Health: Vaginal swabs left inside NHS patients 32 times by mistake
These are all incidents so serious they should have never happened (Picture: PA) There have been nearly 100 cases of a foreign object being left inside a patient by mistake…
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Who gets free NHS prescriptions and how much do they cost?
Prescription charges will be frozen amidst the cost of living crisis. (Picture: Getty) The UK government have announced that prescription charges will be frozen in a bid to help curve…
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NHS prescription charge is frozen amid cost of living crisis
Ministers have been tasked to come up with ways to ease the burden of the cost of living crisis (Picture: Getty/iStockphoto) NHS prescription charges are to be frozen in the…
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NHS worker caught with 9g of cocaine at Creamfields jailed for 3 years
Courtney Healy, 21, was caught with the cocaine at Creamfields festival (Picture: S.Camelot/Wales News Service) An NHS worker who took cocaine into a music festival has been jailed for three…
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Shortages of hay fever drugs and painkillers as NHS faces supply mess
Companies providing medications for millions of people face ‘unprecedented pressure’ (Picture: Shutterstock) The NHS is facing shortages of blood pressure pills, painkillers, hay fever tablets and anti-depressants as drug producers…
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Patients’ lives being ‘put at risk’ by ‘crumbling’ NHS hospitals
The number of clinical incidents linked to crumbling hospitals and faulty equipment has tripled in the past five years (Picture: Peter Byrne) Patients’ lives are being put at risk by…
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Part-time GPs are not to blame for the downfall of the NHS right now
We need to finally quash the ‘lazy part-time GP’ narrative (Picture: Getty Images) ‘So tell me, why do so many GPs work part-time these days?’ asked a patient at the…
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Facemasks and social distancing rules should be brought back to protect the NHS after Covid spike, says health boss
FACEMASKS and social distancing should be brought back in to protect the NHS following a massive spike in Covid cases, a senior NHS leader has demanded. Chris Hopson, chief executive…
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NHS bank holiday warning after DIY injuries rise
DIYers are warned not to wound themselves this weekend after home improvement injuries surged last year. NHS figures reveal the number of hospital stays for blunders with power tools and…
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Woman awarded payout from NHS after botched surgery
The woman was forced to undergo skin grafts following the surgery (Picture: MEN Media/Hull Live) A student has won an out of court settlement after a routine operation went horribly…
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