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Patients will ‘pay the price’ as Health Secretary accused of ‘pulling a fast one’ on Covid funding

By Richard Vernalls, Reporter1st March 2022News England

Patients will “pay the price” for the Health Secretary’s “failed negotiations” with the Treasury to cover ongoing Covid costs, Labour has warned. Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting told MPs it

NHS calls on ‘reservists’ to bolster staff numbers and tackle the Covid backlog

By Ella Pickover, Reporter1st March 2022New To Care

The health service is calling on people to sign up as an “NHS reservist” to help bolster staff numbers and tackle the backlog of care. The new programme is not

Mandatory vaccine rules for health and social care staff in England scrapped from mid-March

By Aine Fox, Reporter1st March 2022News England

Health and social care workers in England will no longer be required by law to be vaccinated against Covid-19, after a consultation saw the vast majority of people support the

Union anger over Government’s recommendation of maximum 3% pay rise for health workers

By Alan Jones, Reporter24th February 2022News England

Health unions have reacted with anger after discovering that the Government is recommending a maximum pay rise of 3% this year for NHS workers in England. Unison said the figure

NHS anaesthetist shortage may lead to eight million cancelled operations a year

By Joe Gammie, Reporter23rd February 2022News England

More than eight million operations a year could be cancelled or delayed if a shortage of NHS anaesthetists is not tackled, senior leaders have warned. The Royal College of Anaesthetists

Government pledge to ‘level up maternity care’ with new taskforce

By Ella Pickover, Reporter23rd February 2022News England

A new taskforce has been established to explore disparities in maternity care. The Government said that it had launched a “Maternity Disparities Taskforce” to examine the reasons why women and

NHS ‘failing’ to provide proper communication for deaf, blind and disabled people

By Ella Pickover, Reporter23rd February 2022News England

NHS services are “failing to communicate properly” with people who are blind, deaf or have a disability, a patient watchdog has said. Communication blunders range from deaf people being asked

NHS worker ‘did not feel safe at work’ before dying from Covid-19, social worker daughter tells inquest

By Helen William, Reporter21st February 2022News England

An NHS employee who died from Covid-19 “did not feel safe” at work in the early days of the pandemic, his daughter has said. Mark Woolcock (pictured), 59, of Stratford,

Report: Coming Home Implementation – Working Group on Complex Care and Delayed Discharge

By Laura McKellar, Reporter21st February 2022Reports & Resources

Scotland is committed to meeting its Human Rights obligations for people with learning disabilities, which are outlined in the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD).

Scottish Government pledge action on long hospital stays and out-of-area placements

By Craig Paton, Reporter21st February 202221st February 2022News Scotland

The Scottish Government has said it aims to have “greatly reduced” long hospital stays and out-of-area placements for those with learning difficulties or complex needs by March 2024. In a

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Patients will ‘pay the price’ as Health Secretary accused of ‘pulling a fast one’ on Covid funding

NHS calls on ‘reservists’ to bolster staff numbers and tackle the Covid backlog

Union anger over Government’s recommendation of maximum 3% pay rise for health workers

NHS anaesthetist shortage may lead to eight million cancelled operations a year

Government pledge to ‘level up maternity care’ with new taskforce

NHS ‘failing’ to provide proper communication for deaf, blind and disabled people

NHS worker ‘did not feel safe at work’ before dying from Covid-19, social worker daughter tells inquest

England’s hospitals within hours of running out of some PPE items – Matt Hancock

Minister admits ‘unacceptable’ rise in children subject to Deprivation of Liberty orders

Warning of ‘stark failure’ in social care after children placed in caravan and Airbnb

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Tag: Hospitals

Patients will ‘pay the price’ as Health Secretary accused of ‘pulling a fast one’ on Covid funding

NHS calls on ‘reservists’ to bolster staff numbers and tackle the Covid backlog

Mandatory vaccine rules for health and social care staff in England scrapped from mid-March

Union anger over Government’s recommendation of maximum 3% pay rise for health workers

NHS anaesthetist shortage may lead to eight million cancelled operations a year

Government pledge to ‘level up maternity care’ with new taskforce

NHS ‘failing’ to provide proper communication for deaf, blind and disabled people

NHS worker ‘did not feel safe at work’ before dying from Covid-19, social worker daughter tells inquest

Report: Coming Home Implementation – Working Group on Complex Care and Delayed Discharge

Scottish Government pledge action on long hospital stays and out-of-area placements