Patients in the Glasgow area have been urged to avoid accident and emergency (A&E) departments unless their condition is life-threatening. NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC) said due to the
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The number of hospital trusts on the highest level of alert has increased to 24, as health leaders warned the NHS needs support to “get through this extremely challenging period”.
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A quarter of the Northern Ireland Ambulance Service are off work sparking longer waiting times even for the most ill patients. Some 221 workers are off due to Covid-19, with
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Health leaders have warned the NHS is facing a “staffing crisis” as more than 20 trusts were on the highest level of alert. The NHS Confederation said a number of
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A tribunal has found that a nurse was discriminated against after she was told to stop wearing a cross necklace in work. Croydon Health Services NHS Trust was found to
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Nicola Sturgeon has brought Scotland’s Covid self-isolation rules into line with the rest of the UK. The First Minister had come under fire from businesses and opposition leaders for having
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The human rights of elderly and disabled people “are not fairweather luxuries”, an MP has said as she told of how she fears being separated indefinitely from her mother who
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Around half of care homes in Greater Manchester are unable to accept new residents due to Covid-19 staffing absences, latest figures show. Outlining the impact of the fresh wave of
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Some of the most vulnerable people in society are experiencing “lockdown by another name” as care staff shortages mean they are increasingly unable to fully live their lives, a social
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Rules on isolating people who are the contacts of confirmed Covid cases are clogging up hospital beds and “crippling healthcare”, some NHS experts have said. Present guidance to the NHS
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