Southport killer was under NHS mental health care
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was under the care of an NHS mental health service for about four years before he "stopped ...
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Scrapping NHS learning disability target ‘risks disabled people’s life expectancy’
Officials say that ‘streamlining’ targets will help deliver faster treatment for hundreds of thousands of patients – but charities have been left dismayed ...
NHS and health department officials ‘out of ideas’ for transforming care – MPs
In September, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer laid out plans for “three big shifts” in the NHS: moving from hospital-based to ...
UK health system to offer cutting-edge gene therapy for sickle cell disease
Britain's National Health Service (NHS) will provide a cutting-edge gene therapy that aims to cure sickle cell disease, the ...
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Hundreds of thousands of patients to get faster access to NHS care as targets halved under new guidance
The NHS will focus on delivering faster treatment for hundreds of thousands of patients – including for planned surgeries and emergency care – as the number of national targets is almost halved under ...
Women’s health is a priority despite scrapping of key pledge, says NHS chief
There is a “big cultural challenge” in the NHS and the service “doesn’t always have the needs of women at its heart”, the ...
NHS ordered to make improvements to patient care while cutting costs
The NHS has been ordered to drive improvements in hospital waiting times and cancer care while at the same time cutting costs ...
Sickle cell disease ‘cure’ to be offered to NHS patients
Around 1,700 people could be eligible for the one-time treatment, which is seen as a less risky alternative to a donor stem ...
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NHS and health department officials ‘out of ideas’ for transforming care – MPs
However, the PAC said that, under questioning, officials from both the Department for Health and Social Care (DHSC) and NHS England do not seem ready to take that on. Sir Geoffrey Clifton-Brown ...
Southport killer had NHS mental health care for four years, trust says
Axel Rudakubana was given a life sentence with a minimum term of 52 years for murdering three young girls in Southport on ...
Concern that NHS ‘not learning’ from mental health death reports
The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) has published a report about investigations conducted after a patient ...
Doctors’ leaders: There must be a ‘zero tolerance’ approach to NHS corridor care
A major nursing report has found that patients are dying in corridors and sometimes going undiscovered for hours.