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NHS pays record £84m in compensation for patients harmed by poor care
A record number of hospital patients received compensation following botched care and surgery at the hands of private contractors who won NHS contracts, statistics show
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Patient dies after leaving ward, falling through roof, and landing in oven
A ‘extremely vulnerable’ patient died after he fell through a roof and landed inside a hospital catering oven, an inquest has heard.
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Lucy Letby described as ’the elephant in the room’ at hospital with spike in baby deaths, inquiry reveals
The Thirlwall Inquiry heard that doctors did not discuss neonatal mortality or concerns raised about Letby until the new year following a pivotal board meeting in 2016
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Inquest begins in London into death of infant linked to contaminated IV nutrition
Mother describes the loss of Yousef Al-Kharboush at nine days old in 2014 as the "worst experience a parent could have" during the hearing.
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11-year-old girl killed on her birthday by poisonous gas ’desperate’ neighbour used for bedbug infestation
Jesmin Akter failed to read the packaging before using a deadly amount of aluminium phosphide, which reacted with moisture to create the poisonous gas phosphine, likened to chemical warfare agents.
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Russia bombs children’s hospital as missiles kill dozens across Ukraine
Putin’s forces deliberately targeted kids, Kyiv officials said.
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Woman nearly died from flesh-eating bug - baking soda saved her life
’My family said their final goodbyes. No one thought I’d be here today. I’m thankful they never gave up on my life’
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Restaurant explosion horror as at least 5 dead and 63 injured in massive blast
A propane tank is believed to have exploded inside a restaurant in the western Turkish city of Izmir on Sunday, leaving at least five people dead and 63 others injured, authorities said.
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'I may never get over leaving my baby in a hot car where he died after 7 hours'
Raelyn Balfour, 52, forgot to drop nine-month-old son Bryce off at his childminder's before going to work - and the baby tragically died after being left in the car
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Putin forces troops on crutches back to frontline as 'typhoid rife in his army'
Russian troops who have lost limbs in the war are being sent back to the frontlines on crutches as Vladimir Putin forces injured soldiers to the cholera-laden trenches
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Vicky Pattison sobs in hospital 'unable to move after ignoring warning signs'
Former Geordie Shore star Vicky Pattison shared worrying photographs of her laid up in a hospital bed as she revealed she'd been rushed to A&E ahead of her upcoming wedding
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New KP.3 Covid variant symptoms as reports grow of 'summer wave'
Hospitals have reported a rise in admissions and the type which has driven a big rise in the USA has been detected in the UK
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'I changed my diet in one way and my weight has plummeted'
Simon Parnell tipped the scales at 35 stone at his heaviest and struggled to squeeze into a size 8XL
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England 'not good enough' despite easy France win as absent coach sends message
England deliver scrappy display in 40-8 win against France in Toulouse where assistant Andy Last was in charge with head coach Shaun Wane recovering from surgery at home
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Vote Labour - end 14 years of Tory chaos and be on the right side of history
Ahead of a historic General Election on Thursday the people of the UK have a chance to reject the misery and blundering of the Tory government. It is time for change and a fresh start.
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Girl, 12, sent home with collapsed lung and bad head injury offered £20 voucher
Kirsty McClean said she is disgusted Mia was sent home from hospital with such serious untreated injuries on Monday, June 24, believing she could have died as a result of them.
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'Labour faces an even bigger mountain to restore the NHS than the '97 challenge'
If Labour win the General Election on Thursday, they must sort the Conservative Party's NHS mess - which has left hospital crumbling, mammoth waiting times and stretched resources
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Sex acts on corpses at NHS hospital 'may never be recovered from', fears judge
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Damon Tingay, 30, was jailed for six years at Grimsby Crown Court for sexually penetrating two corpses and admitted trespassing in the hospital grounds with intent to commit a sexual act
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'My heart stopped for 40 minutes - I was given a one percent chance of survival'
Lizzie Catt talks to Saroj Khadka, a coach driver from Kent, and hears how his wife's CPR training saved his life after a massive heart attack and was given a very slim chance of surviving
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Dad's tribute to 'forever young' boy, 14, killed in horror quad bike crash
Isaac Roxborough sadly died in hospital on Wednesday, a day after the collision on a back road near the village of Eglinton, Co Derry, with his funeral set for tomorrow
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Hero girl, 6, saves mum in brave call to 999 saying 'Mummy can't move'
Aurora Chilvers has now been rewarded for her bravery by East Midlands Ambulance Service after keeping her composure when mum Beth, 32, became very unwell at their home in Rainworth, Nottingham
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Rob Burrow's funeral plans confirmed by Leeds Rhinos with poignant date set
The legendary rugby league player, who died earlier this month aged just 41 after a battle with motor neurone disease, will be laid to rest on Sunday July 7
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'Our son was saved by a stem cell donor - then we found out it who it was'
Miles O’Shaughnessy was diagnosed with Wiskott Aldrich Syndrome at six-months-old and was desperately in need of a stem cell transplant
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Woman who started using a sunbed at 18 has had skin cancer twice
Caroline had to have a chunk of her foot the size of a tennis ball removed, while the lymph nodes from her groin were also taken out as she battled the disease
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Baby killer who shook tot to death 'had threatened to throw child from window'
Shannon Driver was sentenced to 17 years behind bars after baby Jaxon suffered horrific injuries that a post-mortem confirmed were significant and non-accidental