9 h. ago Perth and Kinross health chiefs drive down use of bank and agency nurses by 85 per cent

The Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership spent £2 million less on bank/agency nurses in 2024/25 than it did in 2023/24.

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30 h. ago Pride of Britain hero sets up charity so no child is left alone in hospital

He's conquered 210 marathons, broke world records and raised a staggering £1million for charity, now Jamie McDonald has launched a children's charity to tackle loneliness in hospitals.

Politics

36 h. ago NHS chiefs urge Britons to take new five minute quiz to help boost their energy levels and mood

Millions of Britons could boost their mood and energy in just five minutes-all it takes is completing a quiz.

Politics

53 h. ago Strictly's Vito Coppola says 'that smile means everything' in Ellie Goldstein Blackpool update

The pair have remained close since leaving Strictly earlier in the month

Politics

2 d. ago Record breaker launches charity to support children left alone in hospital

Jamie McDonald, who has set world endurance records, has launched the Ward Buddies to end emotional abandonment for children in hospital.

Politics

7 d. ago As health chiefs issue cold weather warning, experts reveal the common conditions which can be triggered by plunging temperatures

Health chiefs have warned the current cold snap could trigger serious health issues.

Events

8 d. ago Health chiefs accused of a 'cover up' after failing to reveal data that may link Covid jabs to excess deaths

Last year, a cross-party group of 21 MPs and peers expressed alarm about 'growing public and professional concerns' over the UK's rates of excess deaths since 2020.

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9 d. ago PM's chief aide Morgan McSweeney and Health Secretary Wes Streeting in 'shouting match confrontation' over Red

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is said to have had a 'shouting match' row with the PM's chief of staff Morgan McSweeney over brutal briefings.

Society

1 week ago Striking doctors’ bosses turn against them as public support crumbles over pay battle

STRIKING doctors’ bosses are turning against them as public support crumbles for their pay battle with ministers. Hundreds of hospital chiefs applauded Health Secretary Wes Streeting this week when he branded the British Medical Association “unreasonable” and “reprehensible”. Managers have urged union barons to tone down their demands for a 26 per cent pay rise...

Economics

1 week ago Starmer can’t afford to sack McSweeney, MPs say as new year coup rumours swirl

The prime minister says he has been ‘assured’ nobody in Downing Street briefed against his health secretary amid claims chief of staff Morgan McSweeney is ‘unsackable’

Politics

1 week ago Kitten killed after being thrown from moving car in south London

The six-month-old kitten was found at the junction of Burns Close and Chaucer Road in Welling on October 31

Events

1 week ago Plan to move patients to Paisley nursing home not connected to hospital ward closure

Renfrewshire Health and Social Care Partnership (HSCP) said its new “intermediate service” would cater to people who are medically fit to leave hospital but who require rehabilitation before returning home.

Science

2 w. ago Government announcement over NHS redundancies as 1,600 Greater Manchester staff in 'Kafka

'Hopefully this will see the end to the uncertainty our staff have been facing for the last eight months', said Greater Manchester health chief, Sir Richard Leese

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2 w. ago Mother of woman, 22, who took her own life on hospital ward hits out at staff's 'indifference, ignorance and at times cruelty' as trust is fined £565,000

Alice Figueiredo, 22, took her own life in a mental health unit at Goodmayes Hospital, Redbridge, after more than 10 similar attempts.

Events

2 w. ago NHS trust fined £565,000 after woman killed herself on ‘death trap’ ward

Alice Figueiredo, 22, died in 2015 on the Hepworth ward at Goodmayes hospital after 18 similar attempts to self-harm A woman whose daughter killed herself on a “death trap” mental health ward in London has called for urgent change after an NHS trust was fined more than half a million pounds.Alice Figueiredo, 22, took her own life at Goodmayes hospital, Redbridge, after 18 similar attempts. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Woman who 'predicted own death' dies in London hospital as NHS manager sentenced

Alice Figueiredo, 22, was found dead on a ward at Goodmayes Hospital in east London in July 2015 after suffering from bipolar disorder and an eating disorder - an inquest later ruled she had taken her own life

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2 w. ago St George’s flags are intimidating NHS staff from ethnic backgrounds, say health chiefs

Leaders of some trusts claim their large minority of black and Asian staff are scared to work in areas they visit to treat folk in homes where flags have been put up

Politics

2 w. ago Paracetamol DOESN'T raise autism risk, biggest review to date finds, after Trump's health chiefs link everyday painkiller to surge in cases

There is no convincing link between taking paracetamol in pregnancy and the chances of children being diagnosed with autism and ADHD , an in-depth review has found.

Events

2 w. ago Beau Biden should have been president, heartbroken father Joe says as concerns for his health mount

Joe Biden astonishingly admitted his son, Beau, should have been president instead of him as concerns mounted over the former commander-in-chief's health.

Politics

2 w. ago Families living in the shadow of 'Rochdale's Chernobyl' say they are plagued by urban explorers and fly

Locals have been battling with council chiefs for more than 25 years calling for action over the health hazard hotspot, which has been ransacked and become a fly-tipping grotspot.

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