9 h. ago 'Nurses had to move patients because of water coming through the ceiling

Concerns are growing about conditions at Stepping Hill Hospital in Stockport.

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47 h. ago ‘My village’s water supply is so bad I can’t leave the house without having to fill up water bottles’

A Kent resident said she fills her bath and kettle with water in case she comes home to find she has no mains water amid shortages

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3 d. ago ‘People think abuse comes with working in A&E. It shouldn’t be like that’

How a hospital is helping NHS staff realise they need not accept violence, abuse and aggression on the job Hugo (not his real name), an advanced clinical practitioner, was on the night shift in A&E at Great Western hospital, Swindon, when a drunk patient started swearing aggressively at a nurse. “When I asked if I could help, he told me, ‘Fuck off you gay cunt.’ When I asked him not to speak to me like that and to return to his seat in the waiting room, he just walked up the corridor swearing and repeatedly shouting ‘gaydar’.”Hugo said he was initially more annoyed than scared, even when the patient grabbed a crutch and started swinging it about. “There wasn’t time to be frightened,” he said. “You’re just trying to protect your colleagues and the patients.” He called security and in the end the police had to arrest the patient. He said although he had experienced aggressive and violent behaviour – over the course of his career, he has been kicked, spat at, pushed and intimidated...

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5 d. ago Thousands of New York City nurses set to strike amid contract dispute over pay

Nearly 16,000 nurses set to join union-led strike Monday to demand large hospitals across NYC ‘put patients over profit’Nearly 16,000 nurses in New York City are set to strike on Monday amid a battle over pay during contract negotiations.The action, due to take place across five large hospitals, is being organized by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), which is demanding the hospitals put patients over profit. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Thousands of New York City nurses set to strike amid contract disputes

Nearly 16,000 nurses to join union-led strike on Monday to demand large hospitals across NYC ‘put patients over profit’Nearly 16,000 nurses in New York City are set to strike on Monday amid a battle over safe staffing, healthcare benefits, pay and workplace safety during contract negotiations.The action, due to take place across five large hospitals, is being organized by the New York State Nurses Association (NYSNA), which is demanding the hospitals put patients over profit. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO advised

Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including CovidSurgical face masks provide inadequate protection against flu-like illnesses including Covid, and should be replaced by respirator-level masks – worn every time doctors and nurses are face to face with a patient, according to a group of experts urging changes to World Health Organization guidelines.There is “no rational justification remaining for prioritising or using” the surgical masks that are ubiquitous in hospitals and clinics globally, given their “inadequate protection against airborne pathogens”, they said in a letter to WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Face masks ‘inadequate’ and should be swapped for respirators, WHO is advised

Experts are urging guideline changes on what health professionals should wear to protect against flu-like illnesses including CovidSurgical face masks provide inadequate protection against flu-like illnesses including Covid, and should be replaced by respirator-level masks – worn every time doctors and nurses are face to face with a patient, according to a group of experts urging changes to World Health Organization guidelines.There is “no rational justification remaining for prioritising or using” the surgical masks that are ubiquitous in hospitals and clinics globally, given their “inadequate protection against airborne pathogens”, they said in a letter to WHO chief Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago Hospice nurse who's seen thousands of deaths shares one that made her question everything

Julie McFadden, who runs the popular YouTube channel Hospice Nurse Julie, opened up about the disturbing patient experience that made her question her beliefs about evil and bad energies

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8 d. ago 'I've seen thousands of deaths as hospice nurse – one made me question everything'

A veteran hospice nurse has shared with her 660,000 YouTube subscribers the one patient encounter in 16 years of caring for the terminally ill that made her question everything

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1 week ago 'I'm a GP — avoid a water bottle habit that risks diarrhoea and vomiting'

A GP has warned of the potential dangers that come with not cleaning your water bottle regularly - and the consequences could be unpleasant

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2 w. ago Nurse reveals she was 'beaten nearly to death' by man refused hospital appointment

The nurse said she had to run and hide during the terrifying rampage

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2 w. ago Nurse 'beaten half to death' by 'hospital patient' who was refused appointment

WARNING: Graphic Images: Officers have confirmed a 20-year-old man, originally from Afghanistan, has been taken to a police station.

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2 w. ago Incoming Archbishop of Canterbury blasts 'unsafe' assisted dying law with ex

Dame Sarah Mullally warned that the bill is 'unsafe' and people's decisions may be swayed by the poor quality of palliative and social care they receive.

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2 w. ago Greater Manchester's NHS heroes working round the clock on Christmas Day

Doctors, nurses and staff are caring for patients and their families today, like any other day

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3 w. ago Cruel nurse struck off after 'washing patient's penis with ACID'

Andrew Davies, 62, was found to have targeted a helpless patient in his care who was only able to communicate using his eyes

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4 w. ago Nurse's chilling 'I could go to prison' warning to child who she 'loved to bits'

A Liverpool mental health nurse also bought vapes for the vulnerable 16-year-old patient in her care and also told her she 'loved her lots' and 'wish I could adopt you'

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last month The Great Flood review – Korean apocalypse movie swerves into sinister sci

The storytelling is brittle, but there is still enjoyment to be had from this story of a mother and child and rescue from a catastrophic flood in SeoulKim Byung-woo’s chimeric but not unenjoyable sixth feature begins like a normal apocalypse movie, with a deluge inundating Seoul. Then it flirts with taking on social stratification baggage as a beleaguered mother tries to climb up her 30-storey apartment block to escape the rising flood waters. But once it is revealed that An-na (Kim Da-mi) is a second-ranking science officer for an indispensable research project, the film becomes a different beast entirely – possibly something quite insidious.As the film gats under way, An-na’s swimming-obsessed six-year-old son Ja-in (Kwon Eun-seong) sees his dreams come true when water begins flooding their apartment. Along with everyone else, they begin pounding the stairs – before corporate security officer Hee-jo (Park Hae-soo) catches up with them and explains that an asteroid impact in Antarc...

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