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Great-grandmother with ‘inoperable’ tumour receives UK-first cancer treatment

Brenda Iveson was initially told conventional cancer therapies would be ineffective against the six-centimetre tumour in her liver

The Independent UK

Great-grandmother gets UK-first cancer treatment on tumour deemed untreatable

Brenda Iveson, 92, was diagnosed with liver cancer in late 2025.

Evening Standard

Grandfather, 61, receives pioneering UK-first operation to treat brain aneurysm

Andrew Wood had his aneurysm treated via a new technique – keyhole surgery through his eye socket

The Independent UK

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Grandfather receives pioneering UK-first operation to treat brain issue

Andrew Wood said he was ‘shocked’ when he discovered that he had a brain aneurysm.

Evening Standard

‘NHS doctors ignored my pleas for help after giving birth. Now I’m living with a colostomy bag’

Rachel Cooper, 43, was sent home from hospital with an untreated birth injury and is still suffering years later

The Independent UK

CQC chief executive steps down amid maternity inquiry at NHS trust he used to run

Sir Julian Hartley said his role had become “incompatible with the important conversations happening” about care at the NHS trust he previously led

The Independent UK

CQC chief executive steps down amid Leeds maternity investigation

Sir Julian Hartley stepped down after raising concerns that his position may ‘undermine trust and confidence’ in the Commission’s regulation.

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Wes Streeting launches independent inquiry into maternity failures by Leeds hospitals

Families call for Donna Ockenden to head up new independent inquiry into Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust

The Independent UK

Revealed: The 14 NHS trusts facing national investigation into their maternity care

Leeds Teaching Hospitals and Oxford University Hospitals among the trusts to be scrutinised in Baroness Amos review

The Independent UK

Report highlights ‘significant concerns’ over hospital maternity services

More than 100 recommendations have been made to improve maternity care at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust.

Evening Standard

Maternity services in Leeds NHS hospitals downgraded by healthcare regulator

Services at Leeds General Infirmary and St James’s University Hospital have dropped from an overall rating of good to inadequate.

Evening Standard

‘Milestone’ treatment could reshape future leukaemia care

The Flair trial found that 94 per cent of patients who received the two targeted drugs were alive with no disease progression after five years

The Independent UK

UK-first operation removes previously inoperable tumour

Ruvimbo Kaviya had a tumour beneath her brain.

Evening Standard

Charity ‘very concerned’ after baby deaths ‘may have been prevented’

Leeds Teaching Hospitals (LTH) NHS Trust said the number of neonatal deaths recorded as ‘potentially avoidable’ is very small.

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Woman cancer-free after receiving UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer

Bianca Perea was told prolonging life was the only option when she was diagnosed with stage four bowel cancer in 2021

The Independent UK

UK’s first liver transplant for advanced bowel cancer is a success

Bianca Perea was a bit bloated and constipated but had no idea her symptoms were cancer.

The Guardian - UK

Algorithm could help prevent thousands of strokes in UK each year

Tool uses machine learning to analyse medical data for red flags relating to undiagnosed atrial fibrillation

The Independent UK

AI tool can find people with heart condition who have no symptoms

Researchers are assessing the impact of the algorithm at GP surgeries in West Yorkshire.

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Tributes to ‘remarkable’ doctor killed in bike crash on dual carriageway

Dr Robert Sapsford was killed on his morning cycle through Castleford

The Independent UK

Exciting, varied and rewarding: Why joining the NHS could be the career move for you

“It’s very interesting work, I wouldn't trade it for anything else,” says Modupe Hector-Goma, a specialist reporting sonographer at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust. “To share the joy on the faces of women when things go well is a very special experience.”

The Independent UK

Snap of dedicated nurse amongst winners of NHS photography competition

The best photographs have been chosen from five categories in the contest held to mark the 75th anniversary of the NHS.

Manchester Evening News

Man who went to get tonsils removed ended up on life support for two weeks after suffering brain injury

Corey Wilkinson was 19 when his life changed forever following a routine procedure

Leeds Live

Healthy teen has tonsils removed - but botched LGI treatment means he's had to learn to walk and talk again

Corey Wilkinson, 19, suffered a cardiac arrest and a brain injury while at Leeds General Infirmary

Wales Online

Man, 20, awarded payout after hospital at fault in life-changing brain injury

Corey Wilkinson was unable to walk, talk or swallow after the procedure went disastrously wrong

Leeds Live

Leeds hospital's groundbreaking trial to replace a human with AI in breast cancer screenings

Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust will be the first-of-its-kind to trial Artificial Intelligence (AI) software

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