A woman’s life was turned “upside-down” when major surgery was cancelled four times by a hospital suffering from extreme pressures. Katie Flack had already been prepared for surgery when the Royal Cornwall Hospital cancelled her hysterectomy. The hospital declared the highest alert – Opel 4 – on more than 130 days in a 12-month period.… Read More: Royal Cornwall Hospital on Opel 4 highest alert for 134… »
An additional 3,591 women have not received information about NHS cervical cancer screening, it has emerged. Capita, the company contracted to send out the screening invitations, made the discovery while investigating an administrative error already known to have affected 40,000 women in England. NHS England says there is no evidence of any harm having resulted… Read More: Cervical screening error: More women affected »
It looks like your standard Instagram shot of a pretty, young woman enjoying a sunny day at the beach. But when journalist and author Jill Stark shared this picturesque seaside snap of herself in 2014, it was masking a dark and dangerous lie that many of us hide. “This carefully stage managed shot was an… Read More: Tranquil picture hides a dark truth »
Pagosa Springs Medical Center in Colorado, a critical access hospital, will pay $ 111,400 to the HHS Office for Civil Rights. The small provider is being hit after neglecting to terminate access to protected heath information after an employee left the practice. A complaint sent to OCR alleged the former employee continued to have access… Read More: Feds fine hospital that didn’t cut data access to former… »