New government commits to fixing nursing shortage Boris Johnson announced on Tuesday night that all nursing students will receive a grant of at least £5000 per year to attract more nurses to the profession. This funding comes as part of the government’s pledge to increase nurse numbers by 50,000 over the next 5 years. However,…
Child with pneumonia forced to sleep on hospital floor A child with with suspected pneumonia was forced to sleep on the floor of Leeds General Infirmary due to lack of beds. On 3 December, four year old Jack Williment was rushed into Leeds General Infirmary by ambulance after falling ill. However, chaos in the A&E…
Norovirus outbreak closes more than 1000 hospital beds NHS England has been forced to close 1,100 beds in the past week because of a widespread outbreak of the norovirus winter vomiting bug. National data showed that the number of cases of norovirus for mid-November was 28% higher than the average for the same period in…
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