Black nurses ‘petrified’ of being sent to frontline without adequate protection
Support organisation Equality 4 Black Nurses has raised concerns that the stresses of the pandemic are ‘bringing racial inequalities to ...
Tag: NHS
Canary articles about the NHS (National Health Service), including policies, government funding, treatments, and privatisation.
More patients enduring long waits for NHS treatment
Figures from NHS England show 139,545 people had waited more than 52 weeks to start treatment as of September this ...
The second lockdown will highlight the need for mental health service reform more than anything before it
The UK is now in its second national lockdown in an attempt to curb the still rising coronavirus (Covid-19) case ...
Matt Hancock suggests vaccine will be rolled out from December, but not for everyone
The new jab from Pfizer and its partner BioNTech was shown in early data to be more than 90% effective ...
Nursing union calls on government to ‘be honest’ about NHS staffing challenges
The health service in England has moved to its highest alert level, level four, to deal with Covid-19 cases.
About 30,000 health service staff off work due to coronavirus
Sir Simon Stevens’ comments come after he suggested all patient-facing NHS staff will soon be given routine Covid-19 tests.
A right-wing ‘power grab’ in the Socialist Health Association could help to privatise the NHS further
On 23 July, Skwawkbox published revelations about alleged voting, constitutional, and financial irregularities at the Labour Party affiliated Socialist Health ...
Liverpool hospitals treating more coronavirus patients than at peak of pandemic
The medical director of Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Trust said the numbers are continuing to rise.
We are facing a mental health crisis and low-pay workers are being hit hardest
Coronavirus (Covid-19) has hit the mental health of the poorest workers the hardest, a study has found. The study, conducted ...
Serco profits set to soar as contract for ‘broken’ Test and Trace system is extended
The outsourcing giant said it is considering whether to hand out the extra profits to shareholders.
Test and Trace consultants paid ‘£7,000 day rates’ by government for ‘shocking broken system’
Private sector consultants are being paid day rates of around £7,000 by the government to help with its coronavirus test ...
Pressure is building on hospitals as coronavirus cases soar
Pressure is building on NHS hospitals, with a steep rise in the number of people needing urgent treatment for coronavirus ...
Number of people waiting over a year for NHS treatment reaches 12-year high
The number of people waiting more than a year to start hospital treatment is at its highest level since 2008. ...
The Tories are renationalising a failing private service. Unfortunately it’s not test and trace.
The Tories are renationalising a failing private service. It shows that where the government has the will, it can operate ...
NHS staff forced to stay off work due to lack of testing
A lack of testing is contributing to staff absences across the NHS, putting services at risk, health leaders have warned. ...
‘Stop clapping, start paying’: NHS workers demand better wages
Frontline NHS workers, many of whom have been helping to fight the coronavirus pandemic, have protested to demand better wages. ...
MPs just acted out their own version of Orwell’s ‘Animal Farm’
It appears MPs are acting out their own version of George Orwell's Animal Farm. Because, as the saying goes, while ...
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