Inside Redeemer’s Village robotic surgery
On an operating table in Abuja, a patient lay undergoing surgery for kidney cancer. Hundreds of kilometres away,…
NHS trust apologises to Noah Woods’ family over data breach
The three-year-old was found dead in Decoy Pond in Brantham after he left a play area in Marriam…
‘I was angry at my husband – I didn’t know he had dementia’
Since Clive’s death in 1999, Helen has been working as a dementia researcher, raising awareness of his condition…
Hospital AI use is causing medical bills to soar, with Blue Cross estimating $1 billion in extra insurance costs
Insurers paid out $1bn extra because of AI assistance in hospitals, report claimsAI is scanning through swathes of…
63 Doctors Share Their Dumbest Ever Patient Stories
40. “There was a 24-year-old patient who was brought in from a jail in a rural county. He…
Salisbury Hospice Midnight Walk raises more than £25,000
The event, organised by Salisbury Hospice Charity, raised more than £25,000 on Saturday, September 19, to support hospice…
Ipswich Hospital seeks approval for MRI improvements
The proposal from East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) includes replacing two rooftop chiller units.…
Claire Chick’s legacy lives on as Plymouth nursing fund smashes £20k milestone
Nursing students are set to benefit for years to come from a fund set up to honour a…
Trinity Manor Care Home in Sherborne hosted Zoolab visit
Trinity Manor Care Home in Sherborne hosted a visit from Zoolab, whose mobile zoo brought along a selection…
What will this winter trolley season bring?
It is difficult to remember a time over the past few decades when hospital overcrowding was never an…
Britons lose tens of thousands after Portuguese clinic goes bust in ‘biggest global IVF disaster’
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Darwin scales back complex NHS modular work after £3m loss
Turnover at the Portakabin-owned business almost halved to £72m in 2025 from £140m the…