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Posted onNHS Confederation A senior NHS leader has criticised the health service, saying his mother received a “black service, not an NHS service” as she died. Lord Victor Adebowale, chair of the NHS Confederation, which represents health managers, described his mother Grace’s death as “undignified”. The 92-year-old died in January of suspected lung cancer, although it…
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Posted onCoroner warns of risk of future deaths at mental health unit where patient was killed
Posted onOn the night of Cahan’s death, staff on the ward were found to have been asleep on the job and on their phones for long periods. East London NHS Foundation Trust (ELFT) says the failings identified were “wholly unacceptable” and that it has undertaken a “significant programme of work” to improve inpatient services. The coroner’s…
German doctor jailed for killing 15 of his patients
Posted onA German palliative care doctor has been sentenced to life imprisonment for killing 15 of his patients. A court in Berlin on Wednesday found the 41-year-old man, named only as Johannes M. in line with German privacy rules, guilty of murdering 12 women and three men between September 2021 and July 2024. The authorities believe…
Best and worst-performing NHS Trusts in England named
Posted onHugh PymHealth editor, BBC News Getty Images New league tables rating the performance of NHS trusts in England have been published for the first time, with specialist hospitals taking the top slots. Number one is Moorfields Eye Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, followed by the Royal National Orthopaedic Hospital NHS Trust and cancer centre the Christie…
