You learn to be tough as an NHS doctor. But starting my shift a few days ago, even I was shocked. I spotted a patient, clearly someone with severe mental health issues, stuck on the ward without proper care. I …
How disastrous births haunt women
The third time I went into labour, I was determined to avoid getting told off. With both of my previous births, I had somehow managed to get things wrong. My errors the first time: going to hospital too early, then, …
The danger of treating doctors like saints
The idea that doctors are saints is relatively new. For much of the 19th century, they were held in pretty low regard by the general public. Some were seen as social climbers — men using their medical training to get …
Why would anyone envy the NHS?
They say the first step in fixing a crisis is to recognise there is a problem. So let us give thanks for a Labour leader’s dismissal of the belief that Britain’s health service is the envy of the world — …
Warning of Criminal Prosecution | Midazolam Murders
Warning of Criminal Prosecution | Midazolam Murders Following numerous desperate requests for assistance from relatives of potential victims of the Midazolam Murders, here lies PUB’s Warning of Criminal Prosecution notice. This should be used in […]
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Hospital intensive care no busier than normal for most trusts, leaked documents show
Update seen by Telegraph shows capacity tracking as normal for beginning of November, with usual numbers of beds available
Source: Hospital intensive care no busier than normal for most trusts, leaked documents show…