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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›
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›
NHS DATA LOSS SCANDAL DEEPENS WITH FURTHER 162,000 FILES MISSING
SBS was then obstructive and unhelpful to NHS England in the inquiry it then instigated, the NAO found... READ MORE›
CYCLIST IN CRITICAL CONDITION AFTER CARDIAC ARREST
A cyclist was taken to hospital in critical condition after an incident on Booth street just north of Albert street, paramedics said... 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›
SPANISH RED CROSS PHYSIOTHERAPIST KILLED IN NORTHERN AFGHANISTAN
The International Committee of the Red Cross confirmed that the staff member had been killed in its orthopedic center in Mazar-i-Sharif... 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›
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›
HEALTH CARE WORKER TESTS POSITIVE AT TEXAS HOSPITAL
On October 21, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC announced stringent new guidelines for healthcare personnel who may be dealing with Ebola patients... 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›
WOMAN DIES AFTER AIRPORT SCANNER INTERFERES WITH HER PACEMAKER
Her husband Maxim, 33, said that they had provided papers proving that Mrs Tolstova was fitted with the heart device which is adversely affected by airport scanners... 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›
HOSPITAL MISTAKES BLAMED FOR US TRANSMISSION
Farmers in Sierra Leone who have deserted their land because of the Ebola outbreak are being encouraged to go back to work... READ MORE›
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›
UN HEALTH WORKER DIES IN GERMANY HOSPITAL
He was also the third Ebola patient to be treated for the virus in Germany after contracting the disease in West Africa... READ MORE›
'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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
AMBULANCE WORKERS SAY NEW COST-CUTTING MEASURE RISKS LIVES
Critics believe Secamb's new policy is reckless, especially as the service depends so heavily on ambulance crews routinely abandoning their breaks to help patients... READ MORE›
EBOLA: SECOND UK WORKER MONITORED
The patient is being monitored at London's Royal Free Hospital and does not currently have a diagnosis or symptoms of the virus... 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›
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›
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›
AMERICAN AND BRITISH AID WORKERS INFECTED WITH EBOLA IN SIERRA LEONE
In Sierra Leone, the group joined with an existing organization, the Wellbody Alliance, to care for Ebola patients... READ MORE›
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›
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›
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›
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›
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›
PATIENTS STRUGGLING TO GET GP APPOINTMENTS, WATCHDOG FINDS
Such delays affect patient care and stop paramedics getting back on the road to attend to other patients, MPs said... READ MORE›
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›