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Sri Lanka medical group warns of catastrophic shortages that could cost lives

Hospitals in Sri Lanka will soon be unable to provide even emergency services because of critical shortages of drugs and medical equipment caused by the country’s economic crisis, it was warned. There are fears of a “catastrophic number of deaths” ...

08 Apr 2022 at 09:55

Vulnerable ‘badly let down’ when untested patients were discharged to care homes

Vulnerable people were “badly let down” and exposed to a greater risk of death as untested patients were discharged into care homes in the early period of the pandemic, bereaved relatives and care groups have said. The Government has been accused ...

27 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Concerns that Living with Covid plan ‘neglects most vulnerable in society’

The axing of self-isolation laws and the end of free universal testing in England will cause uncertainty, anxiety and hardship, according to unions and charities. Boris Johnson set out the Government’s strategy for “living with Covid” on Monday ...

22 Feb 2022 at 01:25

NHS is ‘riddled with racism’, says British Medical Association chair

The chair of the council of the British Medical Association has said the NHS is “riddled with racism” following the findings of a survey into the experiences of doctors. The survey found at least 75% of ethnic minority doctors experienced ...

02 Feb 2022 at 06:55

Workers face first commute since Plan B axed as masks in classrooms end

Commuters across the country are set to travel in to work for the first time since Plan B measures to curb the spread of Omicron were axed on Wednesday. The Prime Minister told MPs in the Commons that work-from-home guidance would be ...

20 Jan 2022 at 01:26

Commuters return and masks in classrooms end as Plan B axed

Many people resumed commuting on Thursday after guidance to work from home in England was lifted as Plan B measures to curb the spread of Omicron are axed. An increase in road congestion was recorded in London and Manchester while ...

20 Jan 2022 at 13:55

‘Nothing has changed since Mid Staffs probe’, senior medic warns

“Nothing has changed” since the public inquiry into care failings at Mid Staffordshire NHS Foundation Trust, a leading medic has warned. Dr Chaand Nagpaul, chair of council at the British Medical Association (BMA), called for a ...

27 Jun 2022 at 12:48

Medics in pay restoration vow after ‘30% real-terms pay cut since 2008’

Doctors have suffered a real-terms pay cut of 30% since 2008, medics have said, as they vowed to work to achieve pay restoration. One medic warned that “it’s likely that industrial action will be required to move governments ...

27 Jun 2022 at 15:30

Scotland

Doctors ‘bearing the brunt’ of NHS failings, BMA warns

Doctors in Scotland will have to spend years apologising for the failings of the NHS, a leading trade union boss has warned. Dr Lewis Morrison, chair of the British Medical Association (BMA) in Scotland, said staff “need ...

29 Jun 2022 at 13:57

Medical students cutting spending on food and heating, says BMA

Medical students are having to cut their spending on essentials such as food, clothing and heating as they struggle with costs during their courses, a survey has suggested. The British Medical Association (BMA) is ...

23 Aug 2022 at 01:01

Doctors let down by Government during Covid-19 pandemic, says BMA

The Government “failed in its duty of care” to doctors during the coronavirus crisis, a union has said. The British Medical Association (BMA) launched a scathing attack on the ministerial response to the Covid-19 ...

19 May 2022 at 01:01

Scotland

Urgent call to reverse shortage of doctors in Scotland

A union has taken aim at the Scottish Government for failing to tackle the shortage of doctors in the country. The British Medical Association (BMA) said many doctors in the country are at breaking point, with ...

29 Dec 2021 at 01:25

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