The elderly patient also lived in constant fear of collapsing; he was later bed-bound, relying heavily on his family for even the most basic tasks like getting out of bed, moving around the house ...

“Get the patient out of bed and walking,” has become an increasingly familiar refrain of surgeons after virtually every kind of operation. But there seemed to be one obvious ...

Despite flu and winter pressures easing, hospital bed shortages persist, with nearly 600 patients unable to secure ... strain ...