A paramedic from Liverpool who accused a diabetic who collapsed on a bus of being drunk has been struck off the register of health professionals. Rapid response paramedic Jason Sefton failed to assess the woman’s condition after she was taken seriously …

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An NHS board has been fined £75,000 after a vulnerable patient committed suicide on a psychiatric ward. Sylvan Money, a 26-year-old artist who had attempted suicide on two earlier occasions, hanged herself from a curtain rail at Bronllys hospital…

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A combination of medical error and procedural failure led to a woman bleeding to death in a Manchester hospital four years ago, a coroner has said. Sally Thompson, 20, from Middleton, lost two litres of blood when a doctor accidentally punctured her…

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A woman died of neglect in childbirth because of a gross failure to provide basic medical attention at the University Hospital of Wales in Cardiff, a coroner has ruled.

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The Law Society has called for legislation to protect accident victims in Northern Ireland from being pressured into accepting settlements without legal advice.

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