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DWP

Unpaid carers forced to repay DWP over £250m

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

The Government requires unpaid carers to pay back more than £250m after thousands were unknowingly overpaid their allowance.

BRIAN LANGSTAFF

Infected Blood Inquiry final report exposes cover-up

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

The final report from the long-running inquiry into the infected blood scandal has found evidence of a ‘subtle, pervasive and chilling' cover-up.

DELAYED DISCHARGE

Delayed discharge up 15% on pre-Covid levels

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

An internal NHS review has found the number of people stuck in hospital more than three weeks is up by over 15% pre-pandemic levels.

AGE UK

Nearly 30,000 elderly people die waiting for social care

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

Almost 30,000 elderly people died last year before ever receiving the social care for which they were waiting, new analysis has revealed.

LEEDS TEACHING HOSPITALS TRUST

Trust in 'critical situation' targets £110m savings

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

An NHS trust whose finances are in a ‘critical situation' is targeting savings of £110m this financial year.

HIGHBURY HOSPITAL

NHS trust 'threatened to confiscate patient's phone' if they complained

By Lee Peart 20 May 2024

An NHS trust that is under review by the CQC has been accused of threatening to confiscate a patient's mobile phone if they complained.

NHS NORTH WEST LONDON INTEGRATED CARE BOARD

ICB transfers community services contract

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

NHS North West London ICB has transferred its community services to West London NHS Trust.

WAITING LISTS

Record waiting lists drive patients to private healthcare

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

Record waiting lists have driven a 30% rise in the use of private healthcare in the UK since the pandemic, a new report has revealed.

BMA

GP leaders in England to ballot on industrial action

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

GP leaders in England voted to ballot their members on industrial action in a dispute with NHS England over 2024/25 contract changes.

HUMAN TISSUE AUTHORITY

Deceased patients left to decompose in hospital mortuaries

By Lee Peart 17 May 2024

Deceased patients have been left to decompose inside NHS hospital mortuaries due to inadequate storage facilities and a lack of freezer space, inspectors have found.

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