NHS waiting list hits another record high with nearly 5MILLION patients in England needing routine treatment – including 440,000 who haven’t been seen for over a year NHS England data showed this was the highest level since August 2007 record Royal College of Surgeons experts said the numbers were ‘stomach-churning’ Waiting lists spiralled during the … Read more
Racist nurse escapes being struck off after calling her colleagues ‘lazy b****** spear chuckers’ and saying her new job would be better because ‘I’ll be working with white people’ Melanie Hayes, from York, has been suspended over her racist comments She said she was looking forward to ‘working with a team of white people’ Avoided … Read more
An experienced paraglider died after hitting turbulence while traveling 350 feet in the air above the Peak District. Timothy Ogden, 53, went into an ‘unrecoverable spin’ and started to freefall at 200 feet when his chute ‘collapsed’ during a sudden change in wind direction above Windy Knoll near Castleton, Derbyshire. Chesterfield Coroner’s Court heard he … Read more
Patients should be remotely screened before being directed to the most appropriate health service for their problem, new NHS guidance says. Doctors are being told the system of ‘total triage’ must be embedded into general practice, despite the Royal College of GPs’ reservations. The method was brought in during the pandemic and sees a person checked … Read more
Helena Bonham Carter playfully posed with her teenage son Billy, 17, as she attended a service at London‘s Westminster Abbey for International Nurses Day on Wednesday. The actress, 54, was joined by Billy – who she shares with ex Tim Burton – as she spoke to Prime Minister Boris Johnson ahead of the service. Showing off … Read more
Britain’s Covid cases rose slightly for the seventh day in a row today, amid fears the rapid spread of the Indian variant could jeopardise lockdown-easing plans. Department of Health bosses recorded 2,284 positive tests — up 6.5 per cent in the space of a week. But deaths are continuing to fall. Officials posted only 11 … Read more
Cabinet minister George Eustice dismisses Dua Lipa’s Brit Awards demand for a ‘fair pay rise’ for NHS workers as he defends proposed one per cent increase and says ‘there’s been a pay freeze for most of the public sector’ Dua Lipa used a speech at the Brit Awards to call for a ‘fair pay rise’ … Read more
The coronavirus vaccine programme in England will open up to people under the age of 40 for the first time tomorrow. An NHS Digital bulletin showed those aged 38 and 39 will be invited to come forward for their jab from Thursday morning. They will be offered either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine on the … Read more
The coronavirus vaccine programme in England will open up to people under the age of 40 for the first time tomorrow. An NHS Digital bulletin showed those aged 38 and 39 will be invited to come forward for their jab from Thursday morning. They will be offered either the Pfizer or Moderna vaccine on the … Read more
The BRIT Awards returned on Tuesday night for a music extravaganza following three months of delays amid the coronavirus pandemic. And while The O2 seated a 4,000 strong audience for the ceremony, ITV ratings released on Wednesday have revealed viewing figures have plummeted for the fourth year in a row, with 2.9million tuning in – … Read more