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Neglect contributed to a baby's death at the hospital where he was born, a coroner has ruled. The coroner found gross failures by midwives and consultants at Darent Valley Hospital, Kent, where Jasper Brooks was born on 15 April 2021 and said...
There is growing concern for people living with diabetes after a major charity report said that delayed routine health checks may have contributed to 7,000 more deaths than usual in England last year. The routine checks help cut the risk of serious...
A man died after waiting 47 minutes at his Bradford home for an ambulance after a heart attack. Paul Dawson, 62, fell ill in the early hours of 3 April this year. His wife called 999 four times before paramedics arrived, by which time he was in...
Inquests into the deaths of a further 10 patients of jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson have been opened and adjourned. Paterson is currently serving a 20-year sentence after he carried out unnecessary or unapproved procedures on more than 1,000...
A young woman patient, who was living with autism, died after opportunities were missed to place her in a psychiatric hospital closer to her home, an inquest jury has found. Lauren Bridges, 20, from Bournemouth, who had previously begged to be...
A vulnerable man who died after discharging himself from hospital was let down by "significant failings" in his care, an investigation has found. The man, known as Mr B, suffered from heart issues and seizures and was found dead at his...
Victims of the NHS infected blood scandal will get compensation faster following a parliamentary vote which was the first commons defeat for prime minister, Rishi Sunak. The vote was passed by 246 votes to 242 after 22 Conservatives rebelled. The...
A chief executive whose hospital has been accused of failing children has admitted it has not always "got it right" and apologised at a public meeting. Health and care regulator, the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has warned Kettering...
An NHS trust has apologised for the substandard care given to underground rap icon MF Doom, 49, who died while having hospital treatment. The artist behind songs including Accordion and That’s That , whose real name was Dumile Daniel...
An 11-year-old boy suffered permanent brain damage after birth because of negligence by hospital midwives who then fabricated notes, a high court judge has ruled. Jayden Astley now suffers from deafness, motor impairments, cognitive difficulties and...
