A major incident has been stood down at the Bristol Royal Infirmary after two fires broke out yesterday. Dozens of patients had to be moved so they would not be treated in the dark following yesterday’s major incident (Friday May 3). At the time, the NHS trust which runs the …
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Two fires broke out in a major hospital in Bristol yesterday, sparking a major emergency service response, as a number of patients were moved to avoid being treated in the dark. Bristol Royal Infirmary (BRI) issued a critical incident, warning patients to not visit the hospital but instead seek help …
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The operator of a car park used by Hull Royal Infirmary staff, patients and visitors is bidding to waive requirements that it improves the facility so it can keep operating. An application lodged by Bank Parking for the Fountain Street car park is seeking to remove a planning condition requiring …
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UK Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting took to the pages of the right-wing Sun newspaper to make his latest attack on National Health Service (NHS) workers and double down on his demands for privatisation. The Sun headlined with, “NHS NEEDS REFORM: Wes Streeting warns NHS that there’ll be no additional …
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Villagers have reacted with fury to councillors giving the green light to double the charge to cross an historic toll bridge which residents have used for free for generations. Despite angry locals blasting the £1 crossing at Eling Toll Bridge being doubled to £2 and introducing charges for previously exempt …
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Royal Mail has written to customers explaining major changes it has proposed amid “huge financial pressure”. The postal delivery service has warned that it “will not survive without urgent reform” to its operation. This morning Royal Mail revealed plans it has put forward to the industry watchdog Ofcom, proposing to …
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Ofcom, the government regulator responsible, is asking the public for views on plans to reduce Royal Mail’s legal obligation to deliver letters 6 days a week. Don’t let them get away with this. Use our handy six-step guide to respond to the Ofcom consultation – it only takes five minutes. But …
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UK households have lost £230 from their bank accounts in a cruel cost of living blow amid April’s price hikes. Broadband, mobile and phone bills are rising, as well as TV subscriptions, water bills and also council tax too – not to mention car tax. “If you stay with your …
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A string of surgical errors at south Essex hospitals have been revealed including one incident where a cancer patient’s surgery was carried out on the wrong part of the body. A freedom of information request to the Mid and South Essex Hospital Trust – which manages Southend, Basildon and Broomfield …
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King Charles today carried out official duties for the first time since the Princess of Wales shared her cancer news with the nation. The monarch smiled warmly at the public as he left Windsor Castle this morning after a difficult weekend for the Royal Family. Today, Buckingham Palace confirmed Charles, 75, …
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