According to internal estimates, a planned delay to HS2 by ministers will cost taxpayers more than £360 million. In March, ministers announced they were delaying by two years the construction of a high-speed section between Birmingham and Crewe in a bid to save money. It’s the latest controversy to hit the high-speed rail project, whichContinue reading “The Delay In HS2 Construction Will Cost Taxpayers More Than £360 Million”
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Save Our Pharmacies To Help Save The NHS
The announcement of an unprecedented expansion in healthcare services provided by high street pharmacies conveys the kind of fresh, revolutionary thinking the NHS needs to ensure its long-term survival. For the first time, local chemists will be permitted to write prescriptions for seven common conditions, including earache, sore throats and urinary tract infections, without referenceContinue reading “Save Our Pharmacies To Help Save The NHS”
Fury At Whitehall Staff’s £145 Million Spending Spree
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”
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More Than Two-Thirds Of Hospitals Still Use Outdated COVID Restrictions To Prevent Patients From Seeing Their Family Members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”
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