Ed Sheeran tickets cancelled for NHS and emergency staff
Organiser AEG Presents said the Glasgow ticket allocation for NHS and emergency staff was oversold. Source link
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Union disappointed by 5% pay offer to NHS staff
The government’s offer has been described as a real-terms pay cut for health service workers. Source link
NHS racism making doctors ‘anxious and depressed’
The doctors’ union warns institutional racism harms medics’ mental health and therefore patient care. Source link
NHS: Wales’ hospital treatment time longest in UK – study
Patients are staying an average of seven days in hospital for treatment, a BBC investigation finds. Source link
Doctors’ concern over reduced mention of women in NHS advice
Doctors say it may cause confusion but NHS Digital says the updated advice now has wider relevance. Source link
Sajid Javid pledges NHS leadership changes after review finds bullying
Health Secretary Sajid Javid says the findings are “stark” ahead of the report’s publication later. Source link
NHS nurse shortages a risk to safety, says Royal College of Nursing
Patients are missing out on basic care and medicines as the NHS struggles to fill posts, staff say. Source link
NHS waiting lists: Seven years to clear Covid backlog warning
A patient paid to diagnose slipped discs and is living in pain with private surgery costing £15,000. Source link
Bristol NHS Trust finds 200 patients harmed by mesh bowel surgery
Asked why the trust did not respond to the concerns in 2013, North Bristol Trust Medical Director Dr Tim Whittlestone said: “They were looked into, and considered, but it was the patient concerns and the themes of the patient concerns that alerted us to a possible problem with the case selection of patients undergoing mesh … Read more
NHS 111: Parents anger over four child deaths
Known as NHS Pathways, the algorithm relies on answers being given over the phone to a set series of questions. The system guides call handlers, who are not medically qualified, to direct patients to other parts of the NHS for further assessment and treatment. Source link