Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. File image of a person wearing an NHS uniform holding two packets of pills The NHS medicines watchdog is costing more lives than ...

NHS Scotland spent £440m last year on beds for patients who were unable to get out of hospital despite being ready to be discharged, according to public spending watchdogs. The report from the Audit ...

For confidential advice, call Alzheimer's Society's Dementia Support Line on 0333 150 3456 Alzheimer's Society's symptoms checker can help spot the signs of dementia Delays discharging dementia ...

Bed blockers are costing the NHS £2.6billion a year with a lack of social care the biggest driver of delays, the first official figures reveal. For the first time, NHS England has said delays ...

Bullying and harassment in the NHS in England could be costing the organization over £2 billion per year, according to new research Bullying and harassment in the NHS in England could be costing the ...

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One in nine hospital beds were occupied due to delayed discharges [Getty Images] NHS Scotland spent £440m last year on beds for patients who were unable to get out of hospital despite being ready to ...

Delays discharging dementia patients from hospital cost the NHS £328million and wasted half a million bed days last year, new analysis reveals. At least a quarter of patients aged 65 and over who ...

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