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Resident doctors begin 13th strike as pay dispute in England conitnues
Nick TriggleHealth correspondent PA Media Resident doctors have been picketing outside St. Thomas’ Hospital on Friday morning as the strike began NHS bosses are aiming to keep nearly all services running as resident doctors begin a five-day walkout in England. The strike – the 13th by British Medical Association members in the long-running pay dispute…
Sudan cholera outbreak kills 40 in a week as health centres overwhelmed
The “worst cholera outbreak in years” has killed at least 40 people in the last week in Sudan, according to the medical charity Médecins Sans Frontières. Overwhelmed medical centres are resorting to treating patients on mattresses on the floor, MSF said, as the country’s two-year civil war aids the spread of the disease. Sylvain Penicaud,…
Woman shares King’s Lynn hospital miscarriage experience
Neve Gordon-Farleigh and Robby WestEast of England Robby West/BBC Emma Simmonds went to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to seek help from the gynaecology department for fertility struggles A woman says she has lost “complete faith” and will never go back to a hospital that left her feeling “dismissed” after she had a miscarriage. Emma Simmonds,…
Review of unpaid carer debts announced after damning report
Thousands of unpaid carers will have their cases reassessed after an official review found they had been left with huge debts caused by systemic failures. Former charity boss Liz Sayce found confusing guidance on Carer’s Allowance – given to those providing 35 hours of unpaid care a week – had left thousands with fines and…
