Families have slammed the NHS for putting “do not resuscitate” orders on disabled patients without their permission. An investigation by ITV News discovered that numerous UK hospitals have put blanket ‘Do Not Attempt Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation’ (DNR) orders on at least 12 patients with learning disabilities after being ordered to cease the practice five years ago. The Care Quality CommissionContinue reading “NHS Doctors Give Disabled Patients Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders Without Consent”
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Growing Pains: Teenager Dies After Leukaemia Diagnosis
Tributes have poured in for a beloved teenager who tragically passed away just one day after being diagnosed with leukaemia, after he was dismissed as just having ‘growing pains’. Harley Andrews, 16, met with his GP only weeks ago, saying he felt under the weather. But he and his mum, Gemma, were dismissed and told it was probablyContinue reading “Growing Pains: Teenager Dies After Leukaemia Diagnosis”
Can Starmer Save The NHS With Online Appointments?
The Prime Minister will announce plans for a new virtual hospital to create millions of new appointments and help shorten waiting lists, as he will declare that a ‘new world is coming’. Keir Starmer will unveil plans for a new ‘online hospital’ in a bid to crack down on long waiting lists. Will the PrimeContinue reading “Can Starmer Save The NHS With Online Appointments?”
She Was Dismissed 20 Times By Her Doctor
According to new NHS guidelines, general practitioners will need to get a second opinion if they are unable to diagnose a patient after three visits. The ‘three strikes and rethink’ system comes into effect across England today with the aim of speeding up diagnoses and cutting avoidable deaths. It comes after worries that an excessiveContinue reading “She Was Dismissed 20 Times By Her Doctor”
Doctor Called Off The Picket Line To Treat Sick Babies
A striking doctor has been called off the picket line to treat ‘very sick babies’ whose lives could be endangered by a five-day strike by NHS doctors. Nottingham City Hospital pleaded with the British Medical Association (BMA) for the doctor to be exempt from the walkouts so that they could work in the neonatal intensive careContinue reading “Doctor Called Off The Picket Line To Treat Sick Babies”
Doctor Pleads Guilty To Matthew Perry’s Death
The doctor who gave actor Matthew Perry doses of ketamine before he overdosed and drowned in the hot tub of his LA home has pleaded guilty to playing a part in his death. When Dr. Salvador Plasencia arrived in federal court on Wednesday, he remained largely silent for almost an hour while the judge reviewed the plea deal. Plasencia,Continue reading “Doctor Pleads Guilty To Matthew Perry’s Death”
GPs To Treat Millions Instead Of Hospitals
As Keir Starmer fights to address the NHS crisis, sweeping reforms will see patients treated by general practitioners (GPs) rather than receiving specialised treatment in hospitals. Routine appointments will be dealt with in community services close to patients’ homes in a move they believe could ‘fix the waiting list’. The health service will also rampContinue reading “GPs To Treat Millions Instead Of Hospitals”
My Wife Died In My Arms After Her GP Ignored Her Terminal Cancer In An Over-The-Phone Appointment
A mother-of-three was misdiagnosed in an over-the-phone GP appointment, four months before dying of cancer. Her grieving husband, who saw his wife die in his arms, is now demanding that phone consultations with a general practitioner be discontinued. Laura Barlow, 33, was recently wed to her husband Michael when she started to feel unwell, experiencing abdominalContinue reading “My Wife Died In My Arms After Her GP Ignored Her Terminal Cancer In An Over-The-Phone Appointment”
Doctor, Who Inspired The ITV Show Starring Joanne Froggatt, Reveals A&E Reality
A top palliative care doctor has revealed how she has to speak to dying patients on trollies without even a curtain for privacy as she lamented the ‘broken’ NHS. Dr Rachel Clarke admitted she ‘can’t really exaggerate how grim and crisis-laden conditions are’ and described conditions in A&E wards in Britain as ‘Dickensian’. Speaking to Andy CoulsonContinue reading “Doctor, Who Inspired The ITV Show Starring Joanne Froggatt, Reveals A&E Reality”
Matthew Perry Was Injected With Ketamine By A Predatory Doctor
The doctor accused of supplying the ketamine that killed Matthew Perry realized the actor could die when he saw him ‘freeze up’ from an overdose just days before his death, prosecutors have claimed. The Friends actor was ingesting large doses of the potent tranquillizer in the weeks before his death in October of last year. AlthoughContinue reading “Matthew Perry Was Injected With Ketamine By A Predatory Doctor”
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