Tag Archive for: BBC News – Health

Wrong patient fitted with coil after Caesarean
Other so-called never events include a patient almost having the wrong toe amputated during surgery.
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The families borrowing to pay for care
Like TV presenter Kate Garraway, other families are struggling with the cost of care.
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Girl, 10, left inoperable after surgery axed seven times
The curvature of Eva Tennent's spine is now so severe that mum Jill Lockhart fears she will not survive.
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Katie Price warns about ‘damaging’ plastic surgery
The model says women have cosmetic procedures younger than she did, and they all look like "aliens".
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Council spending on special needs transport doubles
The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets.
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Council spending on special needs transport doubles
The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets.
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Public satisfaction with NHS at lowest ever level
Just 24% of Britons say they are satisfied, citing waiting times and lack of staff in a long-running survey.
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Fitness coach talks of heart attack shock at 22
Faith Harrison says she was given a second chance following her heart attack after a hockey game.
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Leaked emails reveal child gender service concerns
BBC News has seen emails from senior NHS bosses saying some patients could be at risk.
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Disposable bans will not work, says vape boss
British American Tobacco boss says bans overseas are not 'effective' and the illegal market is high.
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