The death of a patient after an exhausted German doctor made a mistake is prompting widespread fears about the quality of out-of-hours GP care, says a health watchdog. David Gray, 70, died after being given 10 times the normal dose of diamorphine by…
Britain’s largest insurer Aviva is to sell its minority stake in Dutch financial service provider Delta Lloyd in a move which is expected to generate at least £1 billion. The projected share sale would be one of the biggest offerings in Europe …
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 …
NHS staff would be made to confess and apologise for medical negligence under proposals backed by chief medical officer Sir Liam Donaldson and health minister Ann Keen. According to the Guardian newspaper, a legal “duty of candour” would force …
