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University Hospitals Sussex Faces Damning Report Amidst Police Investigation into 90 Deaths
A report reveals staff at University Hospitals Sussex fear reprisals for raising concerns, potentially harming patient safety; Sussex Police investigate over 90 deaths amid allegations of medical negligence and cover-ups at the trust.
University Hospitals Sussex Faces Damning Report Amidst Police Investigation into 90 Deaths
A report reveals staff at University Hospitals Sussex fear reprisals for raising concerns, potentially harming patient safety; Sussex Police investigate over 90 deaths amid allegations of medical negligence and cover-ups at the trust.
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48% Bias Score
High Court Upholds Gender Clinic Registration
A former nurse and a mother failed in their High Court challenge to block the registration of the Gender Plus Hormone Clinic, England's first private gender clinic for 16- and 17-year-olds, after a judge ruled the Care Quality Commission (CQC) acted rationally, prioritizing patient safety.
High Court Upholds Gender Clinic Registration
A former nurse and a mother failed in their High Court challenge to block the registration of the Gender Plus Hormone Clinic, England's first private gender clinic for 16- and 17-year-olds, after a judge ruled the Care Quality Commission (CQC) acted rationally, prioritizing patient safety.
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52% Bias Score
Doctor Who Put Semen in Coffee Struck Off Medical Register
Former Taunton GP Nicholas Chapman, 57, has been permanently struck off the medical register after being convicted in June 2023 of attempting to engage in sexual activity without consent, including putting his semen in a woman's coffee, and sexually harassing a second woman over several years.
Doctor Who Put Semen in Coffee Struck Off Medical Register
Former Taunton GP Nicholas Chapman, 57, has been permanently struck off the medical register after being convicted in June 2023 of attempting to engage in sexual activity without consent, including putting his semen in a woman's coffee, and sexually harassing a second woman over several years.
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48% Bias Score
Underreported Violence at NY Psychiatric Hospitals: Nurse in Coma After Assault
New York state-run psychiatric hospitals face underreported violence against staff; a nurse was placed in a medically induced coma after a patient assault, highlighting insufficient risk assessment and the need for systemic safety improvements.
Underreported Violence at NY Psychiatric Hospitals: Nurse in Coma After Assault
New York state-run psychiatric hospitals face underreported violence against staff; a nurse was placed in a medically induced coma after a patient assault, highlighting insufficient risk assessment and the need for systemic safety improvements.
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64% Bias Score
Federal Investigation Prompts US Organ Donation System Reform
The US Department of Health and Human Services is reforming the organ donation system after a federal investigation found that Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (now Network for Hope) began the process to take organs from people who may not have been dead; this led to a House subcommittee hearing on o...
Federal Investigation Prompts US Organ Donation System Reform
The US Department of Health and Human Services is reforming the organ donation system after a federal investigation found that Kentucky Organ Donor Affiliates (now Network for Hope) began the process to take organs from people who may not have been dead; this led to a House subcommittee hearing on o...
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48% Bias Score
Glasgow Nurse Suspended for Care Home Errors and Cover-Up
A Glasgow care home nurse, Mercy Amoabeng, was suspended for six months after being found to have locked a resident in their room for up to 30 minutes, failed to properly assess a resident following a fall, and attempted to mislead colleagues about the incidents, all on May 15, 2021, at Oakbridge Ca...
Glasgow Nurse Suspended for Care Home Errors and Cover-Up
A Glasgow care home nurse, Mercy Amoabeng, was suspended for six months after being found to have locked a resident in their room for up to 30 minutes, failed to properly assess a resident following a fall, and attempted to mislead colleagues about the incidents, all on May 15, 2021, at Oakbridge Ca...
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48% Bias Score
NHS Systemic Failures Led to Child's Death: Independent Report
Five-year-old Yusuf Nazir died in November 2022 after receiving inadequate care from multiple NHS organizations; a second independent report details systemic failures, including missed interventions and a lack of communication, leading to calls for significant improvements in child healthcare protoc...
NHS Systemic Failures Led to Child's Death: Independent Report
Five-year-old Yusuf Nazir died in November 2022 after receiving inadequate care from multiple NHS organizations; a second independent report details systemic failures, including missed interventions and a lack of communication, leading to calls for significant improvements in child healthcare protoc...
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48% Bias Score
Australian Medicinal Cannabis Company Under Scrutiny for High-Volume Prescribing
A doctor at Australia's largest medicinal cannabis company, Montu, issued 72,000 prescriptions to 10,000 patients in two years, prompting concerns about unsafe prescribing practices and leading to investigations by federal health authorities; Montu initially denied but later confirmed the figures.
Australian Medicinal Cannabis Company Under Scrutiny for High-Volume Prescribing
A doctor at Australia's largest medicinal cannabis company, Montu, issued 72,000 prescriptions to 10,000 patients in two years, prompting concerns about unsafe prescribing practices and leading to investigations by federal health authorities; Montu initially denied but later confirmed the figures.
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56% Bias Score
UK Junior Doctor Strike Sparks Consultant Concerns Over Patient Safety
Junior doctors in the UK plan a five-day strike in the summer, causing concern among consultants due to decreased support and potential patient safety risks, contrasting with previous strikes.
UK Junior Doctor Strike Sparks Consultant Concerns Over Patient Safety
Junior doctors in the UK plan a five-day strike in the summer, causing concern among consultants due to decreased support and potential patient safety risks, contrasting with previous strikes.
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52% Bias Score
HHS Announces Organ Transplant System Reform Amid Donor Safety Concerns
An HHS investigation revealed that premature organ transplants have endangered donors, prompting an initiative to reform the system; the investigation revealed that over 70 organ removals in Kentucky were canceled due to patient revival, and at least 28 patients may not have been deceased at the tim...
HHS Announces Organ Transplant System Reform Amid Donor Safety Concerns
An HHS investigation revealed that premature organ transplants have endangered donors, prompting an initiative to reform the system; the investigation revealed that over 70 organ removals in Kentucky were canceled due to patient revival, and at least 28 patients may not have been deceased at the tim...
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56% Bias Score
Man Dies After Being Pulled into MRI Machine by Metal Chain
A 61-year-old man died in Westbury, New York, after a large metallic chain he wore around his neck was pulled into an MRI machine during a scan, highlighting the dangers of metal near powerful magnets.
Man Dies After Being Pulled into MRI Machine by Metal Chain
A 61-year-old man died in Westbury, New York, after a large metallic chain he wore around his neck was pulled into an MRI machine during a scan, highlighting the dangers of metal near powerful magnets.
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28% Bias Score
NHS to Ban Misconduct Managers from Future Senior Roles
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) will ban managers found responsible for serious misconduct from holding future senior roles, prompted by scandals like the infected blood scandal affecting over 30,000 and the Countess of Chester Hospital deaths, aiming to create a culture of accountability and...
NHS to Ban Misconduct Managers from Future Senior Roles
The UK's National Health Service (NHS) will ban managers found responsible for serious misconduct from holding future senior roles, prompted by scandals like the infected blood scandal affecting over 30,000 and the Countess of Chester Hospital deaths, aiming to create a culture of accountability and...
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56% Bias Score
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