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Government pledge to tackle ‘unacceptable’ health inequalities as it launches new improvement body

By Will Stone, Reporter1st October 2021News England

A new public health body with a focus on prevention to help reduce the pressure on overstretched NHS services has been launched. The Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID)

Over one million more health and social care staff needed over the next decade, new report suggests

By William Janes, Reporter1st October 2021News England

More than one million extra health and care staff will be needed in the next decade to meet growing demand for care, according to a new report. Another 488,000 health

Young cancer patient put in ‘cell-like’ isolation after mother raised cleanliness concerns, inquiry told

By Daniel Harkins, Reporter30th September 2021News Scotland

A young boy with cancer was kept in cell-like isolation in a “filthy” Glasgow hospital after his mother started asking questions about cleanliness and infections in the water, an inquiry

NHS Highland expects to pay over £3.4 million to staff subjected to ‘long-standing bullying culture’

By Laura Paterson, Reporter29th September 2021News Scotland

NHS Highland expects to pay more than £3.4 million to staff affected by bullying, a report has revealed. The health board was heavily criticised after an investigation in 2019 found

Ashworth condemns Tory-made NHS crisis forcing patients to crowdfund to pay for operations

By Richard Wheeler, Reporter28th September 2021News England

More patients are being forced to seek donations or take out loans to pay for operations due to the Conservative-made NHS crisis, according to the shadow health secretary. Jon Ashworth

Girl tells inquiry of ‘depressing and lonely experience’ after hospital infection halted chemotherapy

By Katharine Hay, Reporter27th September 2021News Scotland

A patient told an inquiry her cancer treatment was stopped early as she contracted an infection from water used in an operating theatre, leaving her “worried and scared”. Stevie-Jo Kirkpatrick,

Unions call for healthcare staff and other key workers to be prioritised for fuel

By Ella Pickover, Reporter27th September 202127th September 2021News England

Healthcare staff and other key workers should have priority access to fuel amid supply issues, leading unions have warned. The British Medical Association (BMA) said that as pumps run dry

Poorest in England ‘waiting longest’ for hospital care as backlog takes it toll

By Ella Pickover, Reporter27th September 2021News England

People living in poorer regions of England face longer waits for routine NHS care, according to new analysis. The NHS has been told by a watchdog to ensure people have

Police investigation looks into four deaths at flagship Glasgow hospital

By Katrine Bussey, Reporter27th September 2021News Scotland

Police are investigating four deaths at the flagship Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QUEH) in Glasgow, it has emerged. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) – which has a

Hospital conditions were like ‘third world country, not super hospital’, mother tells inquiry

By The Press Association24th September 2021News Scotland

A mother whose son was being treated for cancer on a children’s ward in Scotland has likened the hospital environment to “a third world country”. Suzanne Brown told the Scottish

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Government pledge to tackle ‘unacceptable’ health inequalities as it launches new improvement body

Young cancer patient put in ‘cell-like’ isolation after mother raised cleanliness concerns, inquiry told

NHS Highland expects to pay over £3.4 million to staff subjected to ‘long-standing bullying culture’

Ashworth condemns Tory-made NHS crisis forcing patients to crowdfund to pay for operations

Girl tells inquiry of ‘depressing and lonely experience’ after hospital infection halted chemotherapy

Poorest in England ‘waiting longest’ for hospital care as backlog takes it toll

Police investigation looks into four deaths at flagship Glasgow hospital

Hospital conditions were like ‘third world country, not super hospital’, mother tells inquiry

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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Government pledge to tackle ‘unacceptable’ health inequalities as it launches new improvement body

Over one million more health and social care staff needed over the next decade, new report suggests

Young cancer patient put in ‘cell-like’ isolation after mother raised cleanliness concerns, inquiry told

NHS Highland expects to pay over £3.4 million to staff subjected to ‘long-standing bullying culture’

Ashworth condemns Tory-made NHS crisis forcing patients to crowdfund to pay for operations

Girl tells inquiry of ‘depressing and lonely experience’ after hospital infection halted chemotherapy

Unions call for healthcare staff and other key workers to be prioritised for fuel

Poorest in England ‘waiting longest’ for hospital care as backlog takes it toll

Police investigation looks into four deaths at flagship Glasgow hospital

Hospital conditions were like ‘third world country, not super hospital’, mother tells inquiry