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Patients Dying In Corridors As Overwhelmed UK Hospital Standards 'Collapse'

UK patients are "coming to harm" with hospitals so overwhelmed people are dying in corridors awaiting treatment amid a "collapse in care standards", a report said Thursday.

International Business Times

Last week was the ‘busiest yet’ for the NHS this winter

NHS England said almost one in seven occupied hospital beds (13,585) were taken up patients who were medically fit to be discharged.

The Independent UK

NHS patients dying in corridors and going undiscovered for hours, damning report finds

‘Harrowing’ report tells of patients sitting for days in chairs due to a lack of beds, patients piling up in corridors and delays to treatment

Evening Standard

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Thursday briefing: What we know about the Gaza ceasefire deal

In today’s newsletter: After more than a year of conflict, an at least temporary peace has been agreed in Gaza – here’s what happens next

The Guardian - UK

Sadiq Khan urged to explore fluoridating London's water to reduce tooth decay

A City Hall investigation was told the move could boost oral health ‘in all sectors of society, irrelevant of age’

Evening Standard

NHS Worker Took Over 400 Sick Days In 4 Years Due to 'Complex Mental Health Issues'; Wins Discrimination Case After Dismissal

NHS cleaner wins discrimination case after unfair dismissal due to mental health absences. The tribunal ruled dismissal irrational and ordered compensation.

International Business Times UK

What the papers say – January 16

Here are the biggest stories leading Thursday’s front pages.

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Hundreds of people with Jewish ancestry found to have BRCA gene mutation

As part of the programme, anyone over 18 in England with Jewish ancestry is offered a saliva test

The Independent UK

Deaths and miscarriages in hospital hallways: The shocking scale of the NHS corridor crisis told by nurses on front line

These are just a few of the distressing scenes more than 5,000 nurses have shared from inside hospitals across the UK

The Independent UK

Patients dying near toilets and treated in car parks as ‘corridor care’ crisis laid bare

Nurses are at breaking point around the UK as a survey shows nearly seven in 10 have to provide care in overcrowded hospital corridors on a daily basis

The Independent UK

‘Absolute pandemonium’: stories of ‘corridor care’ from the NHS in England

Patients tell of their anger and embarrassment, while healthcare professionals say they are ‘heartbroken’

The Guardian - UK

Hospital patients dying undiscovered in corridors, report on NHS reveals

Royal College of Nursing says people ‘routinely coming to harm’ with vital equipment not available and staff too busy

The Guardian - UK

NHS patients ‘dying in corridors and going undiscovered for hours’, report says

The Royal College of Nursing study contains harrowing accounts of patients being treated in inappropriate places and sitting in soiled clothes.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of people with Jewish ancestry found to have increased cancer risk

It comes after the NHS rolled out new screening for people with Jewish backgrounds.

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The Independent UK

The NHS must treat its ‘corridor care’ crisis as a wake-up call

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The results of a nurses’ survey show that patients are routinely receiving care in hospital corridors and waiting areas. The situation is appalling – but health service managers must now examine how their problems are caused not so much by underfunding as by disorganisation

Evening Standard

‘Devastating collapse in standards’ in NHS amid ‘corridor care crisis’ – report

A major report by the Royal College of Nursing found patients are routinely coming to harm as the NHS struggled to deal with demand.

The Independent UK

53,000 NHS staff off sick as Wes Streeting says he cannot rule out patients in corridors next winter

Labour health secretary criticised the ‘unacceptable’ care patients have received as soaring flu cases led hospitals across England to declare critical incidents

The Independent UK

Bereaved families criticise Covid-19 vaccine rollout at public inquiry

Family members of those who died after contracting Covid-19 gave evidence to the public inquiry on Wednesday.

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Evening Standard

Former doctor jailed for carrying out ‘unsanitary and dangerous’ circumcisions

Mohammad Siddiqui, 58, from Birmingham, pleaded guilty to 25 offences.

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Streeting: ‘I can’t promise there won’t be patients treated in corridors next year’

The Health Secretary said he will ‘never accept’ people being treated in ‘undignified’ conditions but that it would ‘take time’ to fix the NHS.

The Guardian - UK

Cardiff NHS worker wins tribunal claim over space for expressing breast milk

Judge rules health board failed to provide a ‘secure and relaxed’ space for Robyn Gibbins at work

The Independent UK

Hackers boast of health workers visa data breach, sparking police probe

The hacker claimed to be selling details of people’s passports, work permits, UK visas, and bank statements belonging to healthcare workers

Evening Standard

I found a pill that’s like Ozempic for smokers. Within a week, I’d quit

Will Hosie has been smoking since he was 14. With the new anti-smoking pill, he’s finally kicked the habit

The Guardian - UK

Parental mental health biggest cause of child protection referrals in England

Public service cuts and ‘stark impact of poverty’ are causing worse outcomes for children, according to survey

The Independent UK

Why liver cancer rates have doubled in two decades

Deaths from liver cancer are projected to increase by a further 10 per cent by 2040, but a charity says half of all cases could be prevented

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