Tag: hospital

A devastated couple lost their baby son and daughter to the same rare heart condition

A COUPLE lost their baby son and daughter to the same rare heart condition within 18 months of each other. Natasha Halkett was devastated when...

Scottish family slam NHS over 73-year-old mother’s death

A SCOTTISH family have slammed health bosses after their 73-year-old mother died after falling in a dark hospital toilet. Mary McLaughlin was admitted to Western General...

NHS hospitals failing to perform routine procedures: boy is transferred 12 miles for stitches

A SCOTTISH hospital had to send an injured youngster to another medical unit because they lacked staff and equipment to stitch a cut. A boy...

Sick Kids’ staff ordered to cut back on nails

STAFF at a leading children’s hospital have been ordered to ditch long nails, varnish and jewellery over the risk of infections. A report from a...

Man rushed to hospital after chip pan fire in Pilton

A MAN was rushed to hospital with smoke inhalation following a chip pan fire in a high-rise block of flats last night. Firefighters were called...

End tap scald tragedies with new law, say campaigners

HOUSEHOLD taps should be fitted with compulsory temperature regulators to prevent scalds, say campaigners. Around 500 toddlers are severely burned by hot tap water every...

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