Death sparks concern over non-medically qualified hospital staff

Death sparks concern over non-medically qualified hospital staff

Joshua Askew BBC News, South East Getty Images A hospital trust spokesperson said they would learn from the report A coroner has said the public is being misled over what an NHS physician associate (PA) does after a woman died following hospital failings, including being misdiagnosed with a nosebleed. Pamela Marking went to A&E at … Read more

Telangana Government allows Muslim staff to leave one hour early during Ramzan, draws BJP’s ire

Telangana Government allows Muslim staff to leave one hour early during Ramzan, draws BJP’s ire

Advisor to the Telangana Government (SC, ST, BC & Minorities) Mohammed Ali Shabbir. File | Photo Credit: The Hindu The Telangana Government has issued a circular permitting Muslim employees to leave offices an hour early during the holy month of Ramzan, a move slammed by the opposition BJP, which wondered why such measures are not … Read more

Coventry staff seen dragging patients in children’s hospital – report

Coventry staff seen dragging patients in children’s hospital – report

Shannen Headley BBC News, West Midlands Google A CQC report said a child told inspectors staff “sometimes bent their wrist” Staff in a children’s hospital were caught on CCTV footage abusing patients by dragging them, according to a health watchdog’s report. Care Quality Commission (CQC) inspectors found three cases where children were physically abused by … Read more

GP staff tell of death threats after hundreds of reports of abuse

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

Australian Parliament staff make 30 complaints of workplace offences in 9 months

Australian Parliament staff make 30 complaints of workplace offences in 9 months

Staff at Australia’s parliament made 30 complaints of serious workplace offences such as sexual assault over nine months, the Sydney Morning Herald reported on Sunday, as the legislature struggles to address a wave of scandals. The Parliamentary Workplace Support Service opened in October 2023 as a confidential service for federal parliament workers. It received 30 … Read more

Bharathidasan University’s administrative staff protest over delayed audit certificates

Bharathidasan University’s administrative staff protest over delayed audit certificates

Over 300 administrative staff of the Bharathidasan University (BDU) are on a sit-in protest on the varsity campus in Tiruchi since Thursday condemning non-issuance of audit certificates to retired employees. According to a statement on Friday by Bharathidasan University Staff Welfare Association (BUSWA) since 2022, 33 outgoing administrative workers of the institution had not been … Read more

Local staff restrict photography at the UNESCO site of Somanathapur

Local staff restrict photography at the UNESCO site of Somanathapur

Many visitors have complained of restrictions on photography by the local staff of Keshava temple at Somanathapur, though there is no such a rule. | Photo Credit: M.A. Sriram Scores of tourists visiting the Keshava Temple at Somanathpur, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, are being routinely prevented from photographing the iconic monument in contravention of … Read more

Indian Railways introduces Unique Medical Identification. Key facts about medical facility cards for staff, pensioners

Indian Railways introduces Unique Medical Identification. Key facts about medical facility cards for staff, pensioners

Medical facilities: In a bid to offer medical facilities to its employees and former employees, the Indian Railways has announced a card system called Unique Medical Identification (UMID). These cards are specifically meant for its employees, pensioners, and their dependents.  UMID is a system that assigns a distinctive number to each medical beneficiary to create … Read more

Telangana Deputy CM asks power utilities staff to ensure quality power supply

Telangana Deputy CM asks power utilities staff to ensure quality power supply

Telangana Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu holding a meeting with senior officers of discoms working within the limits of the GHMC and surrounding municipal corporations, at TGSPDCL office in Hyderabad on Thursday. | Photo Credit: NAGARA GOPAL Deputy Chief Minister Bhatti Vikramarka Mallu, who handles the portfolios of Finance and Energy, asked the engineers, … Read more