By Marie-Louise Connolly BBC News NI health correspondent 5 July 2023, 06:19 WIB Updated 16 minutes ago image source, Getty’s image Northern Ireland’s health system cannot expect its staff to “step up again and again” to provide patient care and ensure their safety. That’s according to the head of the Northern Ireland Confederation for Health … Read more
By Jenny Rees BBC Wales health correspondent July 4, 2023 Updated 25 minutes ago Caption, The NHS is under increasing pressure as it marks 75 years since its founding The head of the NHS in Wales, Judith Paget, acknowledged the need for “rapid increases in staff numbers”, as well as fast-moving changes. He also doesn’t … Read more
By Sima Kotech British editor, BBC Newsnight 2 hours ago Caption, Ellie Varley, 25, said she believes everyone who works in Parliament has a story of sexual harassment A “predatory culture” still exists in the House of Commons, with inappropriate advances and sexual misconduct still prevalent, staff said. Six members of staff told BBC Newsnight … Read more
The ‘criminalization’ clause that was exposed has been heavily criticized as the Scottish Government seeks to pursue proposals for a proposed National Treatment Service. Concerns have been raised that the National Nursing Services (Scotland) Bill provides that the minister could through regulation provide a scheme that allows care records to be shared so that services … Read more