An NHS patient reveals her horror after life-saving cancer surgery was nearly cancelled when emergency COVID-19 test results failed to arrive, exposing critical gaps in the Test and Trace system.
A predatory hospital doctor has been handed a significant prison sentence for a series of despicable sexual assaults on vulnerable, sedated patients under his care at a major UK hospital.
An urgent NHS safety alert warns that thousands of patients on a common medication for arthritis and skin conditions face heightened risks of blindness and serious lung disease. Experts call for immediate patient reviews.
Exclusive: Sarah Boyle's devastating story reveals how NHS missed her cancer symptoms, leaving her with a terminal diagnosis and fighting for her family's future.
A routine hospital visit in the UK uncovers a decades-old medical blunder as doctors find a clinical thermometer mysteriously lodged inside a patient. The bizarre case raises serious questions about patient safety and historical medical practices.
A mother's desperate protest at a Travelodge over her daughter's mental health care leads to her arrest. The incident highlights growing concerns over NHS patient welfare and police intervention.
Exclusive: The UK government faces imminent NHS strike escalation as unions vow to combat plans replacing striking staff with outsourced workers, potentially prolonging the largest walkout in health service history.
Exclusive investigation reveals hundreds of patients may have been misdiagnosed with diabetes due to faulty blood tests, sparking a major NHS review and patient safety alerts.
Exclusive NHS data reveals a sharp decline in frontline healthcare workers receiving the flu jab in England, raising serious concerns over patient safety and winter preparedness.
An NHS patient safety review uncovers a devastating failure as thousands of bowel cancer cases are misdiagnosed as IBS, leading to catastrophic delays in treatment and preventable deaths.
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust apologises for 'unacceptable' care failures after Valerie Kneale, 75, died from pneumonia just days after being sent home from A&E with paracetamol.
Exclusive: The groundbreaking NHS patient safety initiative, Martha's Rule, has been flooded with thousands of desperate calls to its 24/7 hotline, empowering families and saving lives by granting rapid second medical opinions.
The NHS is implementing 'Martha's Rule', a major new patient safety policy giving families the right to an urgent second opinion, following the tragic death of 13-year-old Martha Mills.
Exclusive: Health chiefs issue critical safety alert over 'faulty' metal hip implants used in NHS surgeries. Patients urged to seek immediate medical advice.
A senior NHS surgeon has been suspended following a catastrophic surgical error that led to the amputation of a patient's healthy leg. The devastating mistake occurred at a major UK hospital, raising serious questions about patient safety protocols.
The NHS in England is implementing 'Martha's Rule', a major patient safety initiative giving families the right to an urgent second opinion, following the tragic death of 13-year-old Martha Mills from sepsis.
An investigation reveals vulnerable children are being sedated and transported on small planes for NHS treatments due to a lack of specialist beds, raising serious safety and ethical concerns.
The devastating story of Valerie Kneale, 75, who died after a fall at Liverpool's Royal University Hospital. Her husband reveals her haunting last words and the family's quest for answers.
The NHS is implementing 'Martha's Rule' nationwide, giving patients and families the right to an urgent second opinion if their condition deteriorates, following the tragic death of 13-year-old Martha Mills.
NHS England is set to scrap the rigid two-metre social distancing rule in hospitals, allowing more flexible visiting policies and greater contact between patients and loved ones from next month.
The NHS is set to implement 'Martha's Rule', a major new patient safety initiative giving families the right to an urgent second opinion, following the preventable death of 13-year-old Martha Mills from sepsis.
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting delivers a stark diagnosis of the NHS, labelling it 'broken' and vowing a fundamental transformation to save the cherished institution from collapse.
In a major victory for patient safety, Martha's Rule is now fully operational across all acute NHS hospitals in England, giving families a direct lifeline to a rapid review if their concerns are not being heard.
A damning report reveals the horrific neglect 85-year-old Valerie Kneale suffered in her last days at a major NHS hospital, prompting a formal apology from the health trust and raising urgent questions about elderly care standards.
A senior nurse has told an inquest of her disbelief after a vulnerable female patient bled to death following a sexual assault by another patient in a side room at a mental health hospital in East London.
A major police investigation is underway after an 81-year-old grandmother died in an NHS stroke ward under circumstances so serious they've 'compromised' the murder inquiry. The family demands answers as the hospital trust remains silent.
A patient's life was shattered after a routine circumcision at a private clinic led to catastrophic organ damage. Exclusive details on the surgical error, the £200,000 settlement, and the ongoing fight for justice.
A damning report reveals corridor care has become a permanent, year-round feature in English hospitals, with patients routinely treated in cupboards and storerooms due to crippling capacity shortages.
Exclusive investigation reveals how a conman posing as an NHS surgeon performed catastrophic spinal operations, leaving dozens of patients in permanent agony and facing life-altering injuries.
Milton Keynes University Hospital issues formal apology after a catastrophic failure leaves a vulnerable patient with learning disabilities alone and without transport for hours, sparking outrage from Mencap and a government review.