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Life-saving oxygen is at risk of not getting to patients in hospital because of problems with how it is piped around wards, a safety watchdog is warning. A Healthcare Safety Investigation Branch (HSIB) review said a number of hospitals in England...
A nursery nurse catapulted from a Hull Fair ride has agreed to a "five-figure" payout for the physical and psychological damage the accident caused. Jade Harrison, 24, fell from the Airmaxx 360 ride at Hull Fair on 7 October 2019,...
A painful infection that mainly affects women is too often dismissed as "women's problems." One in every two women suffers a urinary tract infection (UTI), the second most common infection globally. Among sufferers is Hannah Hanratty,...
One in three babies stillborn at two hospitals in South Wales may have survived had it not been for serious clinical mistakes, a review has established. The Independent Maternity Oversight Panel found major failings in 21 of 63 cases at two...
A NURSE who lied for five years about her actions in the final days of a well-known York musician was suspended from the nursing register. Susan Nyakwangwa deliberately deceived an inquest, police and care home staff, a nursing professional tribunal...
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...
