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Abolishing patient watchdog leaves NHS 'marking own homework', councils warn

The plans are part of a government bill to modernise the NHS in England, which is currently going through parliament.…

2 months ago

12-year-old patient harmed by GOSH surgeon talks about his ordeal

A former patient of Yaser Jabbar has spoken to the BBC about his experience with the limb reconstruction surgeon when…

6 months ago

First leukaemia patient to get pioneering drug on NHS says it is ‘very sci-fi’

Fergus WalshMedical editorBBCOscar Murphy has now finished his CAR-T therapy and is hopeful for his futureThe first leukaemia patient to…

6 months ago

Staffordshire cancer patient welcomes newly-approved treatment

Andy GiddingsWest MidlandsFamily photoSharon Price said she wanted to avoid the need for surgeryA woman who successfully underwent a newly-approved…

8 months ago

Hospital trust fined £500k over death of patient Alice Figueiredo

Alison HoltSocial affairs editor, The Old BaileyFamily handoutAlice Figueiredo's family hoped lessons would be learned following their 22-year-old daughter's deathJames…

9 months ago

Hertfordshire mum is first UK patient to trial new MS treatment

Lucy North/PA MediaEmily Henders is taking part in a trial of T-cell therapy, which has proved successful in treating blood…

9 months ago

Patient ‘threatened’ by staff, Essex mental health inquiry told

ContributedIris Scott, 73, was a patient at the Crystal Centre in Chelmsford A woman who took her own life while…

9 months ago

New GP online booking system ‘risks patient safety’, doctors warn

Getty ImagesThere are concerns the new online system will not be able to differentiate between urgent and non-urgent requestsThe doctors…

10 months ago

Under-fire NHS trust recorded patient ate breakfast three days after he died

Alison Holt & James MelleyBBC NewsBBCCarole Charles's husband Winbourne's death is one of 20 involving the same NHS hospital trust…

1 year ago

Dubai Health Authority Strengthens Patient Data Security with NABIDH Privacy Intelligence Initiative

 Dubai Health Authority (DHA) announced today the integration of artificial intelligence (AI) within the ‘Nabidh’ system to enhance patient data…

1 year ago