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…
Elderly people in NI at risk of abuse As the Northern Ireland Assembly failed to sit on the 1,000th day since the last election this Wednesday, UK charity Action on Elder Abuse’s newly appointed Deputy CEO Veronica Gray condemned NI’s adult safeguarding policy as “not fit for purpose”. NI remains the only part of the…
Protesting doctors promised taxes will be paid In an attempt to avert a looming winter crisis caused by understaffing in hospitals, doctors will now have their tax bills paid by the NHS. Doctors have been refusing to work overtime because they are being hit by a “tax trap” of more than 90 per cent on…
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