Wes Streeting has revealed his NHS recovery plan is ‘hanging by a thread’ as resident doctors gear up for fresh walkouts in a fortnight. The Health Secretary accused the British Medical Association (BMA) of being ‘completely unreasonable’ after it announced the five-day walkout, which could result in the cancellation of 200,000 appointments and operations. Resident doctors, formerly called junior doctors,Continue reading “Junior Doctors’ Strike Threatens Streeting’s NHS Recovery”
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GPs Get £20 For Avoiding Hospital Referrals
GPs will receive a £20 ‘bonus’ each time they dodge referring a patient directly to a hospital under a scheme aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists. Ministers say the cash incentives – totalling up to £80 million – will ‘stop masses of people’ being sent to hospital for ‘unnecessary appointments’. But patient groups warn endeavours to ‘massageContinue reading “GPs Get £20 For Avoiding Hospital Referrals”
Wes Streeting Joins Mail’s Life-Saving Campaign
Wes Streeting has declared his backing for a national prostate cancer screening programme in a major boost for the Mail’s campaign. The health secretary told MPs he would like to see the NHS proactively offer men tests for the disease in a move that could prevent thousands of needless deaths. He said he is ‘particularly sympathetic’ to the argument thatContinue reading “Wes Streeting Joins Mail’s Life-Saving Campaign”
A Hospital Writes Off £250 Million In Foreign Debt
Cash-strapped hospitals have written off £256.4 million owed by foreign patients because they forgot to check that they were properly entitled to free NHS treatment. An investigation by The Mail on Sunday reveals escalating deficits from health tourists – who have had everything from spinal surgery to heart care and cancer treatment – is creating a growing black holeContinue reading “A Hospital Writes Off £250 Million In Foreign Debt”
Welfare Claimants To Be Given ‘Right To Try’ Work Without Risk Of Losing Their Benefits
Labour’s reform of the system will allow welfare recipients to attempt employment without fear of losing their benefits. Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall is expected to announce legislation to introduce a ‘right to try guarantee’ for those on health-related benefits. This will prevent people from having their entitlements automatically re-assessed if they enter employment.Continue reading “Welfare Claimants To Be Given ‘Right To Try’ Work Without Risk Of Losing Their Benefits”
Wes Streeting Can’t Figure Out How To Fund Labour’s NHS Hospital Replacement Plan
Plans to replace deteriorating NHS hospitals that could put people at risk from collapsing structures are being shelved by Labour. Ex-Prime Minister Boris Johnson pledged 40 new hospitals by the end of the decade, but now the plan looks to be in ruins. Labour is set to announce that many of the crumbling NHS hospitals in EnglandContinue reading “Wes Streeting Can’t Figure Out How To Fund Labour’s NHS Hospital Replacement Plan”
Wes Streeting Set To Unveil ‘Revolutionary’ NHS App
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”
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”
Doctor, Who Inspired The ITV Show Starring Joanne Froggatt, Reveals A&E Reality
A top palliative care doctor has revealed how she has to speak to dying patients on trollies without even a curtain for privacy as she lamented the ‘broken’ NHS. Dr Rachel Clarke admitted she ‘can’t really exaggerate how grim and crisis-laden conditions are’ and described conditions in A&E wards in Britain as ‘Dickensian’. Speaking to Andy CoulsonContinue reading “Doctor, Who Inspired The ITV Show Starring Joanne Froggatt, Reveals A&E Reality”
Keir Starmer Strikes A Friendly Tone But Hints At Tax Raids And Softer Prisons
Keir Starmer warned of ‘tough decisions’ looming and tried to stop people from calling him ‘PM’ today as he kicked off his Red Revolution. At his first press conference in Downing Street, the Labour leader said questioners could call him ‘Keir’ as he acknowledged that his government will be ‘judged on actions, not on words’. HeContinue reading “Keir Starmer Strikes A Friendly Tone But Hints At Tax Raids And Softer Prisons”
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