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Fury as NHS recruits 100 doctors from India only for Home Office to deny them all visas

Hundreds of doctors recruited by the NHS from overseas have been denied visas by the Home Office, leading to increased pressures in the health …

Even Kate Middleton's Luxury Hospital Stay Costs Less Than a Typical Birth in America

The cost of delivery and maternity care in the United States is much steeper than in other countries.<p>Along with Kate Middleton’s perfect hair and seemingly effortless appearance in heels just hours after Britain’s newest prince was born, here’s another thing to be envious of: The Royal Birth—in a …

NHS officials flay decision to deny visas to Indian doctors

london, April 27 (IANS) Senior officials of Britain's National Health Service (NHS) have condemned a decision by the British government to refuse …

Staffing crisis worsened by visa curbs, doctors warn

Taxpayers shell out £6.5m for NHS quango staff's luxury flights

TAXPAYERS have paid out a staggering £6.5 million to fund luxury flights for NHS quango staff over the last three years, shocking figures have …

Bridgepoint explores sale of UK’s biggest NHS outsourcer

Private equity firm Bridgepoint is exploring a sale of Britain’s biggest private provider of NHS services, including surgical clinics and the 111 …

Indian doctors denied U.K. Visas

A crisis governing the U.K. government over the implications of its tough immigration regime continued to spiral, amid revelations that hundreds of …

England's Baby Alfie and the politics of life

When we’re having dinner as a family, we’ll talk about almost everything, from serious things to news of the weird.<p>One of our twin sons wants to teach and coach soccer, the other plans to go into accounting.<p>Since they’re grown college men now, almost any topic is allowed at dinner. Betty, a …

Old labs make way for new car park at Wigan Infirmary

They were never architectural wonders, most Wigan Infirmary visitors probably never noticed them, and many will welcome the reason for their …

Department of Health agrees Windows 10 security deal with Microsoft

The Department of Health and Social Care has agreed a deal with <b>Microsoft</b> that will enable all NHS organisations to use <b>Windows 10</b> and strengthen their …

We Could Learn Something from Italy about Dealing with Opioid Abuse

Two decades ago, drug companies reassured the medical community that patients would not become addicted to opioid pain drugs, so physicians …

Man faces jail for trying to con NHS out of £840,000 for minor injuries

A man who tried to defraud the NHS by exaggerating the effect of his injuries could be jailed.<p>Sandip Singh Atwal, 33, was found to be in contempt of …

Punjabi Men Are Struggling with Mental Health Because They Lack the Words to Describe It

Sukhi, a 28-year-old graduate student from Birmingham, England, was officially diagnosed with depression last year. He was forced to see a doctor …

Rotten Labour

Does Britain’s Labour party have an anti-Semitism problem? Yes, its leader Jeremy Corbyn admitted in March, after Jewish community leaders had taken …

Rule by Machines

We might need a moral panic about dehumanization.<p>In his “Dune” series (my favorite-science fiction books), Frank Herbert made a bold writerly …

The Christie disputes cancer treatment waiting times figures

CANCER patients are having to wait months to get life-saving treatment, according to research on patient waiting times.<p>The research carried out by …

Nassau Queens PPS lowers emergency room visits from Creedmoor campus

State to hold hearing on home care pay<p>The state Department of Labor plans to hold a public hearing July 11 on its policy of allowing employers to pay …

Meet the Warrington Hospital staff 'giving patients their lives back'

MEET the Warrington Hospital staff helping to get patients back into their own homes as quickly as possible.<p>Occupational therapists work to get …

NHS top brass face surprise pensions tax bill up to £13,500 each

Senior doctors and senior NHS management are facing unexpected tax bills potentially running into thousands of pounds.<p>Accountants are warning the introduction of new restrictions on pensions tax relief given to high-earners could have unforeseen consequences.<p>Since April 2017 the so-called annual …

Nurse recruitment struggle at hospital

Nurses are under pressure at West Suffolk Hospital due to struggles filling a high number of job vacancies.

How mentoring stopped me giving up

It took excellent mentors and a key realisation for Helena Lee to get back on track towards a career in clinical research.<p>The idea of solving …

Jeremy Hunt launches review into training NHS staff to use new tech

Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has launched a review into how best to train staff across the NHS to use new technologies.<p>The review, which is being led …

As an NHS palliative care doctor, I say: let Alfie Evans die with dignity

The British toddler’s illness is terminal, and helping his family come to terms with that is the job of his doctors and carers<p>• Rachel Clarke is a palliative care doctor<p>Of all the comments from all the opportunists seeking to make political capital from a dying child, the most asinine, surely, …

Alfie Evans' Parents to Meet Doctors in Bid to Take Him Home | World News | US News

In this April 23, 2018 handout photo provided by Alfies Army Official, brain-damaged toddler Alfie Evans cuddles his mother Kate James at Alder Hey …

There’s a reason why runners seem so happy

People who run regularly are probably already well aware of this, but now there’s concrete data to prove that running actually makes you …

NHS staff threatened in 'attempted hospital equipment theft' at the Royal Liverpool Hospital

A man was arrested after NHS staff were threatened by a group of people 'demanding hospital equipment' in an attempted theft at the Royal Liverpool …

Dana Loesch: Baby Alfie Getting 'Monstrous' Treatment in Britain

Conservative radio host Dana Loesch slammed Great Britain's "monstrous" treatment of a terminally ill 23-month-old British boy.<p>Her comments came …

In the consulting room

GP: What can I do for you today, Mrs Smith?<p>Patient: How did you get my name?<p>GP: The receptionist told me before she buzzed you in<p>Patient: I don’t …

Windrush: Who exactly was on board?

<b>The British troopship HMT Empire Windrush anchored at Tilbury Docks, Essex, on 21 June 1948 carrying hundreds of passengers from the Caribbean hoping for a new life in Britain - alongside hundreds from elsewhere. Who were they?</b><p>The former passenger liner's journey up the Thames on that misty June …

Brit doctor on the run over £400,000 of missing NHS cash shoots lover then turns gun on himself

A British doctor and his lover found shot dead in Cape Verde were on the run over £400,000 of missing NHS cash.<p>Dr Titus Bradley, 42, and Hungarian …