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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Small Boats And Starmer’s Threat To Smuggling Gangs
Across Europe, shady criminal gangs are making millions from smuggling people into Britain. To illegally cross the Channel, they take advantage of the weakest people by placing them in risky little boats. They reduce the safety of the British people. They also jeopardise international security and our economy. Keir Starmer said that his Labour GovernmentContinue reading “Small Boats And Starmer’s Threat To Smuggling Gangs”
Ed Miliband Admits His Solar Panels Bought For English Schools And Hospitals Are Chinese And May Be Made Using Coal
Ed Miliband has admitted that solar panels for English schools and hospitals will come from China, despite concerns over human rights and environmental impacts. The first project of the Energy Secretary’s new green quango will see it oversee a £180 million project to install rooftop panels on 200 school buildings and nearly as many NHS sites. He informedContinue reading “Ed Miliband Admits His Solar Panels Bought For English Schools And Hospitals Are Chinese And May Be Made Using Coal”
DWP To Cut PIP And Other Welfare Payments
Many nationwide will be alarmed by the Labour government’s announcement that it would be slashing billions of pounds from the nation’s welfare bill. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall will speak in the House of Commons and is expected to confirm a huge package of cuts to welfare. This is despite growing unrest from Labour MPsContinue reading “DWP To Cut PIP And Other Welfare Payments”
Police Leave Father Of Four Without Money Or Phone
The family of a man who died after police dropped him off at a tram stop miles from home has said he was failed “massively” by authorities. Benjamin Connor, 30, from Warrington, Cheshire, was left at a Metrolink stop near Old Trafford, Manchester, where he was “unsafely” de-arrested by police in the early hours without hisContinue reading “Police Leave Father Of Four Without Money Or Phone”
NHS Nurses Share Their Harrowing Experiences Of Third World Conditions
In horrifying testimony to the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) study, one nurse in the South East of England said a patient had lain dead in a corridor ‘for hours’. Another nurse, in Yorkshire and the Humber, said departments were becoming ‘overwhelmed’ on a daily basis, adding: ‘At its worst, (we are) asking someone toContinue reading “NHS Nurses Share Their Harrowing Experiences Of Third World Conditions”
Curried Pies
A woman was left shocked after ordering a £700 laptop from a high street retailer only to find she was the recipient of three mouldy pies instead. Gemma Worley, 39, from Cornwall, thought she had bagged a bargain after deciding to treat herself to a new Lenovo Yoga laptop bought online from Currys over theContinue reading “Curried Pies”
David Lammy Pledged To Support Israeli PM Netanyahu After ICC Issued A Warrant For Gaza Crimes Against Humanity
After the Israeli Prime Minister was issued an international arrest warrant for “war crimes” in Gaza, Downing Street refused to rule out that Benjamin Netanyahu would be detained if he travelled to Britain. The International Criminal Court, which Foreign Secretary David Lammy last month said the UK ‘supports’, today issued warrants for Netanyahu and his former defenceContinue reading “David Lammy Pledged To Support Israeli PM Netanyahu After ICC Issued A Warrant For Gaza Crimes Against Humanity”
Russian ‘Floating Bomb’ Ship
A Russian cargo ship dubbed the ‘floating bomb’ is due to dock up at a UK port after reportedly being refused entry by other countries. Peel Ports Group told shipping magazine GCaptain that the ship, known as the Ruby, will arrive at the port of Great Yarmouth in Norfolk on October 28. It is carryingContinue reading “Russian ‘Floating Bomb’ Ship”
Mega-mansion On Thames Worth £8 Million
James Corden bought a mansion for £8 million and just abandoned it! More money than sense! It could be because how this man achieved fame and fortune is even more bizarre than the property itself. Gavin and Stacey were famous, to be sure, but James Corden has turned into a jerk. Gavin and Stacy wereContinue reading “Mega-mansion On Thames Worth £8 Million”
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