NHS nurse from Whipps Cross hospital made MBE

NHS nurse from Whipps Cross hospital made MBE

A top NHS nurse from a Waltham Forest Hospital has been recognised in the 2023 New Year Honours list ahead of the health service’s 75th birthday. Zebina Ratansi, director of nursing at... Read more »
DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Ministers must act to end deadly NHS crisis 

DAILY MAIL COMMENT: Ministers must act to end deadly NHS crisis 

It’s hard to recall a winter when the NHS was not in crisis. The seasonal rise in respiratory infections seems to take hospital managers by surprise every year. This year, however, the... Read more »
NHS bosses want interview panels to justify why they have hired a white person 

NHS bosses want interview panels to justify why they have hired a white person 

NHS bosses want interview panels to justify why they have hired a white person over candidates from ethnic minorities NHS bosses are forcing interviewers to explain why they hired a white person... Read more »
Ambulance strike: NHS trust issues advice to east Londoners

Ambulance strike: NHS trust issues advice to east Londoners

An NHS trust which runs hospitals in east London has warned people who do not need emergency care that they face “extremely long” waits if they attend its A&Es during strike action.... Read more »
Alcoholics to be offered ketamine in new NHS medical trial

Alcoholics to be offered ketamine in new NHS medical trial

People suffering from severe alcohol use disorders will be offered ketamine in a new NHS and university-led medical trial. Alcoholics will be offered ketamine to help them stay off the booze for... Read more »
Havering and Redbridge face ongoing NHS GP shortage

Havering and Redbridge face ongoing NHS GP shortage

Redbridge and Havering continue to struggle with an NHS GP shortage compared with the rest of London, though there are signs of improvement.  As of October, the two boroughs had an average of... Read more »
Shadow health secretary claims government not negotiating with nurses to make them ‘scapegoat’ for wider NHS failings – live | Politics

Shadow health secretary claims government not negotiating with nurses to make them ‘scapegoat’ for wider NHS failings – live | Politics

Streeting claims ministers not stopping health strikes because they expect ‘patients to suffer this winter’ anyway MPs are currently debating a Labour motion on the NHS workforce. Wes Streeting, the shadow health... Read more »
Boost NHS pay to prevent pre-Christmas strikes | News, Press release | News

Boost NHS pay to prevent pre-Christmas strikes | News, Press release | News

Ambulance workers across England are likely to strike before Christmas, says ​UNISON today (Tuesday), as it announces the results of its month-long NHS strike ballot.  Thousands of 999 call handlers, ambulance technicians, paramedics and their colleagues... Read more »
Plymouth Derriford Hospital NHS nurses ‘to strike the week before Christmas’

Plymouth Derriford Hospital NHS nurses ‘to strike the week before Christmas’

The Royal College of Nursing announced its members will stage their first ever national walk out on December 15 and 20 Plymouth NHS nurses are set to join colleagues across the UK... Read more »
Rishi Sunak’s use of a private GP shows just how little faith he has in the NHS

Rishi Sunak’s use of a private GP shows just how little faith he has in the NHS

It was a veiled barb, but few could miss it. In the middle of PMQs, Keir Starmer told Rishi Sunak he wanted to “live in a society where people don’t have to... Read more »