A consultant urologist at Royal Cornwall Hospital has been suspended for 12 months after abandoning a patient during surgery to answer a personal mobile call. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service found Dr. Omer Karim guilty of serious misconduct.
A senior anaesthetist at Tameside Hospital has been removed from the medical register after engaging in a sexual act with a patient while she was sedated for an operation. The Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service found Dr. Rauf Ahmad guilty of serious m
A UK medical tribunal permits a surgeon to return to practice despite abandoning a patient during surgery to engage in sexual activity, imposing strict conditions.
The Royal College of Midwives issues a stark warning to the Health Secretary, revealing dangerous staffing shortages and a system pushed to the brink, putting mothers and babies at risk across England.
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting launches a comprehensive review into England's crisis-hit NHS maternity services, pledging a 'fundamental shift' in care following a series of devastating scandals.
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting calls for a complete reform of the General Medical Council, branding it 'not fit for purpose' following the damning Ockenden Review into maternity scandals.
Exclusive: The Royal College of Midwives issues a stark warning as staffing shortages and rising birth complexity push maternity services to the brink, risking care quality across the UK.
Exclusive report on a patient's 15-hour ordeal after a fall, exposing the human cost of ambulance delays and A&E pressures within the UK's National Health Service.
Exclusive: A major UK fertility clinic error led to the wrong sperm donor being used for multiple patients, triggering a nationwide investigation by the HFEA and leaving families in turmoil.
An exclusive investigation by The Independent reveals a deepening crisis in NHS maternity care, with staff forced to deliver babies in outdated and potentially unsafe buildings across England.
An urgent national patient safety alert has been issued for the NHS in England, pausing a specific chemotherapy treatment for blood cancers due to potential contamination risks. Health leaders are scrambling to contact affected patients.
Shocking misconduct uncovered at Manchester hospital as medical staff engaged in sexual activity while a patient was under anaesthetic. Full disciplinary details revealed.
Exclusive investigation reveals critical safety failure in GPS monitoring devices used by the NHS and care providers, leaving patients with conditions like dementia at severe risk.
Exclusive: Devastated families reveal how NHS trust failures led to preventable baby deaths. Shocking report exposes critical midwife shortages and catastrophic communication breakdowns at Gloucestershire Hospitals NHS Trust.
A disgraced surgeon at the centre of a major NHS scandal repeatedly ignored official attempts to question him about his dangerous and unauthorised procedures on patients, a damning report has revealed.
Exclusive investigation reveals hospital bosses at England's worst-performing NHS trusts are receiving staggering salaries and bonuses, with some earning over £200,000 annually despite catastrophic failings in patient care and safety standards.
A senior gynaecologist in Assam, India, faces suspension after a damning audit revealed she performed 67 caesarean sections without medical justification in a single month, raising serious questions about medical ethics and patient safety.
A senior NHS consultant is under investigation after performing an unprecedented 67 caesarean sections in a single month in Assam, India, raising serious patient safety concerns.
A damning new NHS league table reveals the UK's worst hospitals for patient care, with Shrewsbury and Telford, and Blackpool Victoria among those named and shamed for dangerously long waits and safety concerns.
A German doctor has been convicted of murder after intentionally poisoning patients to trigger life-threatening conditions, all to demonstrate a medical theory to his sceptical colleagues. The chilling case exposes a horrific breach of trust within the he
A young mother from the UK recounts her harrowing ordeal of being denied her vital asthma medication during a severe attack at a local NHS facility, sparking outrage and calls for reform.
A German doctor has been convicted of murdering two patients by poisoning them with drugs in a UK hospital's resuscitation room. The chilling case exposes a terrifying breach of trust within the NHS.
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 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.