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Trust fined over fatal bed fall

A hospital trust has been hit with a £50,000 fine after an 89-year-old man died two weeks after a fall from a bed, which only had one rail. Hospital staff did not ensure there were two rails ...

Discovery of potentially fatal E coli strain closes neonatal unit

A potentially fatal strain of E coli has forced the closure of a hospital unit for vulnerable babies in Woolwich. The neonatal unit in Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Woolwich has been closed to outside ...

Five workers exposed to asbestos

A company's failure to update an asbestos survey left five workers exposed to the potentially deadly and cancer-causing mineral. During refurbishing work of the White Horse pub in Harrowgate Hill, ...

Mystery shrouds asbestos inquest

A 50-year-old woman died from lung cancer caused by asbestos despite never knowingly coming into contact with the deadly substance, an inquest has heard. Lavern Ponting had not worked in places whe...

Hospital accused over patient care

An NHS hospital accused of disastrous standards of care is still failing vulnerable patients, a campaigner has said. Julie Bailey formed the group Cure The NHS after her 86-year-old mother, Bella B...

Pay-out for brain damaged woman

A woman has been awarded £4.5 million in compensation after she was left brain damaged by a delay in treating a tumour. >> View the story on BBC Frances Bowra, 48, who was represe...

Firm fined for asbestos breaches

A Norwich-based construction firm has been fined £30,000 for failing to follow health and safety regulations concerning the safe removal of asbestos. East Anglian Construction, a subsidiary o...

UK foreign terror victims' payments 'under review'

British victims of terrorist attacks abroad have accused the Government of secretly shelving a deal to pay them compensation for their horrific injuries. >>View the Telegraph's coverage o...

Sellafield organ removals condemned

Unacceptable practices within the nuclear industry and NHS pathology services have been exposed in the findings of an independent inquiry into the removal of organs from deceased workers at Sellafiel...

Legal aid cuts 'threaten rights'

Government plans to slash £350 million a year from the legal aid budget have raised fears that injustices will go unchallenged because people do not have the financial resources to enforce thei...


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