3 d. ago Nurse threatened with gun as tensions rise over A&E wait times

Another nurse was knocked unconscious when a patient punched her in the head

Events

3 d. ago A&E waits fuel 4,000 attacks on NHS staff a year: One worker is attacked every two hours in 'tinder box' hospitals as nurses face violence and gun threats

Middle-class patients and their families are among those driven to rage by long waits and dehumanising care in corridors, the Royal College of Nursing said.

Events

7 d. ago Senators seek UnitedHealth records on push to curb nursing home hospitalizations

Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren sent a letter to the healthcare conglomerate on Thursday citing a Guardian investigationRevealed: UnitedHealth secretly paid nursing homes to reduce hospital transfersUS lawmakers are asking UnitedHealth Group, the nation’s largest healthcare conglomerate, to disclose internal documents about its efforts to reduce hospital transfers for nursing home residents and the bonuses it has given to nursing homes which help it to do so.In a 6 August letter, the Democratic senators Ron Wyden and Elizabeth Warren asked UnitedHealth’s CEO, Stephen Hemsley, to hand over a trove of company records about a partnership program it has with nursing homes across the country, which aims to decrease hospitalizations and thereby coverage expenses for the conglomerate. The document demand letter follows a Guardian investigation into the initiative. Continue reading...

Society

8 d. ago 'I suffered the hard way after everyone begged me not to have boob job in Turkey'

Chloe Roiser, a nurse from Wymondham, Norfolk, spent seven weeks in hospital in Turkey recovering from a botched boob job, after which she collapsed and battled necrosis

Politics

1 week ago What is E.coli, symptoms of an infection and is it contagious after rise in cases linked to contaminated salad

E.coli is highly contagious and can easily spread in schools, nurseries or hospitals 🚨

Science

1 week ago Lucy Letby: Beyond Reasonable Doubt? review – one of the most meticulous documentaries in years

The science and statistics around Letby’s case are brilliantly unpacked by this considered programme. By its end, you are filled with questionsWhen three times more babies than expected die on a neonatal ward and one nurse is on duty during those deaths, it’s got to be pretty much an open-and-shut case, hasn’t it? Especially when breathing tubes have been clearly deliberately dislodged by someone from their tiny bodies and blood tests show spikes in insulin that can only be explained by the stuff being injected. And if you find someone who has written notes to herself about her guilt, then the way forward is clear. Lock the perpetrator up. Throw away the key.Such was the initial and still persisting narrative in the case of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse at the Countess of Chester hospital in Cheshire who became, in tabloid parlance, “Britain’s worst child serial killer”, when she was convicted in 2023 of seven murders and seven attempted murders of the infants in her care.Lucy Letb...

Politics

1 week ago Lucy Letby's boss reveals killer's unforgettable reaction to being removed from hospital

Karen Rees was responsible for removing the nurse from the Countess of Chester Hospital after concerns were raised by consultants and she has now revealed how Letby reacted

Events

3 w. ago Avengers star Jeremy Renner was 'handcuffed to bed' by nurses and talked to a curtain

'Hawkeye' star Jeremy Renner was 'handcuffed to the bed' by nurses after he tried to leave hospital following his snowplough accident, which left him with over 30 broken bones

Politics

3 w. ago Senior nurse said Sandie Peggie was ‘intolerant’ of trans people, tribunal told

Ms Peggie, a nurse, has lodged a claim against NHS Fife and trans medic Dr Beth Upton, citing four claims under the Equality Act 2010.

Events

3 w. ago Doctor concerned activist influenced daughter over cancer treatment – inquest

Paloma Shemirani, 23, died after refusing treatment for non-Hodgkin lymphoma.

Science

3 w. ago Hospital patient who repeatedly stabbed ‘kind and patient’ nurse with scissors convicted of attempted murder

Romon Haque will be sentenced on September 15

Science