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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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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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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The widespread deaths of the elderly in care homes that occurred as a result of poor decisions by government at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, revealed the lack of
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Boris Johnson has said there is a “good chance” he will not impose fresh restrictions to tackle the massive wave of Omicron cases, as he backed sticking with Plan B
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The NHS’ “reservist” volunteer scheme is set to be rolled out nationwide this year, expanding to 20,000 volunteers recruited. Pilot tests of the NHS Reserve Programme have seen 17,000 reservists
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The NHS is in danger of being “overwhelmed” by the surge in Omicron cases, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has warned, despite further evidence it causes less severe illness than earlier
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Seven in 10 eligible Scots have been given the coronavirus-busting booster jag, latest figures have revealed. In total, 72.1% of those eligible to get their Covid booster have been given
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