Health experts call for alcohol tax hike to help fund more nurses and police
The Chancellor is being urged to raise taxes on alcohol in order to bankroll more nurses and police.
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Veterans’ mental health charity stops taking new referrals due to funding crisis
A mental health charity for military veterans is no longer able to take new cases in England or Wales due to a funding crisis.
More than 200 patients recalled over concern about shoulder surgeon
More than 200 private patients at a hospital linked to the Ian Paterson breast surgery scandal have been recalled over concerns a surgeon may have performed “unnecessary” operations on them.
NHS announces rapid community care teams to reduce pressure on hospitals
Rapid response teams will be rolled out to treat older people in their communities in a bid to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, the NHS said.
NHS boss who lied about degree given suspended prison sentence
An NHS boss who lied about having a degree to land a £130,000 salary has walked free from court.
NHS faces £4.3bn legal bill to settle clinical negligence claims
The NHS in England faces £4.3 billion in legal fees to settle outstanding claims of clinical negligence.
Video games ‘setting kids up for addiction’ with loot boxes – mental health boss
Gaming companies risk “setting kids up for addiction” by including gambling tasks in their video games, the director of mental health for the NHS said.
Ex-policeman ‘knocked sideways’ by letter revealing blunders in wife’s care
A former police officer whose wife died five weeks after bowel surgery said he was “knocked sideways completely” when he received an anonymous letter highlighting blunders in her treatment.
Bid to tackle doctor shortage could see tax break for thousands of high earners
Thousands of high earners could end up being given a tax break as part of efforts to get doctors to take on more shifts, it is being reported.
What are the pension rules driving senior doctors to turn down extra shifts?
High earners could end up being given pension tax breaks as part of efforts to get doctors to take on more shifts, The Times has reported.
NHS ‘should not be expected to pick up the pieces’ of problem gambling
The NHS’s mental health chief has called for bookmakers to end tactics that are helping fuel the UK’s gambling addiction crisis.
Bid to tackle doctors shortage could see pension tax break for high earners
High earners could end up being given pension tax breaks as part of efforts to get doctors to take on more shifts, it is being reported.
PM insists Government will get NHS waiting lists down
Boris Johnson has conceded NHS waiting times are “unacceptable” in the face of demands from Jeremy Corbyn for action to help patients.
Hernia repair mesh implants ‘do not have adequate clinical evidence’
Mesh implants for hernia repair are being used on NHS patients without adequate clinical evidence, according to an investigation.
US not after NHS in Brexit trade talks, says ambassador
America is not seeking to “buy” the NHS in a post-Brexit trade deal, US ambassador to the UK Woody Johnson has insisted.
Number of A&E patients seen within four-hour target hits record low
Increasing numbers of patients are waiting more than four hours to be seen at A&E departments, which also saw a record number of attendances and ambulance callouts in December.
A&E units treat record number of patients as winter bites
The NHS experienced its busiest month on record in December with an unprecedented number of A&E attendances and ambulance call-outs.
Nurses warn of burn-out in new strike over pay and recruitment
Thousands of “burned out” nurses have taken to picket lines in Northern Ireland as one-day strike action brings some health services to a standstill.
Northern Ireland nurses walk out over again over pay
Thousands of nurses in Northern Ireland have started another day of strike action in a row over pay.
Almost 900 ‘excess deaths’ during 2019 heatwaves, official figures show
Almost 900 “excess deaths” are thought to have occurred during the heatwaves of summer 2019, official data shows.