More than third of GPs have cut hours with many blaming the demands of the job
More than a third of GPs have cut their hours in the last year, with many blaming the demands of the job, according to a new report. An annual workforce
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Thousands of nurses in Northern Ireland begin 12-hour strike over pay
Picket lines have been set up across Northern Ireland as thousands of nurses strike over pay. The unprecedented action saw around 9,000 members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)
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Health board take legal action against contractor amid infection concerns at Glasgow hospital
NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde has instructed legal action be taken against a private contractor involved in building the crisis-hit Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QEUH). Health board bosses have recommended
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Last-ditch talks to prevent 9,000 NI nurses taking 12-hour strike action
A last-ditch meeting aiming to prevent around 9,000 nurses from taking the UK’s first 12-hour strike action on Wednesday over pay is due. The unprecedented walkout in Northern Ireland will
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Ex-addict inspired by woman who cared for her turns life around to become NHS nurse
An ex-heroin addict is now working as an NHS nurse after being inspired by the woman who cared for her in hospital. Joanne Hill, 42, started taking drugs as a
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NHS treatment delay hits record high while 89,000 waited longer than four hour A&E target
Patient waits in A&E continue to get worse and more people than ever are on the waiting list for NHS treatment, new figures have shown. Data from NHS England shows
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Surge in A&E attendances by homeless people as numbers triple to 36,000 in eight years
Attendances of homeless patients at A&E have at least tripled in eight years, with hundreds stuck in hospitals for long periods of time, figures show. There were at least 36,000
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Hospital admits liability after woman reports being operated on while conscious
A hospital has admitted liability after a woman reported being operated on while conscious, leaving her with post-traumatic stress disorder, lawyers have said. The woman, who wants to remain anonymous,
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Paramedics latest to join widespread health worker strikes in Northern Ireland
Nurses in Northern Ireland are staging another 48-hour period of industrial action. They are engaging in work-to-rule action, refusing to take on overtime or working unpaid hours. Health workers from
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Patients across England slam ‘exorbitant’ hospital car parking charges
One in three hospitals in England put up the cost of parking last year, with patients and visitors objecting to the “exorbitant” prices, an investigation has found. The study by
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