A woman who spent nine months in hospital waiting for a suitable care home placement became a "shadow of her former self", her mother has said. Jocelyn Ullmer, 60, from West Sussex, saw her health ...

Hospitals in England are operating at close to full capacity, with patients facing often facing lengthy waits for admission and ambulances stuck outside emergency departments. Seasonal pressures from ...

Patients who discharge themselves from hospital should be viewed more positively say researchers, who discovered sympathy for their decision among hospital staff. One doctor said: "...if patients are ...