE

22nd April, 2016 317

DECADE-LONG WAIT FOR SURGERY 'RUINING HER LIFE,' ALBERTA WOMAN SAYS


The Health Quality Council of Alberta and Price are recommending an online patient portal, a way patients and doctors can track the process to get treatment... READ MORE

4th January, 2016 315

WHO MAY DIE CALIFORNIA PATIENTS AND DOCTORS WRESTLE WITH ASSISTED SUICIDE


Patients must make multiple requests for the medication and have a prognosis of less than six months to live... READ MORE

9th June, 2016 304

GP ACCESS SEVEN DAYS A WEEK BY 2020 GUARANTEED UNDER TORIES CAMERON


Focus groups repeatedly indicate that a named GP and weekend access to GPs is one of the most popular demands for patient care outside hospital... READ MORE

30th September, 2014 288

CCTV: RUSSIAN DOCTOR PUNCHES PATIENT WHO LATER DIES


Russian media named the doctor as Ilya Zelendinov, a surgeon at the hospital, and the patient as 56-year-old Yevgeny Bakhtin... READ MORE

10th January, 2016 262

'ANY COMPANY WILL DO': QUEBEC DOCTORS USE LOOPHOLE TO SIDESTEP NEW LAW BANNING EXTRA FEES


But RAMQ's spokesperson said, in general, doctors aren't allowed to tell patients to find any registered company and ask them to be billed for services provided... READ MORE

25th January, 2017 222

NHS EMERGENCY CARE ON WOBBLY LEGS


Ambulance crew bring a new patient to an NHS A E ward... READ MORE

2nd January, 2015 219

IMAGE OF GRIEVING DOCTOR GAINS ENORMOUS RESPONSE ON SOCIAL MEDIA


The man pictured was unable to save one of his patients, the image's poster wrote... READ MORE

21st March, 2015 211

AMBULANCE SERVICE APOLOGISES AFTER DEATH OF WOMAN WHO WAS TOLD TO TAKE PARACETAMOL FOR CHEST PAINS


Yorkshire Ambulance Service NHS Trust has apologised for the death of Mrs Wilson, who had three sons, and admitted that it could have been prevented... READ MORE

20th October, 2016 196

RUSSIAN DOCTOR FILMED PUNCHING PATIENT WHO LATER DIED


The footage, which was broadcast on state television and widely shared online, shows the violent incident at a hospital in Belgorod, 350 miles south-west of Moscow... READ MORE

10th January, 2016 173

MANLY HOSPITAL CONDITIONS ARE 'THIRD WORLD', SAYS ONCOLOGIST MICHAEL COPEMAN


Oncologist Michael Copeman said people with cancer, delirium and dementia are being moved into a 100-year-old ward meant for orthopaedic patients at Manly Hospital... READ MORE

12th March, 2015 155

FOUR PATIENTS DIED AFTER MISTAKES AT NORTH MIDDLESEX - REPORT


The north London hospital has admitted that mistakes and poor care contributed to the deaths of four unnamed patients, which occurred in 2014 and 2015, and apologised... READ MORE

18th June, 2016 155


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