Safety dominates NHS complaints
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Concerns about safety and the care of dying patients dominate complaints to an NHS watchdog.
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Patients will be allowed to compare the quality of the clinical care provided in each NHS department.
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The head of a NHS trust says patient 'frustration' with the out-of-hours GPs' service is adding to pressures on hospitals.
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Nearly a quarter of all NHS patient accidents happen at night, a survey has concluded.
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If only patients knew more about hospitals&#39; past mistakes, Jacqueline Imbertson thinks fewer of them would die. But if hospitals knew their private safety worries could become
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Safety lapses in the NHS caused the deaths of more than 2,000 patients and led to the harm of another 160,000 people over the last year.
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Despite marked improvements in NHS finances nearly one-third of NHS bodies are still in the red, a report finds.
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Calls for a revamp of the NHS in London has sparked concerns over wider changes to the health service.
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Many mental health wards in Britain may do more harm than good and on some, patients are subjected to violence, verbal abuse and sexual harassment, according to special reports in the Lancet on Friday.
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NHS trusts are struggling to meet key hygiene standards, according to data submitted to the NHS watchdog.
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More than 17,000 people receiving treatment in the UK have died unnecessarily because of the inadequacies of the NHS, it is claimed today
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Ministers say they are getting to grips with hospital bugs as they set out measures in the fight against them.
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Patients are urged to challenge hygiene standards as some doctors are criticised for not washing their hands during hospital rounds.
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Health inspectors intervene to protect patients at an NHS hospital after they discovered it was in flagrant breach of hygiene regulations.
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WASHINGTON The World Health Organization says one in ten hospital patients are victims of sometimes fatal medical mistakes that could have been prevented.
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Over three-quarters of doctors say they are unhappy about the planned new IT system for the NHS.
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More must be done to ensure patients do not stay in hospital longer than needed, a report finds.