Hospitals in the north of England hit hard by increasing surge in Covid-19 patients

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The true impact of coronavirus second wave on NHS hospitals revealed

A new location has been chosen to create a centralised hub for pathology services in Lancashire, after a consultancy firm criticised a "crude" process in which another site was previously identified.

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New site for pathology hub as PwC criticise ‘crude’ selection process

A major acute trust has confirmed the health service inspectorate has begun a criminal investigation into three incidents at its hospitals.

Exclusive: CQC launches criminal investigation into medication incidents at major acute trust

Taxpayers may have to make up for millions of pounds lost in NHS private patient income during the covid pandemic, HSJ can reveal.

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Exclusive: Taxpayers cash could be used to fill hole created by fall in NHS private work

An NHS trust is investigating after two junior doctors contracted coronavirus following a function with 20 other colleagues where social distancing rules were allegedly ignored.



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Doctors catch Covid after distancing rules 'ignored' at Surrey function

The North West region is now seeing around 50 new cases of coronavirus per day that are likely to have been caught in hospital by patients being treated for other conditions.

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Fifty people each day catching covid in region’s hospitals

The NHS has 'significantly less' beds now than last winter and parts of the system 'don't have enough', a NHS England and Improvement director has admitted.

Exclusive: NHS faces winter with ‘2,000 less’ beds than last year

It is time to press reset and put in place more streamlined and consistent diagnostic services across the country, writes Fiona Carragher

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