The Treasury has today announced that £5.9 billion will be injected into NHS England in a bid to resolve the backlog of appointments. Figures released earlier this month by NHS England show there are a record 5.7 million people in England waiting for hospital treatment, and that the figure is growing by 100,000 a month.…
People who need emergency care are being warned to face nine hour waits by hospital chiefs as they are facing “relentless demand” of sick people coming in for treatment. The… The post Hospital chiefs now warn of nine hour wait for emergency care which is ‘nothing like we’ve seen before’ appeared first on London Business…
The British Medical Association (BMA) has accused the government of being “willfully negligent” for not to taking any further action to reduce the spread of infection. The BMA are calling… The post The government are being ‘willfully negligent’ as the virus ‘remains a threat to our loved ones’ appeared first on London Business News |…
There are real fears that the NHS will “grind to a halt overnight” as there is a lack of European medical students and professionals entering the UK since Brexit. Professor… The post Dr warns the NHS ‘could grind to a halt overnight’ due to Brexit and the lack of professionals coming from Europe appeared first…
The NHS are urging the government to immediately enforce their Plan B for and bring back restrictions to prevent a “winter crisis.” Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation has called… The post NHS warns they are preparing for the ‘most challenging winter on record’ and call on government for ‘Plan B’ appeared first on London…
A paramedic has warned that the UK is facing a “bleak” few months as people will be waiting for an ambulance for at least six hours this winter. The “whole… The post Six hour ambulance waits will be ‘commonplace’ this winter as the ‘whole of the NHS under pressure’ appeared first on London Business News…
The NHS Covid pass app has gone down this afternoon meaning travellers will not be allowed to leave the UK. British holidaymakers will not be able to access the Covid… The post Holidaymakers face misery as NHS Covid pass app suffers outage leaving passengers missing flights appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Around a dozen Insulate Britain activists have blocked ambulances this morning as they sat in the middle of the road at Old Street just yards away from Moorfields Eye Hospital.… The post ‘Selfish’ protesters block ambulances from getting to major hospital and block M25 appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
The Department for Transport (DfT) has sent out one million letters to HGV licence holders across the UK urging people to leave their jobs to become a lorry driver. NHS… The post NHS paramedics are financially better off driving HGV’s to ease the fuel crisis appeared first on London Business News | Londonlovesbusiness.com.
Boris Johnson declared that “a global pandemic was in no one’s manifesto”, as he defended the government breaking a manifesto pledge to tackle the NHS backlog and fund social care. In newly unveiled plans to overhaul social care, the prime minister announced a new 1.25% Health and Social Care Levy, funded by National Insurance Contributions.…
