Hospital Safety & Accountability: India’s Amravati hospital fire probe points to broken ventilators, non-working alarms/sprinklers, and a locked fire pump house after three newborns died. Medication-Error Fallout: Scotland’s Royal Hospital for Children faces legal action after seven children were underdosed with morphine post–cardiac surgery due to ordering mix-ups and missed safety checks. Disability Benefits Process: The UK DWP clarified how medical consultations work for PIP assessments, including when face-to-face exams are triggered for complex conditions. Primary Care Access: England expands pharmacy walk-in treatment for five more conditions (including ear infections in adults and mild acne), aiming to ease GP and A&E pressure. Emergency Response Systems: Perth County (Canada) will roll out MPDS for all 911 medical calls this fall to improve dispatch consistency and prioritize life-threatening cases. Cancer Tech Investment: Fortis Healthcare plans India’s first upright proton therapy system at its Gurugram institute, targeting selected adult and paediatric cancers with reduced radiation to healthy tissue. Public Health & Prevention: A new report flags that many people with high blood pressure remain undiagnosed, calling it a “silent killer” and urging regular checks. Healthcare Reform Debate: A US analysis argues antitrust “Break Up Big Medicine” proposals would structurally separate insurers/PBMs/wholesalers from providers. Workforce & Training: Ireland’s HSE apologised after graduate nurse job offers at Cork University Hospital were withdrawn “in error,” with recruitment redirected across Cork and Kerry.