The government says the most “needy” patients should be able to see the same doctor at every appointment at their local GP surgery. It says GPs will be rewarded financially if they do so and if they go “above and beyond” to prevent common diseases such as heart disease or treat high blood pressure early….
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced that hospices in England will receive £100 million of government funding over two years to improve end-of-life care. Another £26 million is going to hospices for children and young people, a continuation of funding given through the first grant. comes after this Dharamshala leaders warned Due to increasing financial…
pa media London NHS trust forgives £112 million in bills for overseas patients as they balance care with cost recovery London hospitals have written off more than £112m in unpaid treatment bills for foreign patients between 2018 and 2023, according to figures obtained by the BBC. Under current NHS rules, hospital trusts in England must…
BBC Jody Seely with her daughter Alana The mother of a young girl who was operated on by a disgraced surgeon at a famous London children’s hospital says she should never have been left in his care. Jodie Seely tells BBC Newsnight she is considering legal action after Great Ormond Street Hospital (GOSH), which she…
BBC Sophie Hansen says she wishes guidance had been introduced in her case earlier this year Warning: This article contains descriptions of crimes that may upset some readers “This should not be ignored as a small crime, when this happened to me I thought I would die.” The words of Sophie Hansen, 24, who said…
family handout Jessica Powell died when staff did not adequately monitor and protect her medical room A woman who died while trying to escape from a psychiatric ward did not intend to take her own life, an investigation has revealed. A jury investigating the 20-year-old man’s death ruled that staff failed to adequately monitor and…
getty images Physician associates (PAs) should only be supervised by senior doctors and not doctors in training, a leading medical Royal College says in guidance issued to members. The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) announcement follows fierce debate over the use of PAs in the medical profession, which aim to assist doctors and can carry…
Merope Mills Merope Mills launched her campaign after an investigation found that changes to the care plan could have saved Martha’s life NHS England has revealed that almost one in every eight phone calls made under the Martha’s Rule scheme has resulted in a potentially life-saving change in treatment. The scheme allows patients and their…
getty images Now one in four babies is born by cesarean section, Latest NHS data for England It shows. This ratio has increased continuously in the last decade. Experts say it’s linked to an “increasing number” of more “complicated” pregnancies – because, for example, the mother is older or obese. But some mothers are opting…
BBC Jamie Lonsdale was delighted when Lauren Lane responded to his plea on Facebook A man who made a desperate online request for a kidney donor is now recovering from a successful transplant after a former work colleague answered the call. Jamie Lonsdale, 36, posted the appeal on Facebook and it was seen by Lauren…
