British health systems are unprepared for the “devastating” effects of climate change, leading health bodies have warned. As extreme weather events such as flooding or heatwaves become more common, the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change urged ministers not to…
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The NHS, Gawd Bless It!
A medical tribunal heard the patient had arrived at 7.30am for his surgery and was waiting with other men due to have vasectomies. There was “some disquiet” when patients who arrived at 11am were seen before those who arrived earlier…
No, Love, We Aren’t Going To Pay Them More Than Their Hire Is Worth…
Union shill Nadine Houghton on the ‘plight’ of hospital cleaners: These wonderful, inspiring, strong women, predominantly black and minority ethnic, who come to work every day for a multibillion-dollar American multinational corporation called Aramark, are paid a poverty wage. They…
Someone’s Not Listening To What The Boss Is Saying…
David Cameron has declared that Britain is built on “Christian values” – and must defend them against terrorism. In his message to mark the Christian festival of Easter, the Prime Minister said the religion had “helped to make our country…
“Slippery Slope? What Slippery Slope?” Part 58748
Bereaved families have vetoed the donation of organs from hundreds of registered donors in the last five years, new figures show. And how does the NHS take this? As one would expect, of course: The body said it would no…
For Sale: Watchdog, No Teeth, Answers To The Name Of ‘Medical Practitioners’ Tribunal Service’…
A doctor who once hugged a female road accident victim patient in Blackburn during a consultation has been back in trouble with his professional watchdog. Dr Riaz Raza, who also told the Blackburn woman: I’ve never looked after anyone like…
About That Whole ‘Learning Lessons’ Thing..?
Ms Ali, 31, said: “From my scientific knowledge I knew it wasn’t safe to give heparin to my son as his haemoglobin – red blood cell level – was so low. “The lowest safe level is around 84. Elijah’s was…
There’s Always Resistance….
The health secretary, Jeremy Hunt, has announced plans to give patients in England access to their entire medical record by 2018, and to let them read and add to their GP record using their smartphone within a year. Hurrah! More…
Tell Us Again How The NHS Is Short Of Money..
Mental healthcare specialists missed five opportunities to complete suicide risk assessments on an 18-year-old girl in the three months before she was fatally hit by a train, an inquest heard today. Oh, goodness! Must be those ‘lack of resources’ we’re…
NHS: What More Evidence Do You Need..?
…that you are not viewed as a customer? Paediatric intensive care consultant Dr Peter Wilson said: “It does put clinicians in an impossible position because we now have to try to explain to families why one child is getting a…
Yes, Clearly, The Most Pressing Issue For The NHS…
The NHS needs to play its part in the fight against obesity by… Oh, this’ll be good… *popcorn* … banning fast-food outlets such as McDonald’s and Burger King from hospitals, MPs have said. OK. We’ll do that when the HoC…
““Listen to me, it’s going to be done today whether you like it or not because it has to be done within ten days.”…”
But yeah, let’s all sneer at the anti-vaxxers, eh? Although screening is strongly recommended, parents can decline. Tony believes he knows the real reason the midwife was so insistent on getting the test done: targets. ‘We were told by friends…
Well, This’ll Reduce GP Workloads…
Remember all those headlines bewailing the pressure on GPs a few days ago? GPs will be asked to identify patients who are putting on weight under a new national programme to help fight obesity. And once they are identified, what…
Physician, Silence Thyself!
For Dr John Wright, a clinical epidemiologist from Bradford working at the clinic at Moyamba, Sierra Leone, which opened on Friday, it was a slap in the face for him and his colleagues. What was? Well, would you believe, expecting…
I Just Don’t Get It…
The NHS is in crisis, right? ITV News can reveal how many hospital trusts are being forced to recruit from abroad as they struggle to staff their wards. We have staff shortages and these are compounded by infrastructure issues: Patients…