The Guardianflipped into Top StoriesHealth (UK) NHS to scrap paper prescriptions under plan to save £300mThe Guardian - Aamna MohdinElectronic service will be rolled out in England next month in bid to achieve savings by 2021 Paper prescriptions will be scrapped next month under an NHS plan to save £300m over two years, with Jo Churchill,
Daily Mailflipped into HealthGallbladder Pioneering one-hour laser surgery replaces two painful procedures for gallstonesdailymail.co.uk - By Sally Wardle For The Mail On Sunday Thousands of people suffering agonising gallstones could benefit from a two-in-one procedure to quickly cure the condition. Gallstones are solid …
The Scottish Sunflipped into The Scottish SunNursing Nurses slam ‘outdated’ careers advice stating they do little more than take blood and urine samplesthescottishsun.co.uk - Shaun Wooller CAREERS advice stating nurses do little more than help doctors by taking urine samples has been pulled after an outcry. The job description appeared …
Gazette Liveflipped into NewsTeesside Hospitals rake in more than £5m in parking fees across Teessidegazettelive.co.uk - Toni Guillot New figures show that it cost around £1.7m to provide parking at hospitals, leaving more than £3m in surplus Millions of pounds was raked in from …
Cancer Dorset cancer patients have to wait - but still rate service highlybournemouthecho.co.uk - Faith Eckersall ALMOST one in five cancer patients in Dorset had to wait more than two months to start treatment in August, figures reveal. But service users still …
Swindon Great Western Hospital faced £99k fines for breaking mixed-sex wards ban - but did not have to payswindonadvertiser.co.uk - Daniel Angelini The NHS trust managing Great Western Hospital faced more than £99,000 in fines for breaking a ban on mixed-sex wards - but didn't have to pay a penny. …
West Yorkshire Patients fit to be discharged block 11 beds each day at Bradford Teaching Hospitals Trustthetelegraphandargus.co.uk - Will Kilner With elderly patients often stuck waiting to be signed off, there is concern over the impact delays can have on their health. According to the NHS, a …
Dementia Over 1,000 Bradford pensioners could have undiagnosed dementiathetelegraphandargus.co.uk - Will Kilner NHS Digital data shows that 4,285 people aged 65 or over in Bradford had a recorded dementia diagnosis in September. But estimates in the same data, …
Daily Mailflipped into UK NewsFIAT Fleet of 38 low-carbon ambulances feared HEALTH HAZARDSdailymail.co.uk - By Phoebe Eckersley For Mailonline Low-carbon ambulances are being pulled from the roads due to a lethal fault with their accelerator pedals after a driver's pedal got stuck. This comes …
Chester Chronicleflipped into Chester and CheshireChester, UK 'Massive blow' for Parkinson's sufferers in Macclesfield as nurse quits job before it startscheshire-live.co.uk - Alex Scapens Those with condition in Macclesfield must continue to wait for specialist treatment The new Parkinson’s nurse for Macclesfield has quit before …
The Telegraphflipped into NewsHealth (UK) NHS hospital fined £135,000 after a 350 per cent rise in breaches of ban on mixed sex wardsThe Telegraph - By Laura Donnelly and Patrick ScottAn NHS hospital has been fined £135,000 after a 350 per cent increase in breaches of rules banning mixed sex wards. Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust recorded 809 breaches of mixed-sex rules
Tayside Probe launched into conduct of NHS Tayside medical director, his deputy and four doctors - The Courierthecourier.co.uk - by Derek Healey A hospital watchdog has launched a probe into the professional conduct of NHS Tayside's interim medical director Professor Peter Stonebridge, his …
The Daily Recordflipped into NewsTayside Winter mortality rate in Perth and Kinross goes downdailyrecord.co.uk - Rachel Clark The number of people dying during the winter months in Perth and Kinross has decreased. Over the course of December 2018 to March 2019, the number of …
Stoke on Trent Liveflipped into Stoke on TrentStoke-on-Trent 'I was devastated and mortified...' - Brave Dave left unable to walk after food poisoning triggers rare conditionstokesentinel.co.uk - Matt Jackson Dave Taylor is hoping to be home in time for Christmas. Brave Dave Taylor hopes to be home for Christmas after a bout of food poisoning led to him …
Wigan Wigan's outgoing NHS chief gives final interview before his retirementwigantoday.net - Andrew Nowell The chief executive of the borough’s hospital trust has given his final interview as he retires from his full-time role in the NHS. And Andrew Foster …
The GuardianOpinion Jed Mercurio is wrong, real doctors do careThe Guardian - LettersRobin Davies objects to the TV writer’s suggestion that hospital staff don’t care or have time for patients I utterly disagree with TV writer Jed Mercurio, the source of the view, that real-life doctors
News (Scotland) Experts say BBC ‘misleading’ people on Scotland’s NHS in open letterthenational.scot - Stewart Ward A GROUP of health professionals have accused the BBC of “misrepresenting” Scotland’s mental health services. There are 11 signatories to the open …
Shrewsbury 176 nurses to join hospitalsshropshirestar.com - Lisa O'Brien The Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital NHS Trust (SaTH), which runs Royal Shrewsbury Hospital and Princess Royal Hospital in Telford, has announced that …
West Yorkshire Mid Yorkshire Hospital NHS Trust deal 'expected to cost an extra £223m'wakefieldexpress.co.uk - James Carney PFI contracts signed by councils and health trusts across West Yorkshire have more often than not become more expensive than they were originally …
Smoking ‘Financial incentives’ helping Taysiders quit smokingeveningtelegraph.co.uk - by Jon Brady The latest stats on smoking cessation suggest stubbing it out has never been easier for Taysiders. NHS Scotland reports that local smokers looking to …
BMWBLOGflipped into BMW BLOG - Daily BMW News, Photos, Videos and Test DrivesRolls-Royce Rolls-Royce launches charitable fundraiser for local hospitals at Goodwoodbmwblog.com Rolls-Royce is involved in a number of charitable events every year. Earlier this month, the people in Goodwood held a charitable event at their …
Croydon A&E waiting times improving in Croydon despite increased demandyourlocalguardian.co.uk - Tara O'Connor Extra demand has impacted waiting times at Croydon University Hospital. The trust which runs the hospital in Mayday Road said that nearly 100 more …
The Telegraphflipped into NewsPrue Leith Let them eat toast! (Says Prue Leith, adviser on NHS hospital food)The Telegraph - By Laura DonnellyHungry patients are being denied toast at NHS hospitals because of fears over "health and safety," Prue Leith has warned. The Bake Off judge, who has been appointed to advise a review of hospital food,
The Scottish Sunflipped into The Scottish SunLanarkshire Tragic Lanarkshire mum took her own life after ‘bursting out of ambulance and being sent home from hthescottishsun.co.uk - Jonathan Whitelaw A TRAGIC Lanarkshire mum took her own life after allegedly trying to burst out of an ambulance and being sent home from a hospital. Devastated loved …
Suffolk, UK Public to have their say on new orthopaedic centre in spring 2020, say Trustipswichstar.co.uk - Adam Howlett Plans take shape for new orthopaedic centre - but will it be in Colchester or Ipswich? Architect's impression of the new elective orthopaedics centre …
The Daily Recordflipped into NewsRoad Safety Busy meeting discusses Almond Valley projectdailyrecord.co.uk - Paul Cargill A community group has come away from a packed public meeting with another long list of concerns about the proposed Almond Valley village …
Wigan Opinion - Fears for the future of our Wigan hospitalswigantoday.net - Charles Graham The gloves were off this week as Wigan’s hospitals boss gave his final interview prior to retirement. Years of maintaining diplomatic public silence …
Swindon Report details AWP failings over Swindon patient's fall from ward roofswindonadvertiser.co.uk - Tom Seaward NHS bosses knew that a low roof at a Swindon mental health unit was a safety risk before a patient slipped off it 11 hours after scaling the building. …
Chester Chronicleflipped into Chester and CheshireChester, UK Hospital parking in Cheshire has cost patients and staff nearly £300mcheshire-live.co.uk - Claire Miller, Gemma Sherlock Millions of pounds were paid last year for hospital parking Patients, staff and visitors paid more than £4 million to park their cars at hospitals in …
Daily Mirrorflipped into Daily MirrorUK News UK firefighters respond to around 1,900 incidents a DAY - so one supermarket is saying a special thank youmirror.co.uk - Richard Innes Iceland are saying thanks to Britain's brave emergency service workers and members of the the Armed Forces with a special offer just for them There …
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