Is There No Cure For Maskaholics?
23 March 2023
When Anders Tegnell Stood Alone
23 March 2023
by Will Jones
When Will They Ever Learn?
22 March 2023
More than 13,300 NHS hospital beds – one in seven – were filled with patients fit for discharge but unable to leave each day last month, triple the pre-pandemic figure, as excess non-Covid deaths continue to climb.
A hospital refused to operate on a sex assault victim who requested single-sex accommodation, telling her it "does not share her beliefs".
At least five NHS trusts in England have brought back mask requirements due to Covid's autumn resurgence and some are also reimposing social distancing guidelines with threats of visitor bans to come.
The NHS is in a perpetual winter crisis, something that more than doubling the budget in the 2000s did nothing to change. With beds already 95% occupied, will Therese Coffey's plan to get us through the winter work?
Hospitals are cancelling more than 22,000 appointments – one in 10 – every day despite the Government’s pledge to clear the NHS backlog resulting from the disastrous Covid lockdowns.
At a time of high pressure on the NHS, a hospital is still spending £138,000 employing two people to stand at the door and hand out face masks and hand sanitiser, a Freedom of Information request has revealed.
An NHS hospital trust has come under fire for giving ICU visitors a disclaimer form telling them that if they are black or over-65 they should not visit because they are deemed to be at higher risk of COVID-19.
All ambulance trusts in England were put on the highest alert on Tuesday amid long waiting times of many hours in some cases. But 999 calls aren't higher than usual. What's going on?
Britain could return to its disastrous 'protect the NHS' Covid policy if the latest spike in infections and admissions impedes the health service's ability to treat other conditions, a Government minister has said.
Hospitals have brought back face masks and social distancing following a recent surge in Covid infections and hospitalisations, despite two thirds of Covid admissions being treated primarily for something else.
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