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Childbirth and maternity failures cost NHS £27m a year in compensation

18.08.09
Poor maternity care in London is costing the NHS almost £27 million a year in payouts and compensation... more

Why can't my mother choose how she dies?

21.07.09
My mother is nearly 90. She has been happily married twice and widowed twice; she has had four children, all of sound mind and body; she has travelled widely and lived in Africa and England... more

Hospitals urged to allow new mothers to donate life-saving stem cells

14.07.09
Women are being blocked from donating life-saving stem cells in London hospitals, the Standard has learned... more

Hospitals offered cash in big push to reduce Caesarean births

05.06.09
Health bosses have launched an "unprecedented" attempt to reduce the number of Caesarean sections - leading to accusations they are "rationing" the births... more

Hospital clashes with NHS over stroke care centres

29.04.09
A top London hospital is in dispute with NHS bosses over reforms in care for stroke patients in the capital... more

One-hour op as cancer spreads to Jade's brain

03.03.09
Surgeons have brought Jade Goody's excruciating stomach pains under control, but her terminal cancer has now spread to her brain.... more

Husband of Jade Goody 'assaulted cab driver'

02.03.09
Jade Goody's husband grabbed a taxi driver round the throat and threatened to "bite his head off" as he drove at 50mph, a court heard... more

Salute to our NHS heroes

12.12.08
The Evening Standard salutes the NHS heroes who go beyond the call of duty in providing exceptional care... more

£180m negligence payouts in 3 years

30.10.08
The true scale of compensation payments to London NHS patients has emerged... more

London fertility clinics are best in UK for births

09.10.08
London fertility doctors have the best success rates in the country with women treated in the capital's clinics more likely to become mothers than anywhere else... more

'People have been spreading lies about Carluccio'

24.09.08
The mystery has deepened over how Antonio Carluccio, the multi-millionaire restaurateur, managed to stab himself in the chest with a kitchen knife... more

Free culture in London

13.08.08
In these straitened times, the first sacrifices are the theatre, concert tickets and art gallery visits, right? Wrong.... more

Holly Branson quits medicine to work for her billionaire father

28.07.08
Sir Richard Branson’s daughter has abandoned a career in medicine to join his business empire. ... more

Holly Branson quits medicine to work for her father

28.07.08
Sir Richard Branson's daughter has abandoned a career in medicine to join his business empire... more

Pictured: Struggling every step of the way ... the agony of Leslie Ash

19.07.08
Walking with the aid of a stick like a little old lady, this is Leslie Ash as her fans would barely recognise her. ... more

Pregnant Natascha McElhone puts on brave face a month after her husband's shock death

15.06.08
The pregnant Solaris star, 36, put on a brave face as she left her London home revealing a prominent baby bump. Her husband Martin Kelly died on their doorstep last month.... 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

Alan Sugar saved my life

08.05.08
A father-of-two tells of his miraculous escape from a gas blast that left at least one man dead and destroyed three houses... more

Shopkeeper set on fire in arson attack

06.05.08
A shopkeeper suffered horrific burns in a fire at his off-licence in what is believed to have been a revenge attack by a gang of youths he had caught stealing.... more

Mittals steeled up for long haul at Rangers

01.04.08
Amit Bhatia outlines the Mittal family's master-plan to usher in a new era of success at QPR... more

Is Meg Ryan turning into Leslie Ash?

11.03.08
It started with the lips and the unflattering 'trout pout' look - but now it seems Meg Ryan truly is morphing into British actress Leslie Ash. America's former sweetheart was attending a film soiree in New York on Monday night, where her uncanny resemblance to Ash was hard to miss. However besides their fondness for collagen implants and both being 47, their remarkable similarity is no doubt just a matter of coincidence ... more

Surgeons create 'miracle' skin-healing gel

05.03.08
The man who will lead the world's first full-face transplant has developed a "miracle" skin-healing cream... more

Is the compensation burning a hole in your pocket, Leslie?

20.02.08
Counting the pennies was the last thing on Leslie Ash's mind when she hit the shops with husband Lee Chapman. The couple took the chance to spend some quality time and money together, just weeks after the former actress received a record £5m pay out from the NHS... more

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