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Batten down the hatches: Wave of strikes may be worse than misery of the winter of discontent, senior Tory warns Steve Brine chairman of the Commons health committee said these strikes are potentially ‘more concerning’ New anti-strike laws have made it harder to legally call strikes NHS Christmas walkout on December 20 could bring the country to … Read more
Up to a third of 111 calls are ditched by fed-up patients leading to fears A&E departments will be swamped by people who couldn’t get through on the phone More than a third of calls to 111 are being abandoned in parts of England Over a quarter of a million callers hung up before getting … Read more
GP surgeries are still offering too many remote consultations and need to strike a better balance for patients, NHS boss says ‘We’re trying to find our way back to the right balance,’ said NHS Digital chief Around 80 per cent of GP appointments were face to face before the pandemic This fell to just 47 … Read more
Should you be FINED for missing a GP appointment? Katie Piper insists patients should pay a deposit in Loose Women debate – but viewers say ‘you can never get through on the phone to cancel’ Katie Piper, 38, said that paying for treatments changed her perspective Said she has had mixture of good NHS treatment … Read more
Nurses are relying on food banks, unable to pay rent and leaving the workforce in droves, Royal College of Nursing president tells MPs Nurses are ‘unable to pay rent’ and are relying on food banks, MPs have heard The Royal College of Nursing said the nursing workforce is in a ‘critical situation’ Warning comes as … Read more
Critical incident declared after IT failure hits FOUR hospitals in Greater Manchester with patients warned to avoid Accident and Emergency departments IT failures at four hospitals in Greater Manchester have led to a critical incident Patient warned to avoid the A&E departments at all four units until IT is restored Royal Oldham, Fairfield General, North … Read more
Why did the duckling cross the road? He was following the other 23! Amazing image shows parade of young birds led by proud mother A female mallard led a huge troop of 24 ducklings across a road in the Norfolk Animal and bird experts said it was likely two large broods that had merged Passers-by … Read more
Patients made 4.7million trips to A&E because they couldn’t get advice or treatment from their GP, UK’s health watchdog suggests Up to 4.7 million A&E visits may have been due to people not seeing their GP Almost one in five patients resorted to A&E as they couldn’t get advice Meanwhile, one third also said there … Read more
Regular exposure to ‘microaggressions’ like being asked ‘where are you from?’ can be WORSE than ‘overt acts of hate’, NHS leaders are told in woke ‘leadership academy’ lecture NHS bosses were told microaggressions can be worse than ‘overt acts of hate’ Microagressions are statements perceived as unintentional discrimination Health chiefs could take the woke lecture … Read more
Mersey Care NHS Foundation Trust Gender neutral toilets: 63 Total cost: £586,080 A spokesperson told MailOnline: ‘The FOI request did not specify a definition for ‘gender neutral toilets’ so Mersey Care took it to mean any toilet not fitted with a urinal so anyone can use them, but not including disabled or patients’ en-suite facilities. … Read more