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”
Patients Who Call 999 For Heart Attacks Or Strokes Are Told To Get To A&E
Due to increased demand, people who contact 999 because they are experiencing a heart attack or stroke are being urged to travel to the hospital on their own. The West Midlands Ambulance Service, which said last week that it was under ‘severe pressure’, confirmed a change to the script used by its 999 call handlersContinue reading “Patients Who Call 999 For Heart Attacks Or Strokes Are Told To Get To A&E”
Iowa Resident Dies From Ebola-Like Virus
A terrifying viral illness that causes ocular haemorrhage, akin to Ebola, has claimed the life of an Iowa person. According to health officials, the patient brought Lassa fever, an uncommon illness in the United States, back to the country from West Africa earlier this month. The person was not sick while travelling, meaning the riskContinue reading “Iowa Resident Dies From Ebola-Like Virus”
Wearable Technology And Smartwatches Are Part Of Labour’s 10-Year NHS Plan
Labour’s 10-year plan to preserve the NHS includes the distribution of smartwatches to millions of people so they can track their health. These individuals seem to be blind to the fact that the majority of people won’t wear them and that it will be a complete waste of money. These wearable technologies will be distributedContinue reading “Wearable Technology And Smartwatches Are Part Of Labour’s 10-Year NHS Plan”
Southend Hospital: Claims Patients ‘Dumped On Wards’
A nurse has described chaos at Southend Hospital as staff are “left in tears” after leaving patients in “the middle of wards” with “no privacy or dignity” due to a shortage of beds. The Southend Hospital worker, who asked to remain nameless, has claimed staff feel “powerless and distressed” after seeing patients “dumped on wards” despite noContinue reading “Southend Hospital: Claims Patients ‘Dumped On Wards’”
Inadequate NHS Care Revealed
Nurses at an NHS Accident and Emergency Department have been caught on film laughing about how they weren’t hitting targets after they admitted one of their patients had already waited 46 hours for care. A Channel 4 Dispatches reporter went undercover as a trainee healthcare assistant at the A&E department of the Royal Shrewsbury Hospital,Continue reading “Inadequate NHS Care Revealed”
A Model Reveals An Appallingly Inappropriate Question A Nurse Asked Her 10-Year-Old
A model disclosed the egregiously improper questions she claimed a nurse posed to her 10-year-old daughter following her hospitalisation for a feline bite. Robin O’Malley, a model and radio show co-host, shared the bizarre interaction that occurred after the nurses asked her to leave the room to ask her daughter questions. The mother did notContinue reading “A Model Reveals An Appallingly Inappropriate Question A Nurse Asked Her 10-Year-Old “
Jonathan Dimbleby And Susan Hampshire Give Their Support To Esther Rantzen’s Assisted Dying Campaign
Following Dame Esther Rantzen’s support of the assisted dying movement, celebrities and activists will assemble in Westminster for a debate on the topic. Rantzen is a cancer patient. Dame Susan Hampshire, broadcaster Jonathan Dimbleby, and seasoned activist Peter Tatchell are anticipated to be among the prominent individuals in attendance. Pro-change campaign group My Death, MyContinue reading “Jonathan Dimbleby And Susan Hampshire Give Their Support To Esther Rantzen’s Assisted Dying Campaign”
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”
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