NHS health boards are doing this — and the evidence is overwhelming. At least 17 of England’s 36 Integrated Care Boards have imposed minimum waits of 12–16 weeks for routine procedures like hip, knee and cataract surgery, even when clinical capacity exists. A system built to heal is now built to wait — sixteen weeksContinue reading “Sixteen Weeks, Not By Accident — But By Design”
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Britain Is Crippled By Staff Shortages
COVID related staff shortages continued to have a significant impact on British life just hours before much of the nation returns to work, with bin collections suspended, rail services cancelled and one in ten NHS staff off sick. And as some workers prepare to go back into the office after the Christmas and New YearContinue reading “Britain Is Crippled By Staff Shortages”
The Bin Collection Industry Is Under Threat
Bin collections in Britain are under threat as refuse workers are headhunted by HGV firms attempting to plug a shortfall of 100,000 lorry drivers that has emptied shelves amid a continuous supply chain crisis. A shortage of lorry drivers and food processors in Britain has been partially blamed on the new Brexit visa regime introducedContinue reading “The Bin Collection Industry Is Under Threat”
THE MONTHLY MOSQUITO 