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Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Bungling IT firm ‘lost 30,000 NHS letters to patients’ in north London sparking an inquiry after leaked memo blamed it on a technical error Inquiry launched after 28,563 letters from hospitals to GPs were not delivered A ‘clinical harm review’ is under way they after their whereabouts were unknown The mistake was blamed on a … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
Health Secretary Matt Hancock says ministers will not tolerate physical or verbal assaults on NHS staff as data shows 28% have been abused A survey of 569,000 employees found many are experiencing abuse from public 15% have experienced physical assault, rising to 34% among ambulance staff Black and minority ethnic workers are 14% more likely … Read more
Transgender patients say they feel ‘forced’ to transition using hormones bought from the dark web because NHS waiting times are so long. Some patients spend as long as three years on a waiting list before they finally see a specialist at a gender identity clinic, a BBC investigation has found. And, desperate to start transitioning to … Read more
Someone who is infected with the coronavirus can spread it with just a simple cough or a sneeze, scientists say. Almost 1,900 people with the virus are now confirmed to have died and more than 73,000 have been infected. But experts predict the true number of people with the disease could be as high as … Read more
An NHS hospital has been put on ‘black alert’ because its A&E department has been overwhelmed by soaring admissions. The Royal Bolton Hospital in Greater Manchester issued the warning over the weekend, urging patients to only attend in cases of genuine emergency. A so-called ‘black alert’ is declared when a hospital is under such significant … Read more
An ex-soldier whose right arm was blown off in Afghanistan in 2008 has become the first former serviceman to get a £10,000 bionic arm on the NHS. Darren Fuller, a 43-year-old father of two from Colchester, Essex, says he is amazed by the range of things he can do now that he was missing out … Read more
Starbucks is rapped for launching ‘woke’ campaign to raise £100,000 for controversial transgender charity Every time customer buys ‘Mermaids’ biscuit, US coffee chain donates 50p to British charity of same name Starbucks has also produced an advert lauding its cafes as ‘safe spaces’ Critics say cookie sale will swell coffers of a charity they claim … Read more