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”
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Disgusting Hospital Food Hinders Patient Recovery And Worsens NHS Bed Shortages
An expert has cautioned that hospitalised patients who are fed subpar food may recover more slowly. The outcome, according to dietician Dr Carrie Ruxton, is a prolonged hospital stay at a time when the NHS is struggling to fill beds. The alert was issued in response to the Mail’s discovery of an increasing number ofContinue reading “Disgusting Hospital Food Hinders Patient Recovery And Worsens NHS Bed Shortages”
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”
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