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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
Medical Errors: A Preventable Tragedy and the Need for Systemic Change
The death of Solomon Lutnick from a fatal chemotherapy overdose highlights the long-standing issue of medical errors, prompting a call for stronger financial incentives to improve patient safety.
Medical Errors: A Preventable Tragedy and the Need for Systemic Change
The death of Solomon Lutnick from a fatal chemotherapy overdose highlights the long-standing issue of medical errors, prompting a call for stronger financial incentives to improve patient safety.
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40% Bias Score
CQC Condemns Sue Ryder Hospice for Leadership Failures, Patient Deaths
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice in Leeds inadequate after an inspection revealed leadership failures leading to unsafe patient care, including delayed medication, patient transfers to other hospices resulting in deaths, and the hospice's closure without warning ...
CQC Condemns Sue Ryder Hospice for Leadership Failures, Patient Deaths
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated Sue Ryder Wheatfields Hospice in Leeds inadequate after an inspection revealed leadership failures leading to unsafe patient care, including delayed medication, patient transfers to other hospices resulting in deaths, and the hospice's closure without warning ...
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56% Bias Score
Melbourne Hospital Warns Patients After Former Staff Member's Unauthorized Home Visits
The Royal Melbourne Hospital warned approximately 4000 patients receiving in-home care after a former staff member attempted unauthorized home visits, prompting a police investigation and renewed focus on patient safety and verification procedures.
Melbourne Hospital Warns Patients After Former Staff Member's Unauthorized Home Visits
The Royal Melbourne Hospital warned approximately 4000 patients receiving in-home care after a former staff member attempted unauthorized home visits, prompting a police investigation and renewed focus on patient safety and verification procedures.
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36% Bias Score
German Health Insurers Warn of Self-Pay Medical Service Risks
The German Medical Service (MD) warns against self-pay medical services (IGeL), citing minimal benefit and potential harm in treatments like hyaluronic acid injections for arthritic pain and shockwave therapy for tennis elbow. The MD's IGeL-Monitor reveals €2.4 billion in annual spending on these se...
German Health Insurers Warn of Self-Pay Medical Service Risks
The German Medical Service (MD) warns against self-pay medical services (IGeL), citing minimal benefit and potential harm in treatments like hyaluronic acid injections for arthritic pain and shockwave therapy for tennis elbow. The MD's IGeL-Monitor reveals €2.4 billion in annual spending on these se...
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56% Bias Score
German Insurers Warn Against Harmful Self-Pay Medical Services
German health insurers warn against the risks of self-pay medical services (IGeL), citing a new monitor showing minimal benefit and significant harm from common treatments like hyaluronic acid injections for arthrosis and shockwave therapy for shoulder pain, with annual spending reaching €2.4 billio...
German Insurers Warn Against Harmful Self-Pay Medical Services
German health insurers warn against the risks of self-pay medical services (IGeL), citing a new monitor showing minimal benefit and significant harm from common treatments like hyaluronic acid injections for arthrosis and shockwave therapy for shoulder pain, with annual spending reaching €2.4 billio...
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56% 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
Inquest: Patient's Trust Betrayed by Jailed Surgeon Ian Paterson
An inquest heard how former patient Phyllis Colfer, 76, died from carcinomatosis and breast cancer in 2002 after her "childlike trust" was betrayed by jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson, who was convicted in 2017 for wounding patients with unnecessary operations.
Inquest: Patient's Trust Betrayed by Jailed Surgeon Ian Paterson
An inquest heard how former patient Phyllis Colfer, 76, died from carcinomatosis and breast cancer in 2002 after her "childlike trust" was betrayed by jailed breast surgeon Ian Paterson, who was convicted in 2017 for wounding patients with unnecessary operations.
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40% Bias Score
Amsterdam Elderly Care Facility Ordered to Close Due to Safety Violations
Amsterdam's Amandelbloesem Woonzorg Groep, an elderly care facility, must halt operations by September 5th due to the IGJ finding critical safety violations, including improper medication handling and unqualified staff performing medical procedures, despite warnings and fines.
Amsterdam Elderly Care Facility Ordered to Close Due to Safety Violations
Amsterdam's Amandelbloesem Woonzorg Groep, an elderly care facility, must halt operations by September 5th due to the IGJ finding critical safety violations, including improper medication handling and unqualified staff performing medical procedures, despite warnings and fines.
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48% Bias Score
Opioid Toxicity Death After Circumcision Prompts Call for Greater Regulation
Two-year-old David Flynn died from opioid toxicity after a circumcision at Gosnells Medical Clinic in Perth in December 2021; a coronial inquest revealed inadequate post-operative monitoring and called for greater regulation of the procedure, prompting a WA Health Department investigation.
Opioid Toxicity Death After Circumcision Prompts Call for Greater Regulation
Two-year-old David Flynn died from opioid toxicity after a circumcision at Gosnells Medical Clinic in Perth in December 2021; a coronial inquest revealed inadequate post-operative monitoring and called for greater regulation of the procedure, prompting a WA Health Department investigation.
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48% Bias Score
Monash IVF's Secrecy on Embryo Mix-Ups Exposes Regulatory Gaps
Monash IVF's refusal to publicly disclose details of its review into two embryo mix-ups, citing patient privacy, highlights a gap in Australia's fertility regulation, prompting calls for a national approach to ensure transparency and patient safety.
Monash IVF's Secrecy on Embryo Mix-Ups Exposes Regulatory Gaps
Monash IVF's refusal to publicly disclose details of its review into two embryo mix-ups, citing patient privacy, highlights a gap in Australia's fertility regulation, prompting calls for a national approach to ensure transparency and patient safety.
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44% Bias Score
Surge in Patients Self-Transporting to A&E Exposes Ambulance Service Crisis
Nearly 2.7 million people in England used non-emergency transport to reach A&E in 2022, a 14% increase from 2019, highlighting concerns about ambulance service reliability and potentially endangering patients by delaying critical care, with the highest increase seen in Sandwell and West Birmingham a...
Surge in Patients Self-Transporting to A&E Exposes Ambulance Service Crisis
Nearly 2.7 million people in England used non-emergency transport to reach A&E in 2022, a 14% increase from 2019, highlighting concerns about ambulance service reliability and potentially endangering patients by delaying critical care, with the highest increase seen in Sandwell and West Birmingham a...
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60% Bias Score
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