Monthly Archives: November 2011

Worse than one of the poorest countries in Europe: Romanian nurses shocked by Britain’s care of the elderly Nurses from Romania are shocked by the neglect of Britain’s elderly, the head of the Royal College of Nursing has said. Dr … Continue reading →

Operation follow-up appointments cut to save money Health authorities have cut the number of follow-up appointments for people who have had operations by up to a third in a single year, figures show, as they strugrgle to save money. Across … Continue reading →

Number of patients on mixed sex wards is RISING after falling to record low The number of NHS patients forced to share hospital accommodation with the opposite sex rose slightly last month. Data from the Department of Health reveals 1,244 … Continue reading →

NHS crackdown on ‘hidden waiting lists’ The Government is set to launch a crackdown on the number of NHS patients in England who have to wait for an extended period of time to receive treatment. The current target time for … Continue reading →

Two-hour blood transfusion delay ‘killed mother who had just given birth to twins by Caesarean’ Is something as simple as a blood pressure test too hard for the NHS? A mother died after she failed to receive an ‘urgent’ blood … Continue reading →

NHS care watchdog accused of covering up barbaric patient treatment and misleading the Government The watchdog responsible for NHS hospitals and care homes has been accused of failing to halt barbaric treatment of patients and of misleading the Government. The … Continue reading →

The National Fraud Service Fraudsters fleecing NHS of £3bn a year: Bosses ‘look the other way’ as vast sums are stolen Fraud is costing the NHS £3billion a year, with millions being paid to doctors and dentists who ‘invent’ shifts … Continue reading →

Cancer patients lose chance of children after hospital destroys frozen sperm No-one gives a damn in bureaucratic medicine. And the only talent of the “regulator” (the HFEA) seems to be for persecuting successful private clinics such as Dr Taranissi’s. Their … Continue reading →

Junior doctors ‘still working over 48-hour weeks’ Junior doctors are still regularly working beyond the confines of a EU directive that limits their working week, according to the Royal College of Surgeons. They are taking on additional – and strictly … Continue reading →

Private takeover of Hinchingbrooke Hospital is the shape of things to come in Britain Hinchingbrooke Hospital has become the first to be taken over by a private firm. The Telegraph’s Andrew Porter believes it won’t be the last The warning … Continue reading →