Doctor quits and gives 16 reflections on his time in the NHS… it’s an eye-opening must read
"There is a weird taboo around financial incentives in healthcare. A fiver would do it. Hey, even a parking pass.. or lunch."
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Son speaks out after mum tragically dies after waiting almost an hour for an ambulance
“There will be a point where the funding will be cut so much, we won’t have a national health service,” he told The London Economic.
Watch: Tory ministers called back from glamorous Winter Ball fundraiser to vote through cap on social care
The scheme has been branded ‘Robin Hood in reverse’ by Labour.
MPs vote through social care reforms – but government majority gets slashed
The prime minister’s working majority of around 80 MPs was slashed to 26, with the former justice secretary urging ministers to "look again" at the issue.
Harry Leslie Smith’s impassioned Labour conference speech goes viral ahead of NHS bill vote
In the speech, which reduced some delegates to tears, he said: "We must never, ever let the NHS free from our grasp. Because if we do, your future will be my past."
‘Please trust me’: US doctor says NHS bill will lead to more Americanisation of the health system
"I come from a country where people have to fundraise on the internet just to stay alive. That's barbaric."
UK patients die or come to ‘severe harm’ because of hospital delays -report
The report, which revealed NHS data which was previously secret, said “it is entirely predictable and almost inevitable that some level of harm will arise.”
Hospitals ordered to ‘eliminate’ ambulance queues after two deaths reported
Trusts have also been ordered to ensure that “ambulances are not used as additional ED (emergency department) cubicles”.
‘Real-life Barbie’ barred from hospital ward after assaulting NHS workers
“This was an assault where weapons were used around vulnerable patients and visitors."