Outlandish horror stories have become common. Here are some I heard personally over the holiday period about our No Hope Service. A charming GP from Kent, whom I met at …
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When is the best time to turn to private healthcare – and how do you start?
by Ozva Adminby Ozva AdminThe nurses’ strike could be the straw that broke the camel’s back. That’s before you mention terrifying cancer waiting lists, the drop in knee replacement surgeries (a 68 percent drop …
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Dentist shortages signal ‘broken, underfunded system’ as 40% of patients would ‘do it themselves’
by Ozva Adminby Ozva AdminAccording to research, more than a quarter of retirees fear having to do their own dental work, including tooth extraction, due to a shortage of NHS dentists. At all ages, …
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There’s a good case against hiking NHS pay. The Tories aren’t making it
by Ozva Adminby Ozva AdminOffering nurses a pay raise of just 4 percent seems like an almost provocative act of parsimony. It’s half the average wage increase, about a third of inflation. And yes, …
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The unions must take their share of the blame for the failing NHS
by Ozva Adminby Ozva AdminHealthcare unions expect the public to behave like soccer fans who always blame the coach when their team loses, never the players. They are working on the assumption that we …
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The Royal College of Nursing has betrayed its honourable roots
by Ozva Adminby Ozva AdminOriginally, the Royal College of Nursing was founded as a professional organization. The simple “College of Nursing”, as it was called then, was created by 34 nurses who wanted their …
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The unions are well aware that the run up to Christmas is a time of prayer and ala in an average year, but this happens when the health service is …
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Healthcare
Over Strep A, the NHS is stuck in another crisis of its own making
by Ozva Adminby Ozva AdminAnother week, and the NHS is in the midst of another crisis. As has been widely reported, Group A Streptococcus (Strep A) It’s circulating at higher levels than usual for …
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Pensioner who fell into lake was told he faced 13-hour ambulance wait
by Ozva Adminby Ozva AdminAn 81-year-old man was taken to hospital by a former hospitality worker after being told he was facing a 13 hour wait for an ambulance. Out for a walk, Christine …
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Failures in the NHS mean I still don’t know if I’m clear of cancer
by Ozva Adminby Ozva AdminIf Labor wins the next election, and Streeting is confident of victory, while taking pains to say the party is not “cocky” about it, few believe the health secretary will …