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Dentist in “biggest recall in NHS history”

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Sunday, 31 January 2016

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The 18-month suspension of Desmond D’Mello, the dentist involved in “the biggest recall in NHS history” could be extended by another few months if the High Court rules in favour of the extension by the General Dental Council (GDC). The suspensi...

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Cancer diagnosis variation ‘unacceptable’

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Wednesday, 28 October 2015

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Following a study carried out between 2012 and 2013 by Cancer Research UK, it is claimed that around 20,000 cases of cancer could have been detected earlier if cancer care was as good as the best demonstrated practice in England. They described...

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Prison nurse struck off over medical errors

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Sunday, 15 March 2015

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A prison nurse has been struck off the register after making a series of medical errors. Yvonne Rumsey started working at HMP Bullwood Hall near Hockley, Essex in the 1980s. Recent investigations by a Nursing and Midwifery Council (NMC), however, fou...

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Young girl awarded £10m

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Sunday, 01 February 2015

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A seven-year-old girl who is described as having her mind “trapped in a body” has been awarded £10m in compensation following birthing errors. Eva Totham from south-east London was starved of oxygen during birth in 2007, which left her with sev...

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Nurse ignored child care worries

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Tuesday, 20 January 2015

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The parents of a one-year-old girl who died following heart surgery at Bristol Children’s Hospital (BCH) said that they voiced concerns regarding her care before she died. Isabella Janew, from Gloucester, was born with a rare heart defect in April 20...

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GPs failing to detect liver disease in early stages

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Monday, 01 December 2014

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A recent report found that GPs across the UK are failing to detect the early stages of liver disease. The report, which was published in The Lancet, highlighted that the UK has one of the worst death rates for liver disease in Europe. The report stat...

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“Missed opportunities” in cancer treatment

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Tuesday, 14 October 2014

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Recent research has revealed that doctors across the country are missing the early signs of lung cancer. With lung cancer killing more than 35,000 people a year – being the biggest cause of cancer death in the UK – researchers have revealed tha...

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NHS at ‘breaking point’

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Monday, 06 October 2014

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Numerous charities and leading medical groups have warned that the NHS is at “breaking point”. A letter composed by the leaders of these organisations was released over the weekend, highlighting the vast number of problems that need to be fixed...

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Care home fails patients

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Tuesday, 30 September 2014

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A care home in Suffolk has failed to provide adequate care to its patients, highlighted by a recent Care Quality Commission report. Mildenhall Lodge, run by Care UK, failed to provide satisfactory care in four out of five of the key standard categori...

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Boy’s death was preventable

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Sunday, 28 September 2014

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An inquest into the death of 20-year-old John Moore-Robinson found that he could easily have been saved. Mr Moore-Robinson died in his home in 2006 after he was discharged from hospital with an undiagnosed ruptured spleen. Despite his obvious s...

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NHS complaints continue to rise

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Thursday, 28 August 2014

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Official data has revealed that NHS England receives an average of 480 complaints every day. This has been recorded by the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) as an 8% rise in 2013-14 on the previous year. Complaints cover a...

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Hospital apologises for ‘failure’

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Wednesday, 20 August 2014

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A hospital in Nottingham has apologised to the family of a man with cancer who died after being sent home with pneumonia. 60-year-old Richard Sharp from Bilborough died about an hour after being sent home from Nottingham City Hospital with clea...

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Suspended GP returns to work

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Tuesday, 12 August 2014

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Despite numerous complaints from members of the public, a doctor that was suspended in 2012 has been allowed to return to work. Dr Nagy Gabriel was suspended from the register after “patient safety concerns” were highlighted in an inquiry in Ma...

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Cumberland Infirmary patients warned

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Friday, 08 August 2014

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North Cumbria University Hospitals NHS Trust has been forced to write to 357 patients after it was found that equipment at the hospital had not been cleaned properly. The letters informed the past patients that the machines used to clean their ...

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Staff shortages in NHS continue to cause problems

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Friday, 01 August 2014

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Managers of West Cumberland Hospital in Whitehaven have warned that staff shortages are jeopardising the quality of care being provided to patients. Earlier this year, numerous junior doctors were withdrawn from the wards due to a lack of senio...

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Poor training putting lives at risk?

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Friday, 13 June 2014

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The NHS in England, Wales and Northern Ireland has been warned that gaps in their training for patients with tracheostomies could be putting lives at risk. A tracheostomy is a procedure whereby a tube is inserted into the windpipe (trachea) of a pati...

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A&E delays persisting problem

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Sunday, 08 June 2014

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A report has found that delays in patients reaching A&E are seriously impacting the North East Ambulance Service. Within six months of last year there were a recorded 10,599 delays, with 196 being over two hours. This saw paramedics u...

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Hospital infection rates remain far too high

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Tuesday, 22 April 2014

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An NHS watchdog has found that not enough is being done by hospital staff to prevent the spread of infection. Around 300,000 patients in England develop an infection during their stay in an NHS hospital every year. Prof Gillian Leng from the Na...

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NHS Trust faces investigation following death

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Tuesday, 15 April 2014

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An NHS trust faces investigation following the death of a patient who was being treated under critical care at Hereford County Hospital. The death of the patient came after a complaint had been made concerning the hospital’s medical and surgica...

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Hospital watchdog identifies a ‘huge variation’ in hospital care

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Tuesday, 08 April 2014

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England’s health watchdog chairman said that there is a ‘huge variation’ in the care provided by England’s hospitals, with some that “you would not want to go to as a patient”. David Prior said that the Care Quality Commision (CQC) was shocked ...

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