Letby inquiry: NHS staff want their voices heard
A group representing hundreds of clinicians wants to highlight a culture “detrimental to patient safety”. Source link
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NHS England staff to receive paid leave after miscarriages
Kath Abrahams, who runs the baby loss and pregnancy research charity Tommy’s, said: “As the largest employer in the UK, the NHS is sending a powerful signal that staff going through this experience deserve understanding, compassion and the right to grieve – and that support is possible no matter what your workplace looks like.” Source … Read more
Long Covid: Health staff go to court for compensation
They say they are disabled after catching Covid at work, with no protection from employers. Source link
Healthcare staff: Unions to ballot members on new pay offer
Under the offer staff would receive a pay uplift of 5% and a one-off payment of £1,505. Source link
Forest staff ignored wild elephant’s health condition, alleges forum
The Palakkad Elephant Lovers Forum has approached the Wildlife Crime Control Bureau in Chennai seeking an investigation into the death of Thanneerkomban, a 30-year-old wild elephant that died while being relocated from Wayanad to Bandipur on Saturday. In a complaint to the regional deputy director of the bureau as well as Forest Minister A.K. Saseendran, … Read more
‘Invisible fear’ on faces of priests, temple staff in Chennai, claims T.N. Governor
Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi | Photo Credit: KUMAR SS Tamil Nadu Governor R.N. Ravi on Monday, January 22, 2024 visited Sri Kodandaramaswami Temple in Chennai and later claimed there was a “pervasive sense of invisible fear and apprehensions writ large on the faces of priests and temple staff.” A Raj Bhavan post on social … Read more
Machete attacks leave children with 'war-zone' injuries, say Leeds trauma staff
On-shift with the Leeds hospital team caring for young knife crime patients in West Yorkshire. Source link
Passengers say CISF, airport staff are collecting biometric data without consent
Under the Digi Yatra initiative, passengers have to scan their boarding passes and faces at the first entry point, following which a single biometric face token is created that should allow them to complete the rest of the journey with just a face scan at the remaining check-points. Photo: newdelhiairport.in Next time you visit an … Read more
Junior doctors' strike: Some hospitals request staff return to work
NHS bosses make more than 20 requests for junior doctors to return to work on the first day of a strike. Source link
Overseas staff 'exploited and trapped' at UK care home
When he arrived, he was asked to sign a contract. It said that if he left the company within five years, he would have to pay Prestwick Care more than £4,000, which included the money the company had already paid to the Home Office, and the legal fees for his visa. Source link