Two men jailed over car attack on NHS worker during Covid lockdown
Two men have been jailed for more than 14 years for using a car as a weapon to inflict serious injuries on an NHS worker as he left hospital after
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‘No care pathways’ for severe chronic fatigue syndrome, inquest told
There are no current plans to address a nationwide deficiency in the provision of specialist hospital units and beds for patients with severe chronic fatigue syndrome, a senior doctor told
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Hospitals ‘close to collapse’ amid scenes ‘from hell’ during pandemic – inquiry
A senior medic has broken down in tears as he described scenes “from hell” on intensive care wards during the Covid pandemic, with staff running out of body bags and
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Hospital bosses who ignored Letby concerns were ‘complicit’, says mother
Hospital bosses who ignored concerns over nurse Lucy Letby were “complicit in the harm that was caused” and should face criminal action, a mother has told a public inquiry. The
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Record high turnout sees two thirds of nurses reject Government’s 5.5% pay award
Nurses have rejected the Government’s pay award of a 5.5% rise, it has been announced. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England rejected the deal by two-thirds
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Social care problems adding to worst crisis in history of NHS – Wes Streeting
Problems with social care are “clogging up” hospitals, adding to an “existential” crisis for the NHS, Wes Streeting has said. But the Health Secretary indicated fundamental reform of the social
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Former NI chief nursing officer shares ‘regret’ over Covid visiting restrictions
Decisions to restrict hospital visits during the pandemic in Northern Ireland were taken as “the least worst option”, the former chief nursing officer (CNO) for the region has said. Professor
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Removing bursary ‘catastrophic decision’ that left NHS with far fewer staff, says ex-chief nurse
The removal the bursary for student nurses in England was a “catastrophic decision” and led to hospitals being depleted of thousands staff when the Covid-19 pandemic hit, the pandemic probe
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Hospital whistleblower dismissed as ‘head of nothing’, inquiry told
A microbiologist working at a hospital at the centre of infection concerns was told she was “head of nothing” when she tried to blow the whistle on patient safety issues,
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PM: Not possible to build an NHS for the future without fixing social care
Fixing social care must be part of any plan to build an NHS for the future, the Prime Minister has said, but he declined to give further detail on the
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