Doctor who urinated in Gosport hospital sink struck off

Doctor who urinated in Gosport hospital sink struck off

Getty Images Two colleagues said they had seen Dr Graham Holmes urinating into a sink A doctor found to have urinated in a consultation room’s sink and failed to adhere to restrictions on his registration has been struck off. Graham Holmes worked as a locum consultant in Hampshire, Dorset, Greater Manchester and the Wirral. A … Read more

Ganga Ram Hospital successfully completes Whipple procedure using the Hugo-RAS robot

Ganga Ram Hospital successfully completes Whipple procedure using the Hugo-RAS robot

Sri Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi has successfully performed a complete robotic Whipple procedure using the Hugo-RAS robot. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement Sir Ganga Ram Hospital has successfully performed a complete robotic Whipple procedure using the Hugo-RAS robot. This advanced surgery was performed recently on a 66-year-old patient diagnosed with periampullary carcinoma of … Read more

Why no action taken against health official accused of harassing lady doctor in a Delhi govt hospital: AAP asks L-G Saxena

Why no action taken against health official accused of harassing lady doctor in a Delhi govt hospital: AAP asks L-G Saxena

Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MP Sanjay Singh. File | Photo Credit: ANI The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) on Saturday (October 12, 2024) alleged that no action has been taken against a health official who is accused of sexually harassing a lady doctor in a Delhi Government hospital. AAP’s Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Singh, in a … Read more

Gosport War Memorial Hospital deaths: Police identify 24 suspects

Gosport War Memorial Hospital deaths: Police identify 24 suspects

Family Handout The families of Cliff Houghton, Dulcie Middleton, Brian Cunningham and Eva Page were among those calling for fresh investigations into their deaths Detectives investigating hundreds of deaths at a hospital have identified 24 suspects. An independent panel previously found 456 patients died after being given opiates inappropriately at Gosport War Memorial Hospital between … Read more

Teen’s inquest hears of opportunities missed at Kettering hospital

Teen’s inquest hears of opportunities missed at Kettering hospital

PA Media Chloe Longster died at Kettering General Hospital in November 2022 An inquest has heard opportunities were missed to “escalate” the treatment given to a 13-year-old girl who died in hospital. Chloe Longster died a day after arriving at Kettering General Hospital in Northamptonshire on 28 November 2022. She had been taken to the … Read more

Karaikal govt. hospital gets MRI scanner

Karaikal govt. hospital gets MRI scanner

The Karaikal Government Hospital, which was established in 1908, has received an MRI scanner now. The Puducherry government has allotted the new MRI equipment to the hospital. S. Kannagi, Medical Superintendent of the hospital, said patients previously had to be referred to Puducherry for MRI scans.  “That will no longer be necessary. MRI scanner helps … Read more

300-bed women and children hospital to be setup in Hyderabad with ₹220 cr 

300-bed women and children hospital to be setup in Hyderabad with ₹220 cr 

Aster DM Healthcare will be establishing a 300-bed women and children hospital in Hyderabad with an investment of ₹220 crore. The facility will be spread over 3 lakh square feet and the first phase is expected to be completed and fully functional by mid-FY26, the healthcare service provider said in a release. As a healthcare … Read more

Hospital carries out kidney transplant on spouses of unrelated donors

Hospital carries out kidney transplant on spouses of unrelated donors

A kidney transplant was carried out successfully between the spouses of two unrelated donors at the Dhanalakshmi Srinivasan Medical College and Hospital in Siruvachur, Perambalur district, recently. According to an official statement from the hospital on Saturday, the procedure involved two married couples, with husbands aged 41 and 40, both suffering from end-stage renal disease … Read more

NHS waiting lists: Eyesight fear over growing hospital delays

NHS waiting lists: Eyesight fear over growing hospital delays

BBC Pam Perceval-Maxwell say the repercussions of not getting eye treatment in a timely fashion was people may lose their sight earlier than otherwise A woman who relies on regular injections to preserve her sight said she worries each night she will wake up blind, because of delayed appointments. Pam Perceval-Maxwell is one of the … Read more

R.G. Kar hospital rape-murder case: voices of disquiet as systemic issues vie with justice at Kolkata stir

R.G. Kar hospital rape-murder case: voices of disquiet as systemic issues vie with justice at Kolkata stir

Gauri Seth, a resident doctor, on the sidelines of a protest.  | Photo Credit: REUTERSRY The rape and murder of a 31-year-old female trainee doctor at R.G. Kar Medical College and Hospital (RGKMCH) has, for the past 40 days, incited protests from doctors and several other sections of society, all of whom have been staunch … Read more