Specialist health workers who take patients’ blood have been striking for 236 straight days in what their union claims is the longest strike in NHS history. The 36 phlebotomists claim the clinical nature of the tasks they perform means they should be on a higher NHS pay scale, worth an extra £1.09 an hour. Bosses at GloucestershireContinue reading “Longest Walkout By Hospital Blood-Takers In NHS History”
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A 98-Year-Old With Dementia Is Evicted
A 98-year-old widow suffering from dementia has been evicted after spending her £240,000 life savings on care bills and has now run out of money. Brenda Miles was given just two days’ notice to leave Innage Grange care home in Bridgnorth, Shropshire, where she has lived for five years. The retired bookbinder, who struggles withContinue reading “A 98-Year-Old With Dementia Is Evicted”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 