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Nursing Strikes December 2022

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) state they are striking for the future of the NHS, but what about the patients who need care and treatment now?   Throughout December, RCN and ambulance staff represented by GMB are striking over pay and working conditions. For further information on the ambulance strikes, see our recent article…

Strikes across England and Wales

Health bosses have warned the public of a patient safety risk as they are unable to guarantee that the ambulance worker strikes across England and Wales will not affect them.   Not only are the ambulance workers set to go on strike from today, nurses have also been forced to strike as a result of…

Care Quality Commission review of Active Care Group

The Huntercombe Group are under scrutiny and investigation again following further allegations of poor treatment.   The Care Quality Commission is starting a review of Active Care Group next March. Active Care Group is the owner of Huntercombe Group. This is following confirmation that Thames Valley Police have launched an investigation after a report of…

A rise in deaths due to ambulance delays reported in West Midlands

It has been reported in the past year that ambulance delays are increasing. This increased delay in ambulance response means that people are not getting the life-saving treatment they require.   Statistics reported by the BBC have shown that people in the West Midlands have sadly passed away due to the delays in ambulance response…

Upcoming ambulance strikes and the impact this will have across the country

At a time where demand in the NHS is at its highest, it has recently been announced that thousands of NHS workers are set to go on strike from 21 – 28 December due to disputes over pay rises amid the cost of living crisis.   This is set to affect all but one ambulance…

NHS sets aside £1.3billion for Covid compensation pay-outs

NHS Resolution, the organisation that handles negligence disputes, expects an increase in claims for delays, cancellations, misdiagnosis and avoidable deaths as a result of the Covid-19 pandemic.   NHS Resolution said the pot was for ‘new Covid risks and potential claims’.     The £1.3billion figure has been allocated with £470million expected to be spent…

Patients dying as English ambulances face crippling delays

The NHS ambulance service is currently gridlocked, with 29% of around 80,000 ambulances stuck outside of hospitals in queues over the past 7 days. This is almost double the pre-pandemic levels.   The Association of Ambulance chief executives stated that in October alone, due to the delays of ambulances, 44,000 patients may have come to…

Cambridgeshire care home to close following CQC findings

HC-One: Britain’s largest came home operator is set to close one of its care homes in Cambridgeshire later this month after the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has found the home to be ‘inadequate’.   The CQC investigation came following concerns from three residents’ family members after they sadly passed away whilst under the care of…

GP Appointments: man dies after NHS Rules he should have been seen in person

BBC News have released the story of a patient who sadly passed away due to the failure by his GP to provide him an in person appointment.   The patient contacted his GP four times over a period of three weeks initially reporting a lump in his neck, followed by ear pain 9 days later…

Women misdiagnosed – Campaigners consider that women’s symptoms are being ignored by GPs

The Women’s Health Wales coalition have stated that women are often misdiagnosed or have to push for a diagnosis.   The BBC has reported women often feel ‘dismissed’ and ‘fobbed off’ whether this be in relation to a heart attack, UTI, strokes and tumors.     The coalition have called for: Greater focus on women’s…