An army of NHS volunteers is being called up to help tackle the coronavirus menace. With Boris Johnson warning of a ‘mass epidemic’, officials are urgently trying to speed up the six-month process of becoming a hospital volunteer. Helpers could be asked to feed patients, ferry them around wards or deliver medicines. The move is … Read more
Haemin Sunim is a Zen Buddhist teacher, and author of in Love For Imperfect Things (pictured) Should it all get a bit much for you this Christmas, console yourself with the thought that at least you’re not working as a doctor in an NHS maternity ward. Such was the fate for several years of Adam … Read more
A smartphone app that accurately predicts if pregnant women are at risk of giving birth prematurely could save lives, the British inventors say. QUiPP v2 helps doctors quickly calculate the likelihood of an early delivery on a scale of zero to 100. This score is based on a number of clinical symptoms, the woman’s childbirth … Read more
Linda Fairhall, an NHS nurse since 1979, claimed district nurses were being put under an unfair strain due to new duties placed upon them in 2013 A nurse with a spotless 38-year record was unfairly sacked after warning that the crippling workload on NHS staff had led to a patient’s death, a tribunal has ruled. Linda … Read more
Swathes of Britain including cities and towns could be put on lockdown to try to stop the spread of coronavirus as Boris Johnson vowed to take charge of the Government response after being accused of acting like a ‘part-time Prime Minister’. After UK cases hit 36 yesterday – an increase of 23 since Friday – Mr Johnson will … Read more
A national obesity crisis could see another two million people become diabetic in the next five years. The number of people with ‘pre-diabetes’ – those on the brink of type 2 diabetes and who must take urgent action – has leapt from an average of 1.3million to almost two million in only a year. Already … Read more
A couple evacuated to the UK from Wuhan to escape the coronavirus may now be made to pay more than £10,000 to have their baby on the NHS. Jed Jones, 28, and his 24-weeks-pregnant wife, Liu Pan, were quarantined in Milton Keynes for two weeks after being rescued by the British government. They were released yesterday … Read more
Doctors need to stop moaning and take responsibility for improving the NHS, the leader of Britain’s medics warns Professor Carrie MacEwen said ministers had given NHS substantial sum of cash Doctors must take advantage of ‘once in a generation opportunity’ given to them Government has pledged to pump an extra £33.9 billion into NHS over five years … Read more
Boris Johnson hails frontline NHS staff UK’s ‘greatest asset’ in face of coronavirus outbreak as he urges nation to wash hands with soap for 20 seconds to stop spread of infection Prime Minister praised NHS workers after meeting frontline staff in Kettering Says ‘fantastic’ medical staff will ensure Britain beats coronavirus crisis Urged the public … Read more
Retired doctors and nurses could be asked to return to NHS while millions of workers may be ordered to work from home under new UK coronavirus ‘battle plan’ Cemeteries are drafting plans to cope with a rise in bodies across the country Scientists will host Cobra meetings in the Cabinet Office’s ‘war room’ Government set … Read more