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NHS trust apologises as 10 staff suspended over Noah Woods data breach

Unauthorised people accessed medical records of three-year-old who disappeared in Suffolk and was later found dead in pondAn NHS trust has apologised after the medical records of three-year-old Noah W...

NHS trust removes 10 staff from duty over Noah Woods data breach

An NHS trust has removed 10 employees from active duty while investigations are carried out into a data breach of a three-year-old's medical records.

Drones could speed up getting defibrillators to people having cardiac arrests, study suggests

New research suggests the technology could be used to increase out-of-hospital access to life-saving devicesDrones could help cut the time it takes to get a defibrillator to people experiencing cardia...

Labour members urge government to cancel Palantir's NHS contract

Delegates at the Labour party conference in Liverpool are trying to pressure the government into cancelling its £330m NHS contract with the US tech giant Palantir.

NHS boss says staff suspected of snooping on patients’ records should be suspended immediately

Jim Mackey urges ‘zero tolerance approach’ in England amid growing concern over breaches of confidential dataNHS staff suspected of snooping on patients’ medical records should be suspended immediatel...

NHS to suspend staff suspected of snooping on patient records

There have been too many cases of staff abusing patient trust, and enough is enough, the head of the NHS in England says.

NHS staff face immediate suspension if caught inappropriately accessing patient information

NHS staff have been warned they face immediate suspension if they are caught inappropriately accessing patient information.

‘Gamechanging’ brain tumour test reduces diagnosis from eight weeks to two hours

NHS England says test can be done while patient is on operating table and is being piloted in five centres around the countryA rapid new test for brain tumours can diagnose patients while they are sti...

NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessments

Patient groups decry ‘scandalous’ delays as four integrated care boards take step due to soaring demand for diagnoses• Two-year waiting times highlight NHS struggle with rise in ADHD and autism awaren...

Two-year waiting times highlight NHS struggle with rise in ADHD and autism awareness

Assessment bottlenecks have knock-on effects, with delays in medical help and access to specialist support• NHS bodies in England impose two-year minimum wait for ADHD and autism assessmentsThat NHS b...

One person taken to hospital after barracks fire

An investigation is due to take place after a fire at the accommodation block in Catterick Garrison.

NHS trust to review 4,500 breast cancer cases after unnecessary surgeries found

The BBC has spoken to women who suffered unnecessary surgery, delayed diagnoses and a lack of care.

From idealists to struggling sceptics: how Labour’s majority depends on five progressive voter types – in charts

Analysis reveals groups with sharply contrasting priorities – and who has drifted the most from Labour towards Greens and Reform• Tactical voting at next election could push Reform into fourth place,...

NHS trust prepared to review 4,500 breast cancer cases after failings

An NHS trust is prepared to review 4,500 breast cancer cases stretching more than a decade after admitting failings.

High levels of 'forever chemical' causing cancer found in blood of residents living near factory

Dozens of residents living near a major chemical factory have discovered high levels of a cancer-causing "forever chemical" in their blood, according to lawyers.

Blood tests find high level of cancer-causing forever chemical in residents near factory

People living near a major chemical factory in Lancashire are told they could be at risk of serious health conditions.

Mother whose teen son suffered 'horrific' death 'disgusted' by NHS staff accessing his records

Mother of teen who died ‘deeply hurt’ that NHS staff may have accessed son’s records inappropriately

Oliver McGowan, who died in 2016, may have had his medical records accessed inappropriately after his death by NHS staff in Bristol.

Millions in England unaware they have ‘silent killer’ high blood pressure, research reveals

Approach to treating high blood pressure ‘not fit for purpose’, say researchers, with 59% of cases undiagnosedOnly half of people being treated by a GP for high blood pressure in England have it under...

Millions of lettuces ruined by UK aphid outbreak

Growers are facing losses of £10m, as 30 million heads of lettuce will be rendered unusable.