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Girl, 17, who took her life in hospital was 'failed by the place supposed to keep her safe' - as scandal-hit NHS mental health trust is fined £200,000 following the deaths of two patients

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Christie Harnett, 17, died after being found unconscious in a bathroom at the Newberry Centre at West Lane Hospital, Middlesbrough, in June 2019.

Our mum was a devoted nurse for three decades, but when she needed the NHS the most, medics let her die because they confused her notes with a 90-year-old man's, which said Do Not Resuscitate

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When she did need the NHS last year, aged 73, Pat Dawson was full of apologies to the kind and capable paramedics who arrived at her home in Rawtenstall, Lancashire. She was weak and in pain.

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Housebound mum-of-two could die due to rare illness - and NHS staff have 'no idea what it is'

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Janine Merryweather lives with super-rare Addison's disease which affects her hormone system, often causing her to collapse. But most NHS workers haven't even heard of the deadly illness

NHS mental health trust is fined £200,000 after two teenage girls took their own lives

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Christie Harnett (pictured), 17, and a young mother identified as Patient X, both took their own lives while under the care of Tees Esk and Wear Valley NHS Foundation Trust.

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Smoking ban will save NHS and stop it ‘swallowing economy’, says David Davis

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As published in the Telegraph Rishi Sunak’s smoking ban will save the NHS and prevent it from swallowing “the entire economy”, a former cabinet minister has said. Sir David Davis, a civil liberties campaigner, said the proposals – opposed…

NHS encourages people to donate plasma which could be used to treat 50 diseases

Richard attended the Plasma Awareness Parliamentary Event last month, hosted by NHS Blood and Transplant with Societi – The UK Kawasaki Disease Foundation and Immunodeficiency UK. He is supporting the Plasma Donation Campaign which runs…

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Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients ‘wait more than 28 days for scan results’

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Some 344,960 CT, MRI and other complex scans were not reported back within 28 days, data for 2023 suggests.

Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients ‘wait more than 28 days for scan results’

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Some 344,960 CT, MRI and other complex scans were not reported back within 28 days, data for 2023 suggests.

Fix ‘broken’ NHS to get more sick people back into work, Starmer tells Sunak

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Rishi Sunak should focus on fixing the “broken” NHS and reducing waiting lists if he wants to get more people back into work, Sir Keir Starmer has argued.

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Patient safety at risk as hundreds of thousands 'wait more than 28 days for NHS scan results'

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The Royal College of Radiologists examined data from NHS England on 46.2 million imaging tests carried out from January 2023 to December 2023, with the data published on Friday

Police in N.H. know 4/20 is this weekend, warn against impaired driving

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New Hampshire Office of Highway Safety has partnered up with state, county, and local law enforcement since an uptick in usage seems likely on and around April 20, the unofficial “holiday” for weed appreciators.

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Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients ‘wait more than 28 days for scan results’

Figures show the most common scans people have in England are X-rays

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Crash the economy, wreck the NHS – and then blame the working class

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It is a performance of arrogance that only the most sneering Conservatives can pull off

'Patients at risk' amid NHS emergency scan results delays

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The president of the Royal College of Radiologists said patient safety was at risk

'Concerning reality' as NHS patients face emergency scan results delays

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The president of the Royal College of Radiologists said patient safety was at risk

Hundreds of thousands of NHS patients ‘wait more than 28 days for scan results’

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Some 344,960 CT, MRI and other complex scans were not reported back within 28 days, data for 2023 suggests.

Caroline Seeks Nominations for NHS Awards

Dame Caroline Dinenage, Member of Parliament for Gosport, is seeking nominations for the 2024 NHS Parliamentary Awards 2024, after the deadline for submissions was extended a week.

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NHS Forth Valley student and nursing team shortlisted for national awards

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A local nursing student and a nursing team from NHS Forth Valley have been confirmed as finalists in the 2024 RCN Scotland Nurse of the Year Awards.

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Erewash MP questions the Government about the use of AI in the NHS

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The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) presents an exciting avenue for innovation within the NHS, particularly in the realm of medical diagnostics.