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Thousands die each year after surgery due to poor NHS critical care

29.09.11
Thousands of patients needing emergency surgery are having their lives put at risk by poor NHS care and delays in accessing treatment, according to a damning report... more

Lack of funds 'halting advances in surgery'

15.06.11
Patients are missing out on cures for illnesses due to a lack of funding for new surgical techniques, say the country's leading surgeons... more

London surgeon is held in Dubai over 'road rage'

05.05.11
A top London surgeon faces being detained in Dubai for up to a year after he was accused of swearing at a motorist in a road rage incident... more

Tory mugged just hours after being voted local chairman

28.04.11
A Tory was mugged and robbed as he walked home after being elected local party chairman for Tottenham... more

Rise in Britons going under the knife in 'moob' operations

31.01.11
More Britons are having cosmetic surgery to improve their appearance - with breast reduction operations in men increasing 28% on the previous year... more

NHS spending on locum doctors soars by £100m

09.11.10
NHS trusts in London are spending £100million more on locum doctors than three years ago... more

Patients face longer wait for operations

11.10.10
Patients could be forced to wait far longer for hospital appointments under plans to limit GP referrals... more

Plastic fantastic: London's best cosmetic surgeons

22.09.10
As a new report paints a frightening picture of cosmetic surgery, Alice Hart-Davis offers a guide to what’s good... more

Surgery for obese would 'save millions of pounds'

08.09.10
Offering more obese patients weight-loss surgery would save the economy hundreds of millions of pounds each year, leading surgeons say... more

Prince William pledges to help Aborigines hunt for warrior’s missing skull

01.04.10
Prince William is undertaking a 'supremely important search' for the skull of an Aboriginal warrior... more

Obese told: Don’t have surgery – talk your way to weight loss

21.01.10
Obese Londoners offered therapy instead of weight loss surgery to reduce the need for gastric band procedures... more

London's top 10 hidden art treasures

13.08.09
The exhibitionists may be out of town for summer but there's still plenty of great art on show. Here’s our guide to London’s top 10 free hidden treasures.... more

Peers set to attack government over swine flu

28.07.09
Peers are expected to attack the Government's handling of the swine flu pandemic... more

Limit on doctors' hours 'will hit waiting lists'

12.03.09
A senior surgeon has warned that rules limiting the hours doctors work will mean that efforts to reduce waiting lists will "go out of the window"... more

Lawyers fear legal aid cuts will raise risk of another Baby P death

06.03.09
More than 300 barristers are to gather tomorrow to protest over cuts to the family legal aid budget, which they warn could leave hundreds of children exposed to the risk of abuse... more

Obese patients lower surgery success rates

30.01.09
Obese patients are undermining operation success rates for surgeons, a top medic warned... more

Rules on doctors’ hours ‘will put hospital patients at risk’

23.01.09
Patients' lives will be put at risk by new rules restricting doctors’ working hours, MPs were warned... more

'Pressure' on sick children

08.12.08
Seriously ill children from Great Ormond Street face being sent nearly 150 miles away for surgery to meet government targets... more

Keep kids occupied in London

08.08.08
Make sure your children have plenty to do this summer wih our guide to the best events in the capital.... more

Top TV surgeon pays six-figure damages to woman who had a stroke during facelift

17.07.08
A plastic surgeon has agreed a six-figure compensation payout to a woman who suffered a stroke during a facelift operation. ... more

TV surgeon pays damages to woman who had a stroke during facelift

17.07.08
A leading London plastic surgeon agreed to pay a six-figure compensation package to a woman who had a stroke while he carried out a facelift... more

Surgeon husband of Natascha dies on doorstep at 42

21.05.08
One of London's most highly-regarded cosmetic surgeons has died aged 42... more


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