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2.3bn-a-year shortfall exposed in England’s care home system ‘putting people at risk’.

A figure suspected to be around 2.3bn-a-year has become highlighted as a shortfall in funding for elderly care homes. The standards of living for hundreds of thousands of people residing in care homes could be at risk.   A task undertaken by the government to try uncover the true cost of care highlighted a 20%…

Healthcare crisis for elderly who are enduring chronic pain from lack of NHS support

Huge numbers of elderly people are enduring chronic pain and anxiety due to the lack of support and care that the NHS is able to provide to them, leading to a variety of unmet support needs.   A report by Age UK has drawn attention to this estimating that over 12% of people over 50…

More ambulance strikes

More Ambulance strikes within the NHS across England and Wales   As we head into another week, strikes within the NHS continue with further debates over pay. Today, Monday 20th February, ambulance workers across England and Wales are set to walk out again, which is going to cause more disruption and is likely to affect…

Army officer’s penile cancer horror

In males in the UK, penile cancer is not among the 20 most common cancers, however it does exist and arguably healthcare clinicians should be more aware of the same.   In recent events, an Army officer called Mr. Brooks attended healthcare professionals on three times separate occasions in 2021, where his signs and symptoms…

Increasing Accident and Emergency wait times across England and Wales

Over recent months we have seen an increase in wait times in A&Es throughout the country.   This has only increased in recent weeks and it has now been reported that the wait times have deteriorated so much over the winter that more than half of patients have had to wait over four hours[1].  Some…

Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust fined £800k

The Trust received its massive fine after admitting failings over death of a new-born in an ‘inadequate’ service.   The BBC has recently reported that the Nottinghamshire University Hospitals NHS Trust has been fined £800k after failings during birth lead to the death of Wynter Andrews, less than a year after Queens Medical centre is…

Invisible braces and Invisalign

Invisible braces and Invisalign have seen a boom in sales and demand in recent years.   Many people are wishing to get straighter teeth, and this is being sold as the next best thing whilst also being much more affordable. These braces are able to fix an improper bite, speech and jaw problems and for…

Online Invisalign dental treatment

During the COVID Pandemic people were not able to get the dental treatment they required, so people were seeking online dental treatment which has continued through to present day.   Further to this, many people thought that it was time to get their teeth straightened with the rise in popularity of Invisalign and invisible removable…

Current pressures within the NHS and the impacts on patients’ health

With illnesses surging over the winter period, the NHS is under significant pressure, to the point where they have urged the government to take action.   Senior doctors have described the NHS as being on a ‘knife edge[1]’. Recent strikes throughout the NHS have led to patients struggling to get appointments, hospital bed and surgeries.…

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…