Whitehall civil servants camouflaged sparkling wine acquisitions and five-star hotel catering as ‘bookkeeping services’ and ‘administration’, as part of a £145 million of government debit card spending. Rishi Sunak has been accused of overseeing a shameful chronicle of waste as it was disclosed how officials splurged on booze, luxury furnishings and costly dinners abroad. OppositionContinue reading “Fury At Whitehall Staff’s £145 Million Spending Spree”
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Five Years After The Worst Treatment Disaster In The History Of The NHS, More Than 500 Infected Blood Victims Have Died
More than 500 victims of the worst treatment tragedy in NHS history have perished during the long-awaited infected blood inquiry. A newspaper outlet exposed the damning figure as the five-year investigation, the most extensive inquiry in UK history finally ends next week. The inquiry will sit for the last time next Friday before chairman SirContinue reading “Five Years After The Worst Treatment Disaster In The History Of The NHS, More Than 500 Infected Blood Victims Have Died”
More Than Two-Thirds Of Hospitals Still Use Outdated COVID Restrictions To Prevent Patients From Seeing Their Family Members
It’s been revealed that hospital patients are being denied cherished visits from their loved ones by NHS institutions using obsolete COVID restrictions. Data reveals 70 per cent of trusts are still implementing rules dating back to the COVID lockdowns, despite NHS hospitals being told to open up last March. A newspaper outlet reported that mostContinue reading “More Than Two-Thirds Of Hospitals Still Use Outdated COVID Restrictions To Prevent Patients From Seeing Their Family Members”
As Long As Striking NHS Workers Accept Reforms, Their Pay Packets Might Be Boosted From April
The Health Secretary has suggested that striking NHS staff could yet be in line for a bumper pay increase from April if they embrace productivity and efficiency reforms. Steve Barclay is expected to meet with union leaders for discussions about next year’s pay settlement for health employees. There’s pressure on the Government to agree toContinue reading “As Long As Striking NHS Workers Accept Reforms, Their Pay Packets Might Be Boosted From April”
As A Man Collapses On The Street, Striking Nurses Rush To His Aid From The Picket Line
Nurses rushed from a picket line to the aid of a man who collapsed in the street. The striking staff raced to provide emergency first aid to the male after he fell over just metres from the Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) main entrance. The patient was put into the recovery position and was visibly shakingContinue reading “As A Man Collapses On The Street, Striking Nurses Rush To His Aid From The Picket Line”
Paramedics Walk Out Days Before Christmas As Ambulance Strike Dates Are Announced
More than 10,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales will strike days before Christmas if the Government declines to open pay talks, the first national ambulance walkout in 30 years. Three unions revealed the dates members will walk out, coordinating industrial activity for Wednesday 21 December. Members of the GMB union, who include paramedics, EmergencyContinue reading “Paramedics Walk Out Days Before Christmas As Ambulance Strike Dates Are Announced”
When A Teenager Was Referred For Urology Treatments, He Was Told He Would Have To Wait For Two-And-A-Half Years To Get An Appointment At A Hospital
A teenager who was referred for hospital checks has been given an appointment by a scandal-hit NHS trust, in June 2025. The boy’s father said he was stunned after Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH) confirmed that the date in the letter was not a typing mistake. His 16-year-old son was referred to theContinue reading “When A Teenager Was Referred For Urology Treatments, He Was Told He Would Have To Wait For Two-And-A-Half Years To Get An Appointment At A Hospital”
Due To Cost Of Living Concerns, Almost TWO-THIRDS Of Britons Are Rationing Heating At Home
New figures reveal that almost two-thirds of Britons say they’re taking measures to ration their heating because of the cost of living crisis. In numbers which show the despair felt by the country about the state of its and their own finances, more than half (56 per cent) are also worried about how they willContinue reading “Due To Cost Of Living Concerns, Almost TWO-THIRDS Of Britons Are Rationing Heating At Home”
Before Christmas, Thousands Of Nurses Will Strike
Thousands of nurses will strike before Christmas after union’s members voted in favour of a first-ever mass NHS walkout. Britain’s nursing union, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN), closed its historic strike action ballot of its 300,000 members on Wednesday. The union is demanding nurses receive a cost of living pay rise of 5 perContinue reading “Before Christmas, Thousands Of Nurses Will Strike”
Deliveroo-Style Same-Day Contraception Could Be Offered On The NHS By BIKE
MPs have backed calls for the NHS to provide a same-day delivery service for the morning-after pill after a Deliveroo-style pilot was trialled with students during the fresher’s week in Manchester. The trial, which was the first of its kind in the United Kingdom, delivered emergency contraception to women using a bike courier hours afterContinue reading “Deliveroo-Style Same-Day Contraception Could Be Offered On The NHS By BIKE”
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