Children suffering a mental health crisis are still being sent hundreds of miles from home because of a deficiency of NHS beds, and one defenceless child was sent to a unit more than 300 miles from home, and another child was located 285 miles away from their family by NHS Herts Valley in Hertfordshire. AroundContinue reading “NHS Bed Shortage”
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Medicinal Cannabis Is Legal
In the United Kingdom on the NHS medicinal Cannabis is now legal, and now the drug is accessible to patients across England, Wales and Scotland following a significant law reform. Products that can now be prescribed contain cannabis, cannabis resin or cannabinol, but patients will only be prescribed the medication if their doctors believe theyContinue reading “Medicinal Cannabis Is Legal”
Universal Credit Dad-Of-Three Tried To Kill Himself
A dad who was driven to desperation by Universal Credit tried to kill himself while on the telephone to the DWP after he was denied payment for 10 weeks. Dean Lovell-Payne, 52, who was disabled by a fall, took a large overdose in September 2018 after having to endure approximately three months without gettingContinue reading “Universal Credit Dad-Of-Three Tried To Kill Himself”
Depressed Mum Killed Herself
A mum pursued by the NHS over charges of only £29 took her own life by overdosing on the anti-depressants that forced her into debt. Penny Oliver owed sums of £8.60 and £20.60, but with penalty charges and surcharges these soared, the second one alone rising to £120.60. And having lost hundreds of pounds aContinue reading “Depressed Mum Killed Herself”
Drugs Are Too Expensive For The NHS
Activist and breast cancer victim Emma Robertson surfaced from the UK headquarters of the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer last month bearing a bright blue T-shirt. Embellished on the back in bright yellow letters were the words: “No drug should ever cost a life”. Thirty minutes beforehand she had seized a pen. Saying that she couldn’t believeContinue reading “Drugs Are Too Expensive For The NHS”
Virgin Wins £700 Million Contract
Virgin Care has been given a £700 million contract to operate more than 200 NHS services, the first time a company will deliver a council’s social care for adults. Bath and North East Somerset councillors backed the contract by 35 votes to 22 at a council meeting in Bath. The settlement came following a voteContinue reading “Virgin Wins £700 Million Contract”
£900,000 Plans To Reduce Winter Fuel Deaths
Fears of a sharp increase in deaths brought about by rising energy bills has induced the Government to unveil a £900,000 plan to battle fuel poverty. The percentage of overabundant winter deaths is too high and, the Government is determining the vulnerable households and, those people aged above 75 or children less than five, orContinue reading “£900,000 Plans To Reduce Winter Fuel Deaths”
How Atos Are Taking Over
The NHS is not being privatised with a bang; but more with a cunning deceitful whine. We only have to take a look at Holland, which privatised its health care system in 2006, to see how it’s feasible for the NHS to be privatised by secrecy. Following the Dutch example, privatisation is occurring in three phases. Continue reading “How Atos Are Taking Over”
NHS trust instructed to warn landlords following a man taking his own life
Coroner advises social landlords are notified about vulnerable patients A coroner has urged that a London Hospital trust passes on details about vulnerable patients to social landlords after a mentally ill social tenant committed suicide because he was being turned out of his home. The gentleman, 44, was found dead in his home in AprilContinue reading “NHS trust instructed to warn landlords following a man taking his own life”
Dirty Rotten Teeth
A consultant neurosurgeon begged hospital head of departments following a 44 year old man was admitted to hospital in London, but they declared an explicit ‘absolutely not’. The man died from a brain haemorrhage after the NHS hospital chiefs reportedly informed doctors to keep working on less pressing cases, which included the removal of anotherContinue reading “Dirty Rotten Teeth”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 