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Young people are the unhappiest with the NHS
According to research, people aged between 16 and 24 are the least satisfied with the service they receive from the NHS. Surveys show that only about 80% of people in that age group are content with s...Cover-up claims as hospitals keep complaints under wraps
The NHS Information Centre offers a service that is supposed to offer a comprehensive picture of the service that they offer- including the complaints that they receive. However, the number of NHS fou...Stroke patients don’t receive vital care
A mere half of stroke patients are actually getting the treatments that they need from doctors, which are crucial to saving their lives. The Royal College of Physicians carried out a national audit an...Surgery delayed until you ‘die or go private’
According to an official report published yesterday, NHS bosses are deliberately delaying operations as they wait for patients to either die or go private, so that they can save money. Health trusts a...‘Lifestyle’ diseases are on the rise
Figures indicate that the number of prescriptions issued for each person in the UK averages more than 17 a year, up from 11.2 in 2000. This makes the total average cost per person £169 (instead of £...Elderly patient dropped on his head
Kenneth Thomas, 81, was receiving treatment for prostate cancer when he fell ill. His wife called their GP, who called the ambulance. Mr Thomas was being carried down the stairs of his home in Surrey ...£200,000 for ‘breast cancer blunder’ doctor
Dr Glenn Anthony Kelly failed to spot breast cancer in 61 patients, and has now resigned after being suspended on full pay for two years, pocketing himself of a total of nearly £200,000. The doctor w...New test for throat cancer
A new national screening programme could be set up to detect throat cancer using a new £25 “sponge on a string test”. The procedure involves the patients swallowing a pill on a string, t...Hepatitis B outbreak at Morrison Hospital in Swansea
A woman has died and up to 150 heart patients are feared to have been infected after an actue Hepatitis B outbreak at an NHS hospital. The outbreak is linked to contaminated surgical equipment. Heart ...Rebecca Leighton 'rejected for promotion'
Rebecca Leighton, the nurse arrested on suspicion of murdering patients at Stepping Hill, had apparently been turned down for a promotion she applied for, thought to be within the hospital. Yesterday ...
