The NHS is “imploding” and facing a “catastrophe” that experts says risks becoming a “national emergency” following a raft of figures released this week which could end up costing Boris Johnson the general election. NHS England’s figures show the health service is performing at its worst levels in history while another report highlights worsening staff […]
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NHS bosses fear hospital wards will not be able to cope within 12 months as the UK’s social care crisis deepens. Staff shortages and underinvestment in elderly care services is endangering patient care, say hospital chief executives in a damning report released by NHS Providers. Another scathing report said the number of elderly people being […]
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Voters have been warned to “beware” of politicians using the NHS as “a political weapon” by a top health service boss. Chief executive of NHS Providers, Chris Hopson writes in his blog: “Frontline NHS leaders are worried that it is already starting to happen in this campaign.” NHS Providers has an £84bn annual budget and […]
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The JCHR report on the detention of young people with disabilities &/or autism has been published and makes for shocking reading. The UK Parliament Human Rights Committee has urged the government to take action, highlighting grave human rights abuses. The report is available to download on Twitter with its chair, Harriet Harman tweeting this morning: […]
Continue ReadingLabour leader Jeremy Corbyn says his party would axe formal tests for English primary schools, known as Sats. He claimed they left many children in tears or made them vomit with stress and said scrapping the tests would be one of the first acts of any Labour government. The pledge was met with cheers from […]
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The NHS is to offer patients in England a ‘gene testing’ service that will predict their chances of developing a range of illnesses. They will be charged for the gene sequencing service and be expected to share their data anonymously with scientists afterwards. The gene health report will forecast their chances of developing conditions such […]
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Chemotherapy treatment is to be scrapped at one of the country’s largest health trusts because of a shortage of cancer nurses. The measure takes effect next week at King George Hospital’s specialist cancer unit the Cedar Centre in Ilford, Essex. Managers say they were left with no other choice after four cancer nurses at the […]
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Fertility treatment is being denied to couples by the NHS in parts of England in direct contravention of national guidelines, according to a campaign group. Grounds for refusal include the man being too old or overweight, one of the partners having a child from a previous relationship or the woman’s hormones not being at a […]
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The National Health Service is losing thousands of key mental health professionals, undermining Government promises to grow staffing levels amid a surge in demand. Figures from the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) reveal that 2,000 psychiatrists, nurses and therapists a month are leaving the NHS in England. The Government pledged action after it […]
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