NHS hospitals are warned not to use absorbent gel granules to stop spillages after two confused patients DIED when they tried to eat them The granules absorb moisture and are like the silicone packets inside new shoes Hospitals have been warned of the deadly consequences of eating them before But deaths are still happening because … Read more
Thousands of people with mental health problems are being left waiting for months on end for therapy on the NHS, an investigation has revealed. Statistics show one in six people who qualify for talking therapy wait six weeks or more for their treatment to begin after being told they need it. Last year almost 300,000 … Read more
Boris Johnson today hammered home his message about ‘getting Brexit done’ – and gave a ‘cast iron’ guarantee the NHS will not be on the table in a trade deal with the US. Appearing on ITV’s This Morning, the PM appealed for voters to give him a majority on December 12 so the country can ‘move … Read more
NHS cardiologist says health services failings led to his GP mother’s death at 68 after medics failed to note her missed heart attack for 11 days Dr Anisha Malhotra had a missed heart attack noted 11 days after being reported But by then it was too late, with excess intravenous fluids leading to heart failure … Read more
Elderly patients who are stranded in hospital because of the social care crisis have used up 2.5million NHS bed days since the last election, blocking a total of almost 3,000 a day. A major study found ‘bed-blocking’ caused by the failure to reform the broken care system is costing taxpayers £640,000 every day. This is … Read more
Boris Johnson last night pledged to give millions of workers a £100 tax cut within weeks if he wins a majority at next Thursday’s General Election. Setting out a whirlwind schedule for what he hopes will be the first 100 days of a new Tory government, the Prime Minister vowed to fast-track 11 pieces of … Read more
An online ‘doctor bank’ could save the NHS millions of pounds by plugging hospital staff shortages at the last minute. The scheme hopes to create a catalogue of locum doctors, who are essentially freelancers, to fill shifts at major hospitals across the entire country. Currently, hospitals trying to plug last-minute gaps in their rotas have … Read more
NHS guidelines will be changed to offer blood pressure-lowering drugs to hundreds of thousands more people in the UK. The threshold a patient has to hit before being given the life-saving drugs will be lowered and more than triple the number of people diagnosed with stage one high blood pressure. Health service watchdog, the National … Read more
A breakthrough device is allowing NHS surgeons to mend failing heart valves with a series of tiny stitches inserted while the heart still beats – saving the lives of people deemed too frail for open-heart surgery. At present, sick patients can be denied the standard valve-repair operation because it requires a heart bypass – when … Read more
Prue Leith has been drafted in by the Prime Minister to help end the hospital food scandal Prue Leith has been drafted in by the Prime Minister to help end the hospital food scandal. The Bake Off judge will front a ‘root and branch’ review setting strict national standards following the deaths of six patients … Read more
Like any proud grandmother, Tricia Risbridger loves nothing more than cuddling her two-year-old granddaughter Esmai. The toddler adores listening to music, singing, and playing the xylophone. But despite these moments of joy that will be familiar to so many, life for the family is a struggle. Esmai needs round-the-clock care since an unexplained seizure shortly … Read more
Do you drink ‘plenty’ of water every day, as NHS guidelines suggest we all should? Or do you forget, and find it’s the end of the day and all you’ve consumed is coffee and tea? If you are in the latter camp, you’re not alone. At least a third of Britons claim not to drink … Read more
John Phillips has a simple phrase that perfectly describes his terrible predicament: ‘I’m in limbo.’ The 54-year-old father of two is currently enjoying reasonable health, able to pursue his career as an NHS worker and live life as best he can. But deep inside his lungs lurks an infection so dangerous that it regularly sends … Read more