Hospitals
The latest news and comment on hospitals
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Psychiatric patients charged £366,000 too much for callsRampton high-security hospital seeks to refund hundreds overcharged for using its phones
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Hospital staffing crisis as 40% of consultant posts remain vacantRoyal College of Physicians says ‘gathering storm’ of problems puts health secretary’s seven-day NHS plan at risk
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Man, 86, dies after son said hospital was 'starving him to death'Stanley Hampson’s son lost a legal fight over having him tube-fed, which doctors said would have been unethical
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Keeping Australia Alive: no second takes in ABC's ambitious medical showCash-strapped broadcaster’s ambitious new medical show gives viewers an intimate look into patients’ lives at home
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Care home offers a step between hospital and home for patientsNew initiative sees independent care homes working with hospitals to provide a place for people to recuperate and alleviate pressures on acute care
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NHS hospitals now so overwhelmed patients could die, says top doctorThe warning from doctors in acute care comes after the NHS admits it missed almost all key targets in January – its worst-ever set of figures
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NHS records worst ever performance figuresHundreds of thousands of patients were forced to wait longer than they should for time-critical care, latest figures show
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New mothers in UK have shortest hospital stays, research findsMothers giving birth in UK hospitals have shorter stays in maternity units than those in any other high-income country
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All hospital deaths to be examined by second doctorHealth secretary Jeremy Hunt to announce medics will provide a ‘second look’ at events preceding a patient’s death
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Bullying stopped staff reporting heart surgery deaths, says CQCCare Quality Commission inspectors find serious problems at heart unit of NHS Queen Elizabeth hospital in Birmingham
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Interpret heart death statistics with cautionLetters: The approach of the CQC to monitor the situation appears to be proportionate and sensible
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NHS England prepares for sugar tax with ban on unhealthy food advertsPrice promotions and checkout displays for foods high in sugar and salt are to be ended, says chief executive Simon Stevens
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Final-year medical students face delay to job offersStudents say UK Foundation Programme Office hold-up is a blow at a time when morale is already low due to junior doctor contracts row
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Inquest to decide if police restraint contributed to hospital patient's deathPhilmore Mills, who had pneumonia, was held on the floor and cuffed after allegedly being aggressive to staff
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A moment that changed me: carrying out kidney transplants in GazaThe charity I work for wanted me to perform four kidney transplants. I didn’t realise how difficult that would prove
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The history of heart surgery failures: tragedies born of arrogance not malpracticeKennedy report after Bristol scandal 15 years ago ensured heart surgery data was collected and shared but much needs to be done before public can rely on it
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Private health cover: governments only care about rising costs when they're paying, not youWith another hike in premiums, consumers have to weigh up whether they are better off paying money to an insurer, or saving for a rainy day
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Decayed teeth removed from 128,000 children in England since 2011Report finds hospital admissions continue to rise, with strong correlation between deprivation and tooth extraction rate
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Cash-strapped hospitals ask for £1.5bn tax rebateEighty NHS trusts in England have written to local authorities claiming they are eligible for an 80% discount on business rates
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Junior doctors: going back to the bad old days? – cartoonWhat will hospitals look like after a few more years of this government?
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Malcolm Turnbull promises states hospital funding in budget after Abbott cutsExclusive: Prime minister reassures state leaders he will not allow them to fall off a ‘fiscal cliff’ after cuts to hospital funding made by Tony Abbott
Hospitalization order for black man who died in cell never processed, report says