Some Covid-19 patients could have treatment withdrawn to save others
The British Medical Association said health professionals could be forced to make ‘grave decisions’.
Tag: NHS
Canary articles about the NHS (National Health Service), including policies, government funding, treatments, and privatisation.
Even a BBC presenter is astounded by the government’s latest announcement on ventilators
The announcement comes as a US official criticised the number of machines available in the UK.
Live on air, the government just ‘lost’ 4,000 ventilators
On 1 April, Tory minister Robert Jenrick 'lost' 4,000 ventilators live on air. And no, this isn't an April Fool's ...
Visas extended for overseas doctors, nurses and paramedics fighting virus in UK
The extension will apply to around 2,800 migrant health professionals who are working for the NHS and have work visas ...
New figure for projected coronavirus deaths exposes a government in total confusion
On 28 March, at a daily coronavirus (Covid-19) press briefing, an NHS chief, speaking alongside a government minister, announced that ...
‘Stop stockpiling and stay home’ pleads coronavirus patient
Delia Colwill has been in hospital for five days after she began experiencing symptoms of Covid-19.
Frontline NHS staff say coronavirus testing is still ‘not enough’ and ‘not fast enough’
Coronavirus tests for those on the front lines are to be trialled this weekend in a bid to get more ...
NHS staff launch website to help colleagues working in ‘scary’ and ‘heartbreaking’ environments
The website contains instructions for a set of eight techniques to help manage feelings of fear, anxiety and stress at ...
Coronavirus testing to begin for some NHS staff
CORRECTION (16:00 2 April 2020): this story originally stated that 113,777 people have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the ...
Medical journal editor-in-chief slams NHS bosses, saying they could have prevented ‘chaos and panic’
CORRECTION (16:10 2 April 2020): this story originally stated that 114,000 people have tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) in the ...
Medical journal editor slams UK coronavirus response, live on the BBC
The Lancet is a veteran, independent medical journal. Its editor-in-chief Richard Horton has previously won an award for "outstanding contributions ...
Boris Johnson tests positive for coronavirus
Boris Johnson has tested positive for coronavirus and is self-isolating in Downing Street, it has been announced. The prime minister ...
Doctor ‘touched’ by ‘heartening’ NHS clapping as ‘we head into the storm’
“Hearing the clapping told us that people out there know how hard everyone has been working”.
Blood couriers take action over lack of protective equipment when ferrying coronavirus samples
The UK government only outlined what coronavirus crisis support it will be providing to self-employed and gig economy workers on ...
Tory MP promotes Covid-19 ‘collective effort’ while taking £100k from company profiting from testing
Conservative MP Owen Paterson wrote an article in the Express on 22 March. He said: TACKLING the global Covid-19 pandemic is going ...
No one’s buying the excuses for Charles ‘jumping the queue’ to get a coronavirus test
Prince Charles flouted government lockdown rules and flew to Balmoral on Sunday, seemingly knowing that he was ill. He was ...
Doctors’ union warns that both staff and patients will die without proper protection
The Government has drafted in the Army to help deliver supplies of personal protective equipment to medics
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