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Hospital investigation opened after forceps left inside surgical patient

A hospital is investigating after forceps were left inside a patient after surgery. Worcestershire Acute Hospitals NHS Trust has apologised and said the incident at Redditch’s Alexandra Hospital, and first reported by the BBC, was “exceptionally ...

23 Dec 2022 at 14:01

Music

Rod Stewart ‘supports doctors’ strikes’ and wants to pay for more hospital scans

Sir Rod Stewart said he supports the striking NHS staff and wants to pay for more MRI scans across the country to help cut waiting lists but described it as “banging your head against a brick wall”. In February, the singer-songwriter appeared ...

24 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Alcohol campaigners call for bespoke service for repeat admissions

Alcohol campaigners have called for a dedicated service to aid the recovery of people frequently admitted to hospital due to addiction. Scottish Health Action on Alcohol Problems (Shaap) – a group of clinicians pushing for improved services ...

27 Jul 2023 at 00:01

Woman was ‘shadow of former self’ after being stuck in hospital for nine months

A woman “lost the ability to talk and became a shadow her former self” after she spent nine months in hospital waiting for a place in a suitable care home, according to her mother. Jocelyn Ullmer, from West Sussex, was admitted to the ...

08 Nov 2023 at 16:19

Health

A 38st financial manager sheds 8st training for a 6km open water swim only to suffer kidney failure and sepsis and be told swimming saved his life

A 38st financial manager who shed 8st training to complete a 6km open water swim was suddenly struck down by kidney failure and potentially deadly sepsis – and was told by doctors that swimming had saved his life. Father-of-two ...

28 Jun 2022 at 09:10

News

Sir Rod Stewart visits NHS hospital where he paid for patients’ scans

Sir Rod Stewart said he wanted to “prove I’m not all mouth and trousers” as he visited his local NHS hospital where he paid for a day of scans for patients to help cut waiting lists. Arriving in a white Rolls-Royce on a ...

24 Feb 2023 at 18:02

Scenes in overcrowded A&E ‘not what anyone wants to see’ – Sajid Javid

Patients being told they might have to wait for up to 13 hours to see a doctor in an overcrowded A&E department is “not what anyone wants to see”, the Health Secretary has said. Sajid Javid was played a clip of a nurse ...

08 Jun 2022 at 10:24

Scotland

Scottish Government was concerned for NHS workers after airport attack

Scottish ministers were concerned about NHS staff being “victimised as a group” after the Glasgow Airport attack, new papers show. The attack on June 30 2007, where two men rammed a car filled with propane tanks into ...

01 Jan 2023 at 00:01

Scotland

Four pensioners taken to hospital after crash

Four pensioners have been taken to hospital following a two-vehicle crash. The collision happened on the A78 at Skelmorlie in Ayrshire at around 2pm on Saturday. The 74-year-old man driving one of the vehicles, a ...

30 Oct 2022 at 19:50

Scotland

A&E patient safety concerns led to inspection of entire Scottish hospital

A healthcare watchdog warned of concerns for patient safety during an inspection of one of Scotland’s largest hospitals. Healthcare Improvement Scotland (HIS) inspected the Glasgow Royal Infirmary emergency ...

08 Jul 2024 at 13:45

Hospital reopens emergency department to new admissions after power restored

Hospital shuts emergency department to new admissions after power cut

A hospital has reopened its emergency department to new admissions after suffering a power outage which caused it to declare a major incident. The Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth, Hampshire, ...

05 Aug 2024 at 12:19

Family

Mum whose son died after doctors failed to monitor salt levels calls on Government to intervene after ‘gross failure’

A heartbroken mother whose 24-year-old son died after doctors failed to monitor his salt levels has branded his death “avoidable and unforgivable” and is campaigning for the Government to ...

21 May 2024 at 06:30

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