27th Apr 2018 Friday FiveDoctors to decide if Alfie Evans can go home Yesterday doctors met to decide if Alfie Evans can go home, after being removed from life support earlier this week. Judges rejected further appeals on Wednesday to allow his parents to take him to Italy for treatment. The toddler has a rare degenerative neurological condition and…
27th Apr 2018 Friday FiveMan becomes the world’s first person to have two face transplants Jérôme Hamon, who lives in France, is currently recovering after becoming the first person to undergo two face transplants. Hamon’s first transplant was carried out in 2010 but his body rejected it, meaning that his new face had to be removed in 2016. This…
27th Apr 2018 Friday Five10 worst A&E waits revealed NHS England data has shown the 10 worst hospitals in England for A&E waiting times. Hospital standards are to see 95% of patients in A&E within four hours, however the annual performance has been 88.4%, the worst since records began in 2004. The worst hospital was the Princess Alexandra Hospital…
27th Apr 2018 Friday FiveNHS England reveals gender pay gap NHS England have revealed their gender pay gap – women have been found to be paid on approximately 23% less than their male counterparts. The average woman is paid £28,702, compared to men on £37,430. NHS Digital also explored the pay gap between doctors, finding men to received £67,788…