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This criminal doctor and his botched back surgery has left me in agony

20.10.09
When a London surgeon promised Vivienne Edwards a cure for chronic back pain she couldn’t know the danger she was putting herself in... more

Timeline: The shocking events that led to death of Baby P

11.08.09
Timeline: Baby P case These are the key events in the Baby Peter case:... more

Banned surgeon's patient died in op

09.06.09
A woman died after a back operation by a surgeon barred from doing spinal surgery, an inquest has heard... more

Cab driver dies after drinking liquid cocaine concealed in rum bottle

05.06.09
A minicab driver died after drinking concentrated liquid cocaine which had been disguised as a bottle of rum a friend had innocently given him... more

How the high-cost area allowance is worked out

13.05.09
The “market forces factor” is used to decide how much extra money hospitals in expensive locations should be paid. Calculations are based on the amount each hospital pays for land, buildings and salaries... more

Hospital services at risk as millions cut from budgets

13.05.09
Tens of millions of pounds are being cut from London hospital budgets in the first sign of sweeping reductions in public spending... more

London health trust 'wastes £100,000' in failed bid for flagship status

20.04.09
A London health trust spent £100,000 applying to become a flagship foundation hospital - only to withdraw at the last minute... more

Surgeon is suspended after back operation woman dies

10.03.09
A London surgeon has been suspended after a fit and healthy mother died following a back operation... more

Three doctors told police that Baby P was abused

18.11.08
Three doctors warned that Baby P appeared to be a victim of abuse before he died, the Standard can reveal... more

'Mother kills baby placed on risk register'

09.09.08
A baby boy had his back broken at the climax of eight months of violence leading to his death, the Old Bailey has heard... more

Dropout held indefinitely for knife attack on father

01.09.08
A university dropout who stabbed his father hours after he was sent home by psychiatrists was ordered to be detained in hospital indefinitely... more

Victim's girlfriend tells how he ignored her warning

23.07.08
The latest knife crime victim to die on the streets of London told his girlfriend he was too big to be stabbed just days before his death... more

Water pistol fight ended in death

21.07.08
This is the last picture of knife victim Freddy Moody taken just two hours before he was stabbed to death after a water pistol play fight apparently turned violent... more

Sick babies turned away by hospitals

16.06.08
About 500 critically ill children and babies have been turned away from London hospitals because of a shortage of intensive care beds... more

My joyful sister died in hospital blunder

03.03.08
The brother of a teenage girl who died after hospital staff failed to follow basic procedures spoke today about the family's grief and anger... more

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