Hospitals

Lucy Letby likely to have harmed other babies, doctor tells inquiry

Lucy Letby was likely to have harmed more babies than those she has been convicted of murdering on a hospital neonatal unit, a senior doctor has told a public...

‘Lack of transparency’ over spike in baby deaths, watchdog tells Letby inquiry

Hospital managers showed a “lack of transparency” by failing to tell a healthcare watchdog about a spike in...

Doctor secured Lucy Letby hospital placement while she was suspected of murder

A doctor who exchanged more than 1,000 “inappropriate” and “frivolous” Facebook messages with Lucy Letby secured her a...

US Senate votes unanimously to hold hospital CEO in criminal contempt

The US Senate has voted unanimously to hold the CEO of Steward Health Care in criminal contempt for...

NHS electronic health records pose ‘serious safety risks’

There are “serious safety risks” for patients in the rollout of electronic health records in hospitals across England,...

Lucy Letby: mother of murdered baby demands apology over hospital ‘failings’

The mother of a baby girl murdered by Lucy Letby has demanded an apology from the hospital for “dozens” of failings that allowed her...

‘Serious disruption’ possible in hospitals with expiring PFI contracts, report says

Hospitals and schools that depend on private finance initiative contracts are in danger of “serious disruption” unless they can find a way to cope...

Imagine your friend survives a catastrophic accident. What do you do? This is what I learned

What’s the best way to support a friend who has had a life-shattering, traumatic accident? I didn’t have a clue when my friend Martha...

Paramedics forced to treat patient in Melbourne hospital corridor due to overrun emergency department

Specialist paramedics were called to treat a cardiac patient inside a hospital corridor because the emergency department was full, prompting an investigation by the...

‘Women feel like failures if they haven’t had a “normal” birth’: how the NCT has shaped childbirth in the UK

In May, charity representatives, campaigners and MPs gathered in parliament to hear the then Conservative MP Theo Clarke launch the UK’s first national birth...