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23,000 people died last year because of long waits at A&E, say experts

The RCEM found that in 2022 some 1,656,206 patients in England waited 12 hours or more from their time of arrival in an emergency department until they were admitted, transferred or discharged

Wales Online

Call for sperm and egg donors to be identifiable after the birth of a child

At present children can only find out the identity of their biological parent when they are 18.

The Independent UK

College claims 23,000 excess deaths in 2022 were ‘linked to A&E waits’

A new briefing paper by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine examined long waits and excess deaths.

The Independent UK

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'Ticking time bomb' Merseyside hospital made of 'chocolate Aero' concrete

The hospital is one of 34 NHS buildings constructed with the special type of cheap concrete that contains air bubbles

Liverpool Echo

Tories propose measly 3.5% pay rise for nurses, teachers and police in public sector plan

Rishi Sunak is under intense pressure to offer a pay rise in line with inflation after unprecedented strikes which has seen tens of thousands of NHS staff, teachers and civil servants walk out

Daily Mirror

Doctors urge Health Secretary to meet over strikes

The BMA said at present it understands that only civil servants are due to meet union representatives.

The Independent UK

More than 84,000 newborn babies ‘missed out’ on health visitor checks

Figures from the Institute of Health Visiting suggest England has a national shortage of at least 5,000 health visitors.

The Independent UK

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Firm won £25.8m PPE contract after Greg Hands approached by Tory activist

Exclusive: New Tory chair referred Luxe Lifestyle in April 2020 despite it apparently having no history of supplying PPE

The Guardian - UK

'Alarming' escalation in England nurses' strikes threatened if no pay deal found

Dispute involving nurses in England could be extended to involve staff from emergency departments, intensive care and cancer wards

Wales Online

Nurses set to withdraw from A&E and intensive care units as strike intensifies

UK’s biggest nursing union prompts alarm among senior officials by calling on intensive care workers to join walkouts

The Guardian - UK

New diabetes drugs do not tackle root causes of obesity, experts warn

Doctors say preventing obesity by avoiding unhealthy food is better than trying to reverse its effects

The Guardian - UK

Patients harmed in NHS scandals waiting too long for redress, MPs say

Recommendations were made more than two years ago after a report concluded patients came to ‘avoidable harm’ in the healthcare system.

The Independent UK

'What were you apologising for?' - Government lawyer refuses to say what Infected Blood apology was actually for

Eleanor Grey KC said the Department of Health and Social Care 'would not be setting out a position' on what went wrong in the contaminated blood scandal.

Chronicle Live

Two in five GPs face verbal abuse on daily basis – poll

The Royal College of GPs described the survey findings as ‘deeply disturbing’.

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'I quit my job as an NHS nurse after one year - now I make more money selling ice cream'

Mailu Turner, 22, from Leeds, has spoken about her experience as a mental health nurse for Rotherham, Doncaster and South Humber NHS Foundation Trust.

Manchester Evening News

'I quit working as an NHS nurse and now I make more money serving ice cream'

"For eight hours a day, I serve ice cream to customers. It's a lot better here and I get paid more money"

Wales Online

'I quit after one year of being a nurse and make more money serving ice cream'

Mailu really wanted to be a nurse and completed her training but felt burnt out after a year. She makes £4 more an hour working in a cafe

Evening Standard

Full list of government departments and services due to be hit by civil servant strike on February 1

A huge number of public services are set to impacted when 100,000 civil servants walk out

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Nurse burnt out after year working in NHS now makes more money serving ice cream

Mailu Turner, who qualified as a mental health nurse in September 2021, has told how she quit her job in the NHS due to stress from the conditions and now earns more working in an ice cream parlour

The Guardian - UK

Conservative peer helped land £50m PPE contract for firm linked to fellow Tory

Former party chairman referred SG Recruitment to ‘VIP lane’ after introduction by peer who owned shares in parent company

The Independent UK

Junior doctors vote on whether to walkout in row over pay

The BMA has told the Government if there is a yes vote, junior doctors will begin their action with a 72-hour ‘full walkout’ in March

The Independent UK

Junior doctors vote on whether to walkout in March in row over pay

The BMA has told the Government if there is a yes vote, junior doctors will begin their action with a 72-hour ‘full walkout’ in March.

Chronicle Live

Children's Calpol 'non-existent' on some shop shelves as flu and Covid surges

A warning has been issued by health chiefs with regards to low supplies of common cold and flu medicines, while pharmacists struggle to stock up on Calpol, certain painkillers and throat lozenges

Chronicle Live

Jesmond contaminated blood scandal campaigner praised for 'selfless' fight for justice

Law firm Milners have highlighted decades of research and activism from Carol Grayson as 'pivotal' in the fight for justice for victims

The Independent UK

Patients ‘resorting to DIY medicine’ due to lack of GP appointments

A poll commissioned by the Lib Dems found one in four adults had tried and failed to get a face-to-face consultation with a doctor in the last year.

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