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Rise in number of NHS staff taking time off for mental health reasons

Rise in number of NHS staff taking time off for mental health reasons

Rise in number of NHS staff taking time off for mental health reasons About 300 staff a year in Slough and Windsor-based Frimley hospitals have had to take time off for mental health needs, new data has shown – and this number has risen by nearly 15 per cent i... Continue reading this article about Rise in number of NHS staff taking time off for mental health reasons by Adrian Williams NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS pay rise proposals given tentative welcome

NHS pay rise proposals given tentative welcome

NHS pay rise proposals given tentative welcome STORMONT Health Minister Mike Nesbitt’s proposals on a fresh pay settlement for NHS workers have been given a guarded welcome locally. Continue reading this article about NHS pay rise proposals given tentative welcome by Charlotte McCutcheon NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Why should dentists accept just a £3000 pay rise over three decades?

Why should dentists accept just a £3000 pay rise over three decades?

Why should dentists accept just a £3000 pay rise over three decades? I AGREE with Dr Evans’s comments on NHS Scotland and the political view that “it is not as bad as NHS England, so we are OK, honest” (Letters,… Continue reading this article about Why should dentists accept just a £3000 pay rise over three decades? by Readers of The National NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Rise in number of NHS staff taking time off for mental health reasons

Rise in number of NHS staff taking time off for mental health reasons

Rise in number of NHS staff taking time off for mental health reasons About 300 staff a year in Slough and Windsor-based Frimley hospitals have had to take time off for mental health needs, new data has shown – and this number has risen by nearly 15 per cent i... Continue reading this article about Rise in number of NHS staff taking time off for mental health reasons by Adrian Williams NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS Tackles Problem Gambling Amid Growing Demand

NHS Tackles Problem Gambling Amid Growing Demand

NHS Tackles Problem Gambling Amid Growing Demand The NHS in England is facing an “uphill battle” with demand for gambling addiction help more than doubling since last year. Continue reading this article about NHS Tackles Problem Gambling Amid Growing Demand by @wiredgov NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS warns millions of UK households to 'stay at home' for 'two days'

NHS warns millions of UK households to 'stay at home' for 'two days'

NHS warns millions of UK households to 'stay at home' for 'two days' The grim winter vomiting bug has seen urgent calls for UK households to protect themselves and stay inside and at home as we head beyond Christmas and towards the New Year. Continue reading this article about NHS warns millions of UK households to 'stay at home' for 'two days' by James Rodger NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS warns of gambling care demands fuelled by festive temptations

NHS warns of gambling care demands fuelled by festive temptations

NHS warns of gambling care demands fuelled by festive temptations NHS England has warned of a significant increase in patient care demands for the treatment of gambling addiction, an problem fuelled by gambling adverts Continue reading this article about NHS warns of gambling care demands fuelled by festive temptations by Ted Menmuir NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Potholes everywhere, shoplifters rampant – today’s Britain looks as broken as it feels | Simon Jenkins

Potholes everywhere, shoplifters rampant – today’s Britain looks as broken as it feels | Simon Jenkins This is what happens when power over public services is stripped from local councils and handed to Whitehall Every day in Britain the police are failing to arrest about 670 shoplifters. Down the road, your median wait in A&E is three hours. Meanwhile the number of care home beds has fallen by 18% in a decade, and the recent budget will cut them further. Prisons are bursting. Schools are turning away autistic children. Meanwhile, the Treasury is promising to spend £1.6bn filling in 7m potholes on England’s roads – presumably with gold. Something is badly wrong with Britain’s public sector. In the US in the 1990s, “broken windows...
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Oxford University Hospitals Trust makes more than £1m in car parking charges

Oxford University Hospitals Trust makes more than £1m in car parking charges

Oxford University Hospitals Trust makes more than £1m in car parking charges Car parking at Oxford University Hospitals Trust made more than £1million in revenue for the NHS Trust last year from patient and visitor parking. Continue reading this article about Oxford University Hospitals Trust makes more than £1m in car parking charges by Madeleine Evans NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Lancashire NHS trusts among those to increase parking charges

Lancashire NHS trusts among those to increase parking charges

Lancashire NHS trusts among those to increase parking charges A quarter of NHS trusts in England raised the cost of parking for either patients, staff or both in the two years to March 2024, according to new… Continue reading this article about Lancashire NHS trusts among those to increase parking charges by Shuiab Khan NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Allow more people in UK with lung cancer symptoms to self-refer for tests, say experts

Allow more people in UK with lung cancer symptoms to self-refer for tests, say experts Making it easier to get chest X-rays, rather than having to wait for a GP referral, could improve survival rates, finds study More people with lung cancer symptoms in the UK should be able to self-refer for tests rather than wait for their GP to request them, experts have suggested. Making it easier for those with symptoms to get chest X-rays could help speed up diagnosis and improve survival rates from the disease, they said. Continue reading... By Hannah Devlin Science correspondent Allow more people in UK with lung cancer symptoms to self-refer for tests, say experts to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums
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Fury as over £1bn spent on NHS hospital car parking charges in six years

Fury as over £1bn spent on NHS hospital car parking charges in six years

Fury as over £1bn spent on NHS hospital car parking charges in six years MORE than £1billion has been spent on hospital car parking charges over the past six years, figures reveal. NHS staff paid more than £300million, while patients and visitors forked out £847million.… Continue reading this article about Fury as over £1bn spent on NHS hospital car parking charges in six years by Martina Bet NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Two integrated care board chief executives and a trust CEO have been appointed as part-time national directors at NHS England.

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NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds

NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds

<p>Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’</p><p>The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.</p><p>An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.</p> <a href="NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds">Continue reading...</a>

Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’

The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.

An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.

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