NHS staff sent home and GP practices close early for safety over fear of more riots ‘Hospitals should aim to throw a ring of steel’ around sites to protect staff from rioters, says a Birmingham medic The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2024
Police investigate dozens of deaths at hospital in Brighton Exclusive: Two whistleblowers say they lost jobs after raising patient safety concerns at Royal Sussex County hospital The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023
Doctors mull strike action over ‘30% real-terms pay cut since 2008’ BMA members point to recent union success in forcing pay increases The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022
‘Nothing has changed since Mid Staffs probe’, senior medic warns The BMA doctors’ union said there needs to be a culture change in the NHS. The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022
Well of NHS goodwill is ‘running dry’, ministers warned The chairman of the British Medical Association is demanding the Government reverse ‘brutal’ pre-pandemic cuts to health services. The Independent UK · Jun 27, 2022
‘Alarming levels of unfair treatment’ of ethnic minority doctors – BMA A new survey found that large numbers of medics have experienced racism in the NHS. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2022
NHS risks losing one third of Black and Asian doctors over racism, finds landmark survey Exclusive: Some 60 per cent of Asian and 57 per cent of Black doctors see racism as a barrier to career progression, landmark study reveals The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Overseas-trained NHS doctors more likely to be struck off without lawyer at disciplinary Nearly 40% of doctors who trained abroad do not have legal representation, compared with 25% of doctors who qualified in UK The Guardian - UK · May 16, 2022
Record number of patients waiting more than 12 hours for a hospital bed - what's happening at your local A&E? Around one-third of all patients across GM hospitals are waiting more than four hours to be seen in A&E Manchester Evening News · Apr 24, 2022