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14 Maternity Trusts to be Scrutinised as Part of National Investigation
Kirsty Allen
16 May 2012
Patient care: Diabetes Healthcare in ‘Crisis’
Guy Pomphrey and Rebecca Pearey look at failures in care for some diabetics.
23 April 2012
Patient care: NHS care of the elderly - dignity or institutional ageism?
Lauren Evans discusses the care of the elderly in hospital.
19 April 2012
Delays in diagnosis: Ovarian cancer
Ovarian cancer is the fifth most common cancer in women and it is commonly diagnosed at an advanced stage due to the non-specific nature of its symptoms and the fact that many sufferers are asymptomatic until the disease is in the advanced stages.
9 March 2012
Hospital Negligence: Doctor - Tell me the Truth
This recent Radio 4 programme highlighted a statistic that is perhaps surprising to some: that one in ten patients in NHS acute care suffers injury or death from treatment in hospital. Their problems are frequently compounded by an evasive and defensive response from the physicians.