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‘Dhanvantri’ special ward opened at Central Rly Hospital; it has electrically operated cots, 24/7 nursing care and other facilities

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‘Dhanvantri’ special ward opened at Central Rly Hospital; it has electrically operated cots, 24/7 nursing care and other facilities

A supervisors special ward at Central Hospital in Lallaguda of Hyderabad has electrically operated cots, attached wash rooms, 24 hours nursing care, etc., | Photo Credit: BY ARRANGEMENT South Central Railway (SCR) general manager Arun Kumar Jain inaugurated ‘Dhanvantari’ — a supervisors special ward at Central Hospital, Lallaguda of Hyderabad on Wednesday (June 5, 2025). … Read more

AIIMS-P to use AI-powered devices to improve patient care – ET HealthWorld

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AIIMS-P to use AI-powered devices to improve patient care – ET HealthWorld

Patna: All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS), Patna, has entered into a partnership with the e-health section of the ministry of health and family welfare to develop artificial intelligence (AI)-powered solutions. It has recently also procured several AI-enabled medical devices to enhance patient treatment. Head of cardiothoracic surgery department at AIIMS-Patna, Dr Sanjiv Kumar, … Read more

Struggling care providers say overseas worker crackdown ‘short-sighted’

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Struggling care providers say overseas worker crackdown ‘short-sighted’

Alison Holt Social affairs editor Getty Images Care providers have said the government is taking away the “lifeline” of overseas recruitment without fixing the problems that make it difficult to recruit UK staff. Sir Keir Starmer, the prime minister, announced sweeping reforms to immigration on Monday, including plans to end the recruitment of care workers … Read more

Doing nothing on social care is untenable, MPs warn

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Doing nothing on social care is untenable, MPs warn

A failure to fix England’s social care system is costing the country in financial and human terms, cross-party MPs have warned. Doing nothing to reform social care for older and disabled adults is an “active” and “untenable” decision, according to a report from Health and Social Care Select Committee. It says successive governments have put … Read more

From Code to Care: How India’s AI Prescription Is Rewiring Access and Affordability for Scalable Healthcare – ET HealthWorld

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From Code to Care: How India’s AI Prescription Is Rewiring Access and Affordability for Scalable Healthcare – ET HealthWorld

New Delhi: Imagine a future where a villager in rural Bihar receives an accurate diagnosis through a smartphone, or a junior doctor in a government hospital in Rajasthan interprets complex scans in seconds with the help of an AI assistant. This is not science fiction—it’s the very real trajectory of India’s healthcare system as it … Read more

Criticised Morecambe Bay NHS trust claimed £2m for ‘good care’ provision

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Criticised Morecambe Bay NHS trust claimed £2m for ‘good care’ provision

Michael Buchanan Social affairs correspondent, BBC News PA Media Ida Lock died a week after she suffered serious brain injuries around the time of her delivery An NHS trust criticised over the avoidable death of a newborn baby was paid £2m for providing good maternity care, the BBC can reveal. A senior coroner ruled on … Read more

Care of 800 Addenbrooke’s patients reviewed amid surgeon concerns

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Care of 800 Addenbrooke’s patients reviewed amid surgeon concerns

Katy Prickett BBC News, Cambridgeshire Jozef Hall/BBC Staff at Addenbrooke’s Hospital raised concerns about care provided by their colleague The care received by 800 patients at a world-renowned NHS hospital is to be reviewed by expert clinicians after a specialist surgeon was suspended. Last month, it was reported the orthopaedic surgeon at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge, … Read more

NHS maternity care: What are the problems at the heart of its failures?

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NHS maternity care: What are the problems at the heart of its failures?

Michael Buchanan Social Affairs Correspondent BBC By the entrance to Furness General Hospital in Barrow-in-Furness sits a sculpture of a moon with 11 stars. It is a memorial to the mother and babies who died unnecessarily due to poor care at the hospital between 2004 and 2013. Inscribed underneath is a short verse: “Forever in … Read more