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Amputee Stuck in Hospital for Seven Months Due to Housing Issues
After life-saving surgery and despite being medically fit for discharge since January, 57-year-old David Taylor remains in Pontefract Hospital due to his Knottingley home's inaccessibility and the failure to find suitable alternative housing through Vico Homes.
Amputee Stuck in Hospital for Seven Months Due to Housing Issues
After life-saving surgery and despite being medically fit for discharge since January, 57-year-old David Taylor remains in Pontefract Hospital due to his Knottingley home's inaccessibility and the failure to find suitable alternative housing through Vico Homes.
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40% Bias Score
NHS Loses £252 Million to Unpaid Overseas Patient Bills
Over three years, £252 million in unpaid bills from overseas patients has accumulated, impacting NHS resources and potentially delaying care for UK residents.
NHS Loses £252 Million to Unpaid Overseas Patient Bills
Over three years, £252 million in unpaid bills from overseas patients has accumulated, impacting NHS resources and potentially delaying care for UK residents.
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48% Bias Score
NHS Maternity Care: Toxic Culture Risks Normalizing Harm to Mothers and Babies
A "toxic" culture of cover-up in the NHS is normalizing harm to mothers and babies, according to the head of the General Medical Council, who cites data showing that 27% of obstetrics and gynaecology trainees hesitate to escalate patient concerns.
NHS Maternity Care: Toxic Culture Risks Normalizing Harm to Mothers and Babies
A "toxic" culture of cover-up in the NHS is normalizing harm to mothers and babies, according to the head of the General Medical Council, who cites data showing that 27% of obstetrics and gynaecology trainees hesitate to escalate patient concerns.
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52% Bias Score
First Group of Injured Palestinian Children Arrive in UK for NHS Treatment
The UK government has begun evacuating critically ill and injured Palestinian children from Gaza to the UK for NHS treatment, with the first group expected to arrive in the coming days.
First Group of Injured Palestinian Children Arrive in UK for NHS Treatment
The UK government has begun evacuating critically ill and injured Palestinian children from Gaza to the UK for NHS treatment, with the first group expected to arrive in the coming days.
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32% Bias Score
England Publishes NHS Hospital League Tables Ranking Performance
The UK Labour government has released the first NHS hospital league tables in England since the early 2000s, ranking 205 trusts based on 30 metrics, with Moorfields Eye Hospital topping the list and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn at the bottom, despite concerns from health experts about the...
England Publishes NHS Hospital League Tables Ranking Performance
The UK Labour government has released the first NHS hospital league tables in England since the early 2000s, ranking 205 trusts based on 30 metrics, with Moorfields Eye Hospital topping the list and Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King's Lynn at the bottom, despite concerns from health experts about the...
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24% Bias Score
Over-the-Counter Menopause Hormone Tests Deemed Clinically Useless
Senior doctors warn that readily available, expensive hormone tests for menopause are misleading, medically unnecessary, and risk undermining women's healthcare, urging reliance on symptom-based diagnosis instead.
Over-the-Counter Menopause Hormone Tests Deemed Clinically Useless
Senior doctors warn that readily available, expensive hormone tests for menopause are misleading, medically unnecessary, and risk undermining women's healthcare, urging reliance on symptom-based diagnosis instead.
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48% Bias Score
Scotland Limits Free Covid Jabs to Over-75s Amid Criticism
Scotland will offer free Covid booster jabs only to those 75 and over this winter, aligning with UK-wide recommendations, despite concerns from Age Scotland that this change could lead to increased loneliness and isolation among those aged 65-74, who will still receive free flu jabs.
Scotland Limits Free Covid Jabs to Over-75s Amid Criticism
Scotland will offer free Covid booster jabs only to those 75 and over this winter, aligning with UK-wide recommendations, despite concerns from Age Scotland that this change could lead to increased loneliness and isolation among those aged 65-74, who will still receive free flu jabs.
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24% Bias Score
National Investigation Launched into NHS Maternity Care Failures
Fourteen NHS trusts are under investigation for systemic failures in maternity care, following a string of scandals revealing preventable deaths and a "toxic cover-up culture.
National Investigation Launched into NHS Maternity Care Failures
Fourteen NHS trusts are under investigation for systemic failures in maternity care, following a string of scandals revealing preventable deaths and a "toxic cover-up culture.
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48% Bias Score
First Group of Injured Gazan Children Arrive in UK for NHS Treatment
The UK is receiving its first group of severely injured Gazan children for NHS treatment, following weeks of diplomatic efforts and collaboration with international partners to facilitate their medical evacuation amidst the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
First Group of Injured Gazan Children Arrive in UK for NHS Treatment
The UK is receiving its first group of severely injured Gazan children for NHS treatment, following weeks of diplomatic efforts and collaboration with international partners to facilitate their medical evacuation amidst the ongoing humanitarian crisis.
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20% Bias Score
NHS Waiting Lists Rise for Second Month
In July, England's NHS saw its waiting list for routine treatment reach a record high of 7.4 million, increasing for the second consecutive month and exceeding the previous month's total by 34,000, while also experiencing its busiest August ever in A&E and emergency ambulance calls.
NHS Waiting Lists Rise for Second Month
In July, England's NHS saw its waiting list for routine treatment reach a record high of 7.4 million, increasing for the second consecutive month and exceeding the previous month's total by 34,000, while also experiencing its busiest August ever in A&E and emergency ambulance calls.
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24% Bias Score
Secret Meeting Raises Concerns Over UK Pandemic Response Contractor
Leaked files reveal a secret 2019 meeting between UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his senior advisor, and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel, raising questions about transparency and potential conflicts of interest given Palantir's subsequent role in the UK's pandemic response.
Secret Meeting Raises Concerns Over UK Pandemic Response Contractor
Leaked files reveal a secret 2019 meeting between UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson, his senior advisor, and Palantir co-founder Peter Thiel, raising questions about transparency and potential conflicts of interest given Palantir's subsequent role in the UK's pandemic response.
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44% Bias Score
UK Surgeon Jailed for Fraud and Possession of Extreme Pornography
A 49-year-old NHS vascular surgeon, Neil Hopper, was jailed for 22 months for fraudulently claiming £466,000 in insurance payouts after deliberately freezing his legs with dry ice, leading to amputation, and for possessing extreme pornography depicting genital mutilation.
UK Surgeon Jailed for Fraud and Possession of Extreme Pornography
A 49-year-old NHS vascular surgeon, Neil Hopper, was jailed for 22 months for fraudulently claiming £466,000 in insurance payouts after deliberately freezing his legs with dry ice, leading to amputation, and for possessing extreme pornography depicting genital mutilation.
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32% Bias Score
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