GPs will receive a £20 ‘bonus’ each time they dodge referring a patient directly to a hospital under a scheme aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists. Ministers say the cash incentives – totalling up to £80 million – will ‘stop masses of people’ being sent to hospital for ‘unnecessary appointments’. But patient groups warn endeavours to ‘massageContinue reading “GPs Get £20 For Avoiding Hospital Referrals”
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Corbyn ‘Disgusted’ By ‘Cruel’ Government Cuts
Rachel Reeves has received a letter from Jeremy Corbyn condemning her and the government for their proposed reductions in disability allowances. In her spring speech last month, the chancellor said that the government would be drastically reducing the welfare budget. The £4.3 billion cuts package, which included significant reform to Personal Independence Payment (PIP), isContinue reading “Corbyn ‘Disgusted’ By ‘Cruel’ Government Cuts”
Wes Streeting Joins Mail’s Life-Saving Campaign
Wes Streeting has declared his backing for a national prostate cancer screening programme in a major boost for the Mail’s campaign. The health secretary told MPs he would like to see the NHS proactively offer men tests for the disease in a move that could prevent thousands of needless deaths. He said he is ‘particularly sympathetic’ to the argument thatContinue reading “Wes Streeting Joins Mail’s Life-Saving Campaign”
Chelmsford Prisoner Dies After Choking On Food
A resident at HMP Chelmsford died in hospital after having a choking episode. Peter Dickson, 66, was at the Category B prison when he was rushed to Broomfield Hospital last month. Mr Dickson, whose reason for being a resident at the prison is not known, was said to have had a choking episode at theContinue reading “Chelmsford Prisoner Dies After Choking On Food”
A Hospital Writes Off £250 Million In Foreign Debt
Cash-strapped hospitals have written off £256.4 million owed by foreign patients because they forgot to check that they were properly entitled to free NHS treatment. An investigation by The Mail on Sunday reveals escalating deficits from health tourists – who have had everything from spinal surgery to heart care and cancer treatment – is creating a growing black holeContinue reading “A Hospital Writes Off £250 Million In Foreign Debt”
Big Brother Is Watching You!
People who conceal their faces to evade facial recognition monitoring are being stopped by UK police. Covering your face while walking is not a crime and this Orwellian technology is turning our high streets into digital police lineups. Quite frankly, this is just absurd, and does this include the hijab? Because if this is goingContinue reading “Big Brother Is Watching You!”
Cheating The Welfare System
Known for her advice on maximising benefits, 31-year-old Whitney Ainscough earned enough money to purchase a Range Rover and treat herself to a gastric sleeve. A self-described bad mum who claims to make nearly £500,000 a year by showing social media followers how to manipulate the benefits system says she’ll never get a job. WhitneyContinue reading “Cheating The Welfare System”
Immigration Has Driven Population Growth
https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1684m7nmKE Since 2001, immigration has contributed directly and indirectly to a population increase of almost 7 million, which has had detrimental effects on the goal of an integrated society. In 20 years, the percentage of ethnic minorities quadrupled to almost 20 percent. Net foreign migration has been running at about 300,000 per year for theContinue reading “Immigration Has Driven Population Growth”
Lee Anderson Brutally Attacks Keir Starmer In “Migrant Crisis”
Reform UK’s Lee Anderson has criticised Labour’s failure to prevent small boat crossings as a “national crisis”, as the Prime Minister hosts a meeting in London to crack down on people smugglers. Leaders from 40 countries are attending the PM’s meeting at Lancaster House in central London today and tomorrow as they attempt to addressContinue reading “Lee Anderson Brutally Attacks Keir Starmer In “Migrant Crisis””
Rats Move In And Rubbish Piles Up, Causing An Emergency Cobra Meeting
Ministers are under pressure to call an emergency Cobra meeting and send in private waste firms to break a bin strike that has left rubbish piling up in Birmingham’s streets. The Tories are demanding action from Communities Secretary Angela Rayner over the deepening industrial confrontation that has left extensive parts of England’s second city looking like bomb sites.Continue reading “Rats Move In And Rubbish Piles Up, Causing An Emergency Cobra Meeting”
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