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Hospice leaders warn hundreds of beds out of use
Getty Images About 300 hospice inpatient beds are currently closed or out of use in England, hospice leaders have warned. They say a lack of funding and staff are the primary reasons why some of England’s 170 hospices have had to close beds permanently or take them out of use. Hospice UK, which represents the … Read more
GP staff tell of death threats after hundreds of reports of abuse
BBC Nurse consultant Jennifer Loke says she is not frightened by death threats, but abuse has taken its toll Staff at a GP surgery were left in tears and forced to call police after incidents in which angry patients threatened them and acted violently. Nurse consultant Dr Jennifer Loke, who works at the practice in … Read more
Hundreds throng The Hindu’s international education fair
Audience at the 20th edition of The Hindu Education Plus International Education Fair held at Loyola College in Nungambakkam, Chennai on Sunday. | Photo Credit: Akhila Easwaran Hundreds of visitors, some students with their parents, flocked to the 20th edition of the International Education Fair held at Loyola College in the city on Sunday, to … Read more
Hundreds take holy dip at Amma Mandapam on Aadi Ammavasai
Devotees performing rituals at Amma Mandapam in Srirangam on Sunday. | Photo Credit: C. Jaisankar Hundreds of devotees thronged Amma Mandapam on the banks of the Cauvery in Srirangam on the occasion of Aadi Amavasai. People offered tharpanam (a Hindu ritual of offering black sesame seeds and water) to their forefathers. Many prefer to perform … Read more
Infected blood: Hundreds of victims living with undetected hepatitis C
About 1,750 people are unaware they caught hepatitis C from infected blood, BBC analysis reveals. Source link
Hundreds of UK women can now take legal action over Essure device
They say the sterilisation device left them in pain – but the manufacturer defends its safety. Source link
Oracle cuts hundreds of jobs, rescinds job offers in its health unit – ET HealthWorld
Software firm Oracle on Thursday laid off hundreds of employees, rescinded job offers, and cut back open positions within its health unit, the Insider reported, citing three people familiar with the matter. The layoffs follow thousands of cuts in corporate America as companies wrestle with elevated levels of inflation and rising interest rates. Oracle’s health … Read more
Hundreds of Derby cancer patients get tattoo-free treatment
One patient says the treatment reduced the “tiny traumas” she has gone through during the illness. Source link