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NHS doctors who fail to wash their hands should face disciplinary procedures, say Scottish Conservatives

NHS doctors who fail to wash their hands often enough should face disciplinary procedures according to the Scottish Conservatives.

Bolton pensioner suffers stroke during burglary ordeal

The 87-year-old man was attacked after being woken by the intruder

Maria Miller has pledged to improve representation of women

Lack of women at board level in sport 'a massive missed opportunity'

British Cycling is one of six national sporting governing bodies without a single woman on its board. Of the 46 national governing bodies (NGBs) that receive money from Sport England, British Cycling, British Shooting, British Taekwondo, the British Wrestling Association, Goalball UK and GB Wheelchair Rugby still have all-male boards.

More than half of mothers surveyed felt their privacy was invaded

Watchdog to act over firms who bombard new mothers with marketing material on NHS maternity wards

Minister says hospitals must 'get a grip' over invasion of privacy just hours after women give birth

A&Es miss waiting time targets as NHS 111 slides

Major accident and emergency departments have failed to meet waiting-time targets for two weeks running, the latest figures suggest.

More than two dozen passengers became ill with a stomach bug during a 14-hour Qantas flight

26 passengers taken ill during 14-hour Qantas flight from Chile to Australia

16 required hospital treatment following a stomach bug that hit a plane full of passengers

Phoebe Waller-Bridge in Fleabag

Edinburgh 2013 review: Fleabag, Underbelly, Cowgate

The last time Phoebe Waller-Bridge appeared on stage, in Jack Thorne’s Mydidae, she was naked in a bathroom and going through her ablutions. In her hot new solo show for Edinburgh, she’s no less startling or revealing but she does keep her clothes on.

Ian Tomlinson was unlawfully killed by a Scotland Yard officer at the G20 protests

Met close to payout for unlawful killing of Ian Tomlinson

'Compensation deal close' with family of man who died after being pushed to ground during G20 protests

Privately-run hospital taken over by NHS after patient deaths following routine surgery

Commissioning Support Unit confirm services currently provided by Clinicenta will transfer to East and North Hertfordshire NHS Trust

Drink-drive deaths soar by 25 per cent after decades of decline

An estimated 290 people were killed in drink-drive accidents in Britain in 2012

Sir Robert Francis: 'Patients and the public shouldn't have to write to one organisation and be told it's not their responsibility'

Painful wait: NHS helpline has 3,000-strong backlog of complaints about GPs and dentists

Officials say problems at the Customer Contact Centre in Redditch have now been resolved

Another nail in the coffin: Family doctors show support for charging patients for routine appointments

Deliver more with less! Job description revealed for new NHS chief - but health experience not essential

Ideal candidate has 'track record of change in a consumer-focussed environment'

Musician Randy Travis has been discharged from hospital following heart failure and a stroke.

Randy Travis discharged from hospital after heart failure and stroke

Country music star Randy Travis is out of the hospital three weeks after he was admitted with congestive heart failure and later suffered a stroke.

British gorilla expert Dr Ymke Warren murdered in Cameroon after chef she sacked hired a hitman

Inquest in Westminster hears how the unruly member of conservation site staff bore a grudge after he was fired for getting into fights and having an affair with a volunteer

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