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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Yesterday, 500 Migrants Crossed The Channel Illegally
This weekend, hundreds more migrants who had entered the English Channel illegally in tiny boats were brought ashore. According to official Home Office numbers, 492 asylum seekers arrived in Britain yesterday. This comes despite warnings that people traffickers will continue to take advantage of the calm summer seas to send more people our way. AContinue reading “Yesterday, 500 Migrants Crossed The Channel Illegally”