All news on the topic: Hospitals

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Classified audit found no Hungarian hospital met minimum patient safety standards
At least ten years ago, the Orbán government already had documentation showing that the healthcare system was struggling with systemic problems, yet they never spoke about this openly.
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6.7-magnitude earthquake rocks Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi and damages Palu
A 6.7-magnitude earthquake struck Indonesia’s Central Sulawesi province on Tuesday, causing intense shaking for over a minute.
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NHS told to prepare for possible Ebola cases as deadly outbreak in Africa raises UK import fears
NHS staff have been advised to prepare for potential Ebola cases reaching the UK due to a rapidly growing outbreak of the deadly virus in Africa.
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Staff caught charging fire-risk e-bikes inside London hospitals
Dangerous e-bikes and e-scooters are being kept inside London hospitals in what campaigners warn is a ‘preventable tragedy waiting to happen’.
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Rise in vitamin K shot refusals linked to preventable newborn deaths and brain bleeds
They entered the world the way babies should, with piercing cries announcing their arrival.
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€100 ticket could land you a Picasso as charity raffle returns to France
Number of tickets to win Tête de Femme will be capped at 120,000 and proceeds will go to Alzheimer’s research.
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Six arrested after man shot in leg during early-morning incident in Manchester city centre
Greater Manchester Police said the man was taken to hospital but his injuries are not believed to be life-threatening.
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NHS warns of ‘unprecedented wave’ of super flu as hospital cases hit record highs
The NHS has issued an urgent warning over an “unprecedented wave” of super flu, with infections from the mutated H3N2 ‘subclade K’ strain pushing hospitals toward a worst-case scenario for this time of year.
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UK hospitals overwhelmed as mutant H3N2 flu triggers critical incident and mask rules return
A major hospital trust has told patients to stay away due to a surge in mutant flu cases sweeps the UK.
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Migrant avoids jail after using nurse’s identity to work in UK hospital
A male migrant has avoided jail despite admitting to fraud after he used a female nurse’s identity to work in a hospital.
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Starving and wounded, Gazans flee north as southern hospitals buckle under strain
The few remaining hospitals and clinics in central and southern Gaza are being overwhelmed by a "tsunami" of injured and sick patients fleeing a new Israeli offensive in the north of the devastated territory, medics say.
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Mother horrified as Leeds funeral director kept her deceased baby “watching cartoons” at home
A funeral director has been prohibited from working with hospitals in Leeds after a mother reported she was left distraught upon discovering her deceased baby positioned as if "watching" cartoons at the woman’s home.
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Surgeon who harmed patients struck off for falsifying records
A doctor, identified by a hospital review as having harmed dozens of bowel surgery patients, has been struck off for falsifying medical records.
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Author of "The Godfather" Coppola suffered a heart attack in Italy — media
According to reports from the Italian press, legendary director Francis Ford Coppola has been rushed to the hospital.
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Three senior leaders at Lucy Letby Hospital have been arrested on suspicion of gross professional negligence causing infants’ deaths
Three senior leaders at Lucy Letby’s hospital have been arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter.
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David Beckham hospitalized after mysterious injury
Sir David Beckham has been hospitalised after suffering a mysterious injury.
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Nurse who killed elderly women with insulin to remain behind bars — court rejects appeal
A nurse dubbed the ’Angel of Death’ who was jailed for life for the murders of four elderly patients and attempting to murder a fifth has lost an appeal.
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Leeds hospitals deemed unsafe for mothers: maternity services downgraded to "inadequate"
Maternity services at two Leeds hospitals have been downgraded from "good" to "inadequate" by the healthcare regulator, because their failings posed "a significant risk" to women and babies.
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In the morning, Iran launched several dozen rockets at Israel: reports indicate a direct hit on a hospital
This morning, Iran launched several dozen rockets at Israel. Hits were recorded in the center and south of the country.
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It was a massacre: Iranian doctors shocked by the scale of casualties after Israeli bombings
Exhausted medical workers say facilities are overwhelmed and death toll is higher than 224 reported
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On NATO’s eastern flank, medics prepare for war: bulletproof vests, medicine stockpiles, and field hospitals
From accumulating trauma kits for mass casualties to equipping medics with body armor, wartime health planning is no longer hypothetical on NATO’s eastern flank.
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Darkest chapter in British medicine: police investigate mass deaths in Nottingham maternity ward
Inquiry into Nottingham university hospitals NHS trust follows deaths and serious injuries related to maternity care
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Male nurse struck off after spying on men in Asda toilet
A nurse has been struck off the register after filming people through a hole in the cubicle wall in an Asda toilet.
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Over 1,500 NHS top managers received six-figure salaries — even in hospitals with the worst performance
1,557 senior NHS managers received a six-figure salary in the year 2023-24, including many in charge of underperforming hospitals.
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Police charge man over crossbow event at Glasgow hospital
29-year-old will appear in court after a crossbow was carried into Queen Elizabeth university hospital