Patients will be able to choose where and when they get treatment using a ‘revolutionised’ NHS app as part of Labour’s plans to cut waiting lists. Health Secretary Wes Streeting will publish proposals to change how people choose health providers – including in the private sector as an NHS patient – book appointments and receive test results. And heContinue reading “Wes Streeting Set To Unveil ‘Revolutionary’ NHS App”
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Council Plans ‘Cruel’ Tourist Tax
A council has been criticised for cruel plans to introduce a ‘tourist tax’ that could see expectant mothers charged when they have to journey to hospital from remote areas to give birth. Patients in northern Scotland must travel hundreds of miles for hospital care. Pregnant mothers living in Caithness, where local services have been drasticallyContinue reading “Council Plans ‘Cruel’ Tourist Tax”
There Have Been A Number Of Basic Failures At A Hospital, According To The Coroner
A mother who died from massive post-birth haemorrhage was ‘failed’ by NHS staff who gave her a biscuit thinking she was dehydrated, a report has discovered. Laura-Jane Seaman, 36, died at Broomfield Hospital in Chelmsford, Essex, in December 2022, two days after the birth of her son. The care support worker was ‘begging staff to help her’ and pleadingContinue reading “There Have Been A Number Of Basic Failures At A Hospital, According To The Coroner”
NHS Left 95-Year-Old Woman On Freezing Pavement
The husband of an elderly woman left lying on the pavement for five hours with a broken hip because she was not considered a priority for an ambulance has slammed the way she was treated as a ‘disgrace’. Winifred Soanes, 95, who as a child survived her home being bombed during the Blitz, is recoveringContinue reading “NHS Left 95-Year-Old Woman On Freezing Pavement”
Still Waiting For NHS Dentist Appointment Seven Years Later
A lady has said she was forced to pull out her teeth after waiting almost seven years for an NHS dentist appointment. When Linda Colla, 76, relocated to Nottingham from Devon in 2018, she started looking for a dentist but was soon let down when she discovered that it was harder than she had anticipated. She saysContinue reading “Still Waiting For NHS Dentist Appointment Seven Years Later”
Benefits Will Be Lost If People Refuse To Work
When asked twice today if young people’s benefits would be reduced if they declined to accept employment or training, a cabinet minister squirmed. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall eventually committed to the move after a toe-curling discussion on Sky News over Labour’s new welfare crackdown. Keir Starmer has promised “sweeping changes,” including a crackdown on cheatersContinue reading “Benefits Will Be Lost If People Refuse To Work”
Regarding Our Money, What Exactly Is Happening to It?
The productivity of public services has declined once more and is at 8.5% below pre-Covid levels as Labour gets ready to increase funding. According to the official data, the state sector’s production as a percentage of inputs decreased by 1.2 percent in the three months ending in June as compared to the prior quarter. Additionally,Continue reading “Regarding Our Money, What Exactly Is Happening to It?”
‘Free Palestine’ Badges And Shirts Lead NHS Hospital Trust To Review Uniform Rules
An NHS hospital trust has vowed to review its dress code after staff were pictured wearing ‘free Palestine’ badges and shirts. Following complaints from hospital Jewish staff and patients, Barts Health NHS Trust requested an immediate review. It has even been claimed that hospital staff have risked the patients’ health as a result of arguments over the offensive pro-PalestinianContinue reading “‘Free Palestine’ Badges And Shirts Lead NHS Hospital Trust To Review Uniform Rules”
Autumn Arctic Blast Brings Snow
Britain is bracing for its first major Arctic blast of autumn next week with sub-zero temperatures, sleet, and snow on the way alongside rain and strong winds. Temperatures in some areas will be significantly below average for the time of year, with daytime highs in London reaching just 6C (43F) and overnight lows of -1C (30F). The MetContinue reading “Autumn Arctic Blast Brings Snow”
DO IT OR DON’T DO IT! That Is The Question!
Recently, a picture has been making the rounds online, particularly on Facebook. This is apparently a staff member at Whipps Cross Hospital wearing a Palestine football shirt. That’s not the problem but I guarantee that not one NHS staff throughout the UK would be allowed to wear an Israeli football shirt with Israel on it.Continue reading “DO IT OR DON’T DO IT! That Is The Question!”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 