7 d. ago NHS staff in Wales vote to take strike action in pay dispute with Welsh Government

Almost nine in 10 members of Unite working across the Welsh NHS have voted to take strike action in a dispute over pay

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1 week ago See a physio, quit the fizzy drinks: employers intervene to stem ill

Companies are filling the gap left by the NHS in bid to keep staff at work

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1 week ago 'Bonfire of the health quangos': Health secretary Wes Streeting vows to axe NHS groups employing 7,000 staff to cut wasteful spending and bureaucracy

As well as the Health Secretary creating clearer lines of accountability, the public will be asked to flag emerging issues by submitting reviews after each appointment through the NHS App.

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1 week ago London Ambulance worker says patient attack was like horror film

London Ambulance worker says patient attack was like horror film  BBC

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2 w. ago Asian women called ‘divas’ by NHS staff when asking for pain relief – Streeting

He said he was determined to deal with inequalities and racism in the health service as he launched a probe into NHS maternity services.

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2 w. ago Biggest NHS trust in London to be sued over 'discriminatory' uniform policy silencing support for Palestine

Barts Health NHS Trust has banned staff from displaying symbols seen as politically or nationally affiliated

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3 w. ago Stop filming medical treatments for TikTok, NHS staff warn patients

Medic says patients putting themselves at risk by trying to record appointments for social media

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3 w. ago Patients putting themselves and others at risk with filming trend

Staff are calling for a ban to protect everyone involved

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3 w. ago Patients angering NHS staff by secretly filming consultations for TikTok and Instagram

The Society of Radiographers (SoR) is calling on health officials to introduce national guidelines that ban covert recording in hospitals and clinics.

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3 w. ago NHS staff slam trend of patients filming their procedures for TikTok

In one instance, a cancer patient’s daughter tried to record a cannular being fitted

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3 w. ago NHS 999 staff quitting and suffering burnout over ‘pressure’ of calls – research

New figures obtained by Unison showed high turnover rates among call handlers.

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3 w. ago Patients who record NHS care for TikTok or Instagram ‘put themselves at risk’

The Society of Radiographers also said that filming doctors and treatments was causing NHS staff unnecessary anxiety.

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3 w. ago 999 NHS call handlers suffering mass burnout with 500,000 days lost to sickness

More than a quarter of NHS ambulance control room staff quitting their jobs over the past three years - with a lack of support over distressing calls partly to blame

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3 w. ago The Guardian view on the Letby case: justice cannot be immune from scrutiny or doubt | Editorial

Even in the most harrowing cases, a fair society must allow for review, and the possibility of judicial errorWhen Lucy Letby was found guilty of murdering seven babies, and attempting to murder seven more, the judge sentenced her to multiple whole-life terms for what he said had been “a cruel, calculated and cynical campaign”. The convictions shook public trust in the NHS and demanded a reckoning with a system and culture that had failed to prevent such horrors. In August 2023, this newspaper urged readers to look beyond individual guilt to the institutional failures that allowed such crimes to go undetected for so long. It remains the case that serious questions must be asked of NHS management and clinical staff in relation to the tragic events at the Countess of Chester hospital.However, justice, like science, should not be afraid to re-examine its conclusions when reasonable doubt or fresh evidence emerge. Since Letby’s conviction, many have questioned the basis of the prose...

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3 w. ago Major Hollywood star emerges as shock favourite for huge James Bond role amid speculation over who will be the next 007 after Amazon's takeover

Film-lovers have been left patiently waiting to find out when the new 007 movie will be released since Daniel Craig finished his five film stint as the British spy with No Time To Die .

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