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Deaf child’s mother told to quit her job to teach him sign language after council denies funding

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Councils are failing to teach sign language to deaf children and leaving them unable to fully communicate with their families and teachers, charities have warned. All deaf children in the UK are offered NHS cochlear implants – electronic devices that can help them to hear. However, in 30 per cent of cases the implants provide only … Read more

Residents hit out at late-night music at Holiday Inn housing 130 asylum seekers [VIDEO]

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Angry residents have hit out at late-night music and raucous football tournaments at a Holiday Inn Express that is housing 130 asylum seekers. They claim there has been ‘really loud music all night long’ at the site in Rotherham, South Yorkshire, after refugee families were relocated and young men were housed at the hotel instead. … Read more

NHS locum firms cash in on staff shortage and see incomes soar, data shows 

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NHS locum firms cash in on staff shortage and see incomes soar, data shows Accounts reveal agencies supplying staff to NHS have seen their incomes rocket The NHS has more than 100,000 vacancies, including one in ten nursing posts Agencies Acacium Group and Medacs Healthcare receive hundreds of millions By Shaun Wooller Health Editor For … Read more

NHS hopes fleet of electric vehicles will relieve pressure on overstretched ambulance service 

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NHS hopes fleet of electric vehicles will relieve pressure on overstretched ambulance service Eight ambulance trusts are trialling 21 zero-emission vehicles in the new move  Dedicated mental health callouts to have different design to put patients at ease Part of £2.1million investment as NHS moves towards reaching net zero by 2040 By Daily Mail Reporter … Read more

Critical incident declared after IT failure hits FOUR hospitals in Greater Manchester

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Critical incident declared after IT failure hits FOUR hospitals in Greater Manchester with patients warned to avoid Accident and Emergency departments IT failures at four hospitals in Greater Manchester have led to a critical incident Patient warned to avoid the A&E departments at all four units until IT is restored  Royal Oldham, Fairfield General, North … Read more

Patients made 4.7million trips to A&E because they couldn’t get advice or treatment from their GP

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Patients made 4.7million trips to A&E because they couldn’t get advice or treatment from their GP, UK’s health watchdog suggests Up to 4.7 million A&E visits may have been due to people not seeing their GP Almost one in five patients resorted to A&E as they couldn’t get advice Meanwhile, one third also said there … Read more

NHS nurse says she skips meals so her children can eat

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‘I skip meals so my children can eat’: NHS nurse and mother-of-three who’s left with just £80 a week after bills says she’s ‘at breaking point’ but has to ‘find a way’ for the sake of her family Rebeccah, from Leicester, is a part-time radiology nurse and a mother of three After paying bills, she … Read more

NHS trust in London accused of being ‘colonial’ for guidelines telling staff to speak ENGLISH

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NHS trust in London is accused of being ‘colonial’ for its guidelines that tell staff to speak ENGLISH on wards NHS guidance tell workers to ‘only communicate in England’ around others Guidance sparked social media fury among medics who say it is ‘utter nonsense’ The trust said staff are expected to speak English to ensure … Read more

Mother-of-five is banned from the roads for six months after speeding five times in three weeks

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A married mother-of-five who was caught speeding five times in just 19 days has been banned from the roads after mistakenly thinking a temporary speed restriction had ended. Nurse Natasha Hubble, 36, told magistrates she needed her car because her businessman husband was too ‘tied up’ with work to drive their family around – but … Read more