Researchers said the amoebas likely got into the woman’s brain through the tap water she used to fill a neti pot, rather than using saline or sterile water. The organisms entered her brain after she […]
The Rutherford Cancer Centre South Wales has been approved by the Welsh Health Specialised Services Committee (WHSSC) to provide high energy proton beam therapy to adult patients referred from the NHS in Wales. The Newport […]
A West Midlands trust placed in quality special measures has appointed Matthew Hopkins as its new chief executive months after he left another struggling trust in London amid financial difficulties. When he takes over Worcestershire Acute […]
An apprentice nurse from Broadmoor Hospital and a woman who has dedicated more than 30 years of her life to supporting children who have suffered burns are among the record number of healthcare workers and […]
Inspectors have reported weak leadership, a culture of bullying, and “tribalism” between feuding heart surgeons after a review of a troubled cardiac unit in London. Hostilities between surgeons at St George’s Hospital became so intense […]
Professor Jackie Taylor has taken up her new role as President of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons of Glasgow following her election by the College’s membership last year. Professor Taylor will split her […]
A healthcare company has been fined after a vulnerable patient suffered fatal injuries during a minibus journey. Nottingham Crown Court heard how, on 16 March 2014, a vulnerable patient was fatally injured when returning from […]
Some 3,000 foreign doctors in the UK are being urgently checked after a woman practised psychiatry for 22 years without any qualifications. New Zealander Zholia Alemi falsely claimed to have a medical degree from Auckland […]
People using strong painkillers, opioids, have twice the risk of hip fracture compared to non-opioid users, a new study from the University of Eastern Finland shows. The risk was highest in the first two months […]
An NHS worker at Sheffield Teaching Hospitals has been named Clinical Support Worker of the Year in the prestigious Our Health Heroes awards. On Friday 23rd November more than 150 guests gathered for the third annual […]
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