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.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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