Even as speculations are rife about the Kerala Congress (M) [KC(M)] returning to the Congress-led United Democratic Front (UDF) ahead of the Assembly elections, the State Cabinet on Wednesday decided to lease land to the K.M. Mani Foundation to set up a memorial institute in the name of the founding chairperson of the KC(M). As … Read more
Jenny ReesHealth correspondent, BBC Wales British Medical Association Dr Alice Gatenby has been told “it’s too much hassle” to change shifts to accommodate her disability A disabled doctor, who believes the NHS sees it as “too difficult or inconvenient” to give her support, has considered leaving. Dr Alice Gatenby said senior colleagues told her she … Read more
Ruth Bradley BBC Politics Reporter, Somerset BBC Dani says the women she works with are often “scared” of the risks they face while sleeping rough “To go home and know you’ve left them – we’ve had to tuck women into foil blankets and just say ‘see you later’ – that can be heartbreaking sometimes.” Dani … Read more
BBC Anna Cooper has had 17 operations and is in constant pain Waiting lists for gynaecology appointments across the UK have more than doubled since February 2020, BBC research reveals. Records show around three-quarters of a million (755,046) women’s health appointments are waiting to happen – up from 360,400 just before the pandemic. This would … Read more
Since 2022, hospitals like NNUH have increasingly adopted a new way of working called the Continuous Flow Model, in which patients are sent from A&E to wards and other areas even if they are full. They have done this to address soaring ambulance waits outside A&E as paramedics try to offload patients. In the UK, … Read more
Think tank wants financial incentive to keep NHS nurses, midwives and physios in England for 10 years. Source link
Patients affected by walk-outs by NHS staff say they are frustrated and anxious. Source link
Labour’s Andy Slaughter has called on the prime minister to give NHS nurses “more than an insulting 1% pay rise”. He raised the case of Jenny McGee, a nurse who treated the PM for Covid, who is leaving the NHS and has criticised the handling of the pandemic. Boris Johnson spoke of his “own huge … Read more
