Between 2018 and 2023, London hospitals wrote off more than £112 million in unpaid bills for overseas patients. This staggering sum highlights a growing problem that strikes at the heart of the NHS. While the NHS remains free at the point of care for UK residents, the burden of unpaid foreign patient bills underscores the […]
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As we approach the general election, we have been treated to two seven-way debates with representatives from Reform UK, The Conservatives, Labour, the Lib Dems, the Greens, Plaid, and the SNP. Several subjects were discussed during the debates, from Immigration to the NHS. I want to focus on the latter briefly. The most interesting exchanges
SNP, the NHS cult and Nationalism. Read More »
18 internationally trained midwives have joined Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust (NUH) to increase staffing levels, skills, and diversity in the Trust’s maternity services. Initially recruited through NHS England funding, the midwives were offered additional training to become UK registered and subsequently placed as student midwives across City Hospital and Queen’s Medical Centre. They have
Nottingham NHS Trust prioritising diversity-hired midwives Read More »
Public Health Scotland said action was needed quickly as the country’s health continues to deteriorate and the health gap between the rich and poor grows. Scotland’s health is getting worse under the stewardship of the SNP as people die younger than any other Western European country. Paul Johnston, chief executive of Public Health Scotland, called for a
People in Scotland have a shorter life expectancy than anywhere else in Europe. Read More »
A Freedom of Information (FOI) request has revealed that a business trip to Las Vegas for Princess Alexandra Hospital (PAH) NHS Trust staff cost over £58,000. The Essex-based Trust sent a team, including two Board Directors, to attend a conference which was taking place in the American city. The conference, which took place in September
NHS business trip to Las Vegas cost over £58,000. Read More »
Sir Keir Starmer has vowed to outlaw all forms of conversion therapy if Labour wins the election. The Labour leader said his ban would be “trans-inclusive”, meaning it would ban attempts to change someone’s gender identity as well as their sexuality through conversion therapy. The Tories have promised to ban practices that attempt to change a person’s sexuality
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Language is a system used by a nation, people, or other distinct community to communicate information, thoughts, and feelings. In other words, it is essential to any functional society and human existence. It shouldn’t be too challenging to imagine the problems arising when a society doesn’t share a common language. On the more trivial side
Dementia sufferer, 91, dies because of carers’ language barrier. Read More »
This news story is absolutely harrowing, both in the details of the crime and the resulting fallout that we see in the aftermath. Neonatal nurse Lucy Letby, a woman charged with caring for premature or ill babies, has been given a whole life sentence for murdering seven infants in her care. This woman will rightfully
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Well, that’s certainly what the BBC seems to be implying in its recent article, where it reports that there are “concerns over focus on skin colour in newborn checks”. Are we even surprised, at this point? Every single facet of Western society is built upon racism and exploitation, didn’t you know? At least, that is
Maternity wards are now “racist” Read More »
In 2016, the Daily Mail ran a story in which they’d discovered that over 70% of doctors that had been struck off were born outside the UK. The idea is always pushed that these people are selfless, well-educated professionals here purely for altruistic reasons and that without their charity, the NHS would collapse, and our
Does the NHS need migrant doctors? Read More »
