Caroline Robinson BBC News, South West BBC People in Devon and Cornwall outlined education, NHS and defence as their priorities People in Cornwall and Devon have told the BBC they are looking to see more funding for the NHS and education but are divided on the winter fuel payment U-turn. Chancellor Rachel Reeves was to...
James Melley and Alison Holt BBC News, Social Affairs Family handout Alice’s family say she had a big personality and a passion for art WARNING: This article contains upsetting details and reference to suicide There didn’t seem to be anything out of the ordinary when Jane Figueiredo spoke to her daughter that night on the...
Alison Holt Social Affairs Editor, BBC News Reporting fromThe Old Bailey Figueiredo family Alice Figueiredo made previous attempts to take her own life, the Old Bailey heard A hospital trust and a staff member have been found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of a young woman in a mental health unit....
The NHS has warned that it continues to face a “challenging” blood shortage as it calls for 200,000 new donors to come forward. Concern over blood stocks prompted the health service to issue an “amber alert” last year, meaning supplies were running low enough to have an impact on patient treatment. Supplies have remained low...
6 minutes ago ShareSave ShareSave BBC The Guardian leads on Trump’s “dramatic escalation” to quell LA protests against sweeping immigration raids in the US. The paper reports that Trump has been accused of “hoping for chaos”. A photograph of a group of heavily armed US National Guard soldiers in LA dominates the front page of...
A woman who worked as an NHS psychiatrist for more than 20 years after she got the job with a fake qualification has been ordered to pay back more than £400,000 or face more jail time. Zholia Alemi, of Burnley, worked across the UK after forging a degree certificate from the University of Auckland in...
Michael Buchanan Social affairs correspondent, BBC News BBC Christine Rymer says she had no idea what her mother, Dorothy Readhead, had endured until she was contacted by the BBC Police have launched an investigation into the deaths of patients following heart operations at an NHS hospital, the BBC has learned. Documents seen by us suggest...
Getty Images The NHS in England is planning “previously unthinkable” cuts to try to balance the books, health bosses say. Services including diabetes care for young people, rehab centres and talking therapies are in the firing line, according to NHS Providers, which represents health managers. Staff, including doctors and nurses, also face the axe –...
Getty Images An NHS worker was given a pay out after she was compared to Darth Vader An NHS worker has been awarded almost £30,000 in compensation after being compared to Stars Wars villain Darth Vader at work. Lorna Rooke’s colleague took a Star Wars-themed personality type test on her behalf, with it concluding that...
Sir Rob Behrens says it was a “disgrace” how mental health services failed two vulnerable men. Read full article at source...
“Diversity is our strength” has always been a stupid assertion. It is a slogan, a bumper sticker, and as sincerely meant by its proponents as the “COEXIST” bumper sticker slapped on the car of a pro-Hamas protester. Generally, when you encounter somebody who uses that phrase like a weapon to push back on your values...
Henry Zeffman Chief Political Correspondent Sam Francis Political reporter PA Media Millions of public sector workers should be given pay rises of as much as 4%, pay review bodies have told ministers – significantly higher than ministers wanted. The pay review body for teachers in England has recommended a pay rise of about 4% this...
EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock The funding will allow solar panels to be installed at many of the trust’s sites More than £5m has been awarded to help Devon Partnership NHS Trust (DPT) decarbonise its sites. The money will fund two major decarbonisation energy projects, aimed at enhancing sustainability and reducing energy costs across its sites. The trust said...
Easter weekend has “traditionally” been a busier time for the NHS in Devon and Cornwall, Devon’s chief medical officer has warned. Peter Collins said the regions’ services would “remain open” and would “provide emergency services for those in need”. But he stressed a rise in holidaymakers could result in longer wait times over the weekend...
NHS could be forced to change gender guidance. Read full article at source...