Thousands of NHS staff will be made redundant as the government presses ahead with plans to abolish NHS England, The Independent has been told. In a briefing to staff on Tuesday, NHS England confirmed voluntary redundancies planned for the organisation, as well as local NHS integrated care boards, will go ahead next year. In a slide, seen by The Independent, NHS England said there wouldContinue reading “NHS England To Lay Off Thousands Of Staff”
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Nine Areas To Be Affected By DWP Change
Job Centre staff will be stationed in GP surgeries and physiotherapy clinics in an effort to get sick patients off benefits and back to work. The careers advisors will encourage unemployed patients to return to the workforce and assist them in finding suitable work. Beginning early next year, the NHS and the government will testContinue reading “Nine Areas To Be Affected By DWP Change”
She Was Dismissed 20 Times By Her Doctor
According to new NHS guidelines, general practitioners will need to get a second opinion if they are unable to diagnose a patient after three visits. The ‘three strikes and rethink’ system comes into effect across England today with the aim of speeding up diagnoses and cutting avoidable deaths. It comes after worries that an excessiveContinue reading “She Was Dismissed 20 Times By Her Doctor”
GPs To Treat Millions Instead Of Hospitals
As Keir Starmer fights to address the NHS crisis, sweeping reforms will see patients treated by general practitioners (GPs) rather than receiving specialised treatment in hospitals. Routine appointments will be dealt with in community services close to patients’ homes in a move they believe could ‘fix the waiting list’. The health service will also rampContinue reading “GPs To Treat Millions Instead Of Hospitals”
First-Ever NHS Rich List Scandal
Hundreds of NHS executives are earning more than the Prime Minister, according to a report. Despite failing to reduce waiting lists, nearly 1,700 fat-cat bureaucrats at NHS trusts were each given more than £100,000 a year. With record sums already being poured in by taxpayers, the first-ever NHS Rich List found that 512 managers banked salariesContinue reading “First-Ever NHS Rich List Scandal”
NHS Plan To Open ‘Calm And Welcoming’ Mental Health A&Es Across England
The NHS is planning to open a network of ‘calm and welcoming’ mental health A&Es across England to treat patients who are in crisis. The specialist units will be offered around-the-clock care to ease pressure on already overcrowded hospitals and emergency services. About 250,000 people went to A&E last year due to a mental health crisis – withContinue reading “NHS Plan To Open ‘Calm And Welcoming’ Mental Health A&Es Across England”
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”
Waiting Lists Reach A Record 7.8 Million But…
Hundreds of thousands of pounds are being spent on teaching NHS personnel how to be more courteous to each other, as waiting lists reach an all-time high. A newspaper outlet revealed that doctors and nurses are being sent on ‘civility courses’ to learn how to sidestep personality conflicts and have a better working relationship withContinue reading “Waiting Lists Reach A Record 7.8 Million But…”
NHS Flu Jabs And Boosters To Be Scrapped For 12 Million
Free COVID boosters and flu jabs will be axed for middle-aged Brits this winter. The Joint Committee on Vaccination and Immunisation (JCVI) issued its NHS guidance saying that COVID-19 top-up jabs from autumn will no longer be offered to otherwise healthy people aged 50 to 64. Similar advice had already been published for flu, meaningContinue reading “NHS Flu Jabs And Boosters To Be Scrapped For 12 Million”
Greed And Irresponsibility Has Been Revealed
Doctors ought not to go on strike. This principle is so fundamental that it should need no debate. By striking for four days this week, junior doctors reveal their greed and irresponsibility because they’re prepared to put their own interests above those of their patients. They claim no one will die because of their action,Continue reading “Greed And Irresponsibility Has Been Revealed”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 