Five men, as seen in this screengrab from a purported CCTV footage, outside the ICU of a hospital before shooting dead gangster Chandan Mishra on Thursday morning, in Patna. | Photo Credit: PTI Bihar Police on Sunday (July 20, 2025) said it has arrested the prime accused and his three associates for the murder of … Read more
Every NHS hospital in England has been told to improve patient waiting times for planned treatment as the government has made hitting the 18-week target one of its key priorities for this parliament. By March 2026, the government wants to see at least 65% of patients waiting no longer than 18 weeks. To get there, … Read more
A district hospital in Madhya Pradesh’s Panna administered an expired RL (Ringer Lactate) bottle to an 11-year-old child during treatment. Moreover, even the bottle brought in as a replacement was found expired. The RL solution, which is directly injected into the veins, can have an immediate and serious impact on a patient’s body. Despite this, … Read more
Amid growing public concern over a spate of heart attack-related deaths in Karnataka, thousands of people have been thronging the popular Jayadeva Hospital in Mysuru seeking cardiac check-ups. Visuals from the hospital show long queues of people waiting from early morning for outpatient consultations. Hospital authorities confirmed that patient footfall has been increasing daily as … Read more
Health Minister Veena George. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu As State-wide protests continue demanding immediate resignation of Health Minister Veena George, the Minister on Sunday (July 6, 2025) visited the family of Bindu, who was killed in the building collapse at the Kottayam Government Medical College last week. Accompanied by some CPI(M) leaders and … Read more
Nic Marko Local Democracy Reporting Service Google The Rowan Suite maternity unit at Hartlepool Hospital became fully operational in 2020 A pause in the delivery of babies at a hospital, caused by staff shortages and illness, is being reviewed monthly by health chiefs. The midwife-led Rowan Suite maternity unit at the University Hospital of Hartlepool … Read more
Daniel Wainwright Data journalist, BBC Verify Getty Images Doctors and patient groups warn that the NHS in England is facing an uphill struggle on the government’s number one NHS priority – improving hospital waiting times. They are concerned about the lack of progress towards hitting the 18-week waiting time target, one of Labour’s key election … Read more
Proddatur MLA Nandyala Varadarajulu Reddy has warned the hospital staff of serious action if they acted in a negligent way that could cause any form of inconvenience to the patients. During his surprise visit to the Government General Hospital in the town on Thursday (June 19, 2025), he directly walked into the wards and interacted … Read more
Getty Images Patients who film their own medical treatment for TikTok or Instagram could be putting themselves and NHS staff at risk, the Society of Radiographers (SoR) has warned. The trade union’s annual conference heard that more patients were videoing their procedures on mobile phones, often without asking permission. This could distract staff or make … Read more
The backlog in routine hospital treatments in England has reached its lowest level for two years. Data for the end of April showed the waiting list dropped to 7.39 million, down from 7.42 million in March. But it is nine years since the NHS has met its target of 92% of patients being seen in … Read more