NHS leader warns of widespread disruption as doctors continue strike Health An NHS leader has warned of widespread disruption this weekend as junior doctors enter the third day of their five-day walkout over pay.
Employment support needs to be a ‘top priority’ as long-term sickness hits new record Economics New figures out today showed that 9.4m people were economically inactive in the three months to April, up nearly 400,000 on last year, with long-term sickness a major contributor.
Private healthcare admissions rocket as search for solution to NHS backlog grows HEALTHCARE Private health admissions using insurance has rocketed in the UK, as it may hold the key to reducing NHS backlog
Former cyber security boss ‘believes a Russian group’ is behind the NHS ‘major IT incident’ June 5, 2024 Asked on BBC Radio 4’s Today programme if it is known who attacked Synnovis, Ciaran Martin said: “Yes. We believe it is a Russian group of cyber criminals who call themselves Qilin.
We’ll use private healthcare to cut NHS waiting lists, Labour says June 4, 2024 Labour will use “spare capacity in the private sector” to reduce NHS waiting lists, Wes Streeting has said.
NHS cyber attack causes cancellations as London hospitals hit by ‘major IT incident’ June 4, 2024 A number of NHS procedures have been cancelled or redirected, with blood transfusions said to have been especially impacted.
Labour warned promise to clear NHS backlog ‘highly stretching’ May 29, 2024 Labour have been warned their pledge to clear the NHS backlog within five years will prove “highly stretching” and “no easy feat” by economists and policy experts.
React Group’s ‘extreme cleaning’ services drive huge profit growth May 29, 2024 Specialist cleaning firm React Group has released a bumper set of half year results, with profits surging and significant revenue growth.
Losses widen for Cohens Chemist amid funding uncertainty May 23, 2024 The company behind Cohens Chemist almost doubled its losses this year, with product shortages and inflation continuing to put pressure on the group.
Infected blood scandal: Compensation payments to start this year, minister says May 21, 2024 Compensation payments to the victims and families of the infected blood scandal will begin before the end of the year, the government has confirmed.