Posts Tagged ‘nhs’
One in ten nursing roles vacant at Homerton Hospital – as recruits from Europe ‘dry up’
Bosses set sights on India and the Philippines as they step up efforts to reduce staff turnover
Read MoreWoman catches Lyme disease from tick bite at Clissold Park, say residents
Hackney Council says only a small percentage of ticks carry the disease but urges people to check themselves after a park outing
Read MoreTakeaway, Tommy Hazard, book review: funny and disturbing semi-fiction from Hackney’s NHS frontline
This hard-hitting yet pocket-sized volume, set all around Hackney, finds humour and brutality in the work of a relatably flawed ambulance driver
Read MoreClosure of Homerton’s Cedar Lodge will see dementia patients move to Mile End
Doctors say the five patients’ move to Thames House Ward will improve ‘quality of care’
Read MoreNHS pays out £27 million for historical medical errors at Homerton Hospital
Trust says five-year sum is lowest for any London hospital with a maternity unit
Read MoreLast chance to have your say on the future of Hackney’s pharmacies
Council survey on draft Pharmaceutical Needs Assessment closes tonight
Read MoreAbuse and neglect reports double in Hackney, rising at twice national rate
Council points to awareness campaign as numbers jump from 660 to 1,261
Read MoreBaby box scheme ‘put on hold’ by council over safety concerns
Town Hall delays launch following ‘cautionary advice’ from infant death charity, but the Baby Box Company insists its products ‘exceed standards’
Read MoreEighty-five new FGM cases in Hackney and City last year, NHS figures show
Annual report reveals number of FGM attendances dropped by just 0.5 per cent in 2016
Read MoreShadow health secretary Diane Abbott slams ‘sorry saga’ as junior doctors reject new contract
‘Disappointing we still do not have contract that junior doctors feel able to support’
Read MoreDiane Abbott: Guarantee NHS workers from EU countries the right to remain in UK
Shadow Secretary of State for Health told Homerton University Hospital staff that EU workers’ contributions were ‘invaluable’ to the NHS
Read More‘There is not a person in Britain who is not interested in politics. They just don’t always call it politics’
How can decision-making be brought closer to the people?
Read MoreStik’s NHS artworks to be auctioned in aid of Homerton Hospital
Graffiti artist hopes to raise thousands of pounds for the hospital which he says was once ‘an essential place of my survival network’
Read MoreHomerton medics show solidarity with junior doctors as strike begins
Consultants to cover emergency care as junior doctors slam government’s ‘unbelievable, disrespectful and aggressive’ stance over contracts
Read MoreJunior doctors in 24-hour strike as majority of public supports action
Second walk-out this year over Jeremy Hunt’s new contracts
Read MoreArtist Stik supports junior doctors’ strike at Homerton Hospital
‘The NHS is very vulnerable – we need to look after it, because it looks after us.’
Read More'Renaissance man' Stik raises unprecedented £50,000 for Homerton Hospital
Street artist is mobbed by fans during print sale in aid of NHS hospital’s art services
Read MoreTory MP hopeful slams Keep Our NHS Public photo exhibition
Hackney North Conservative candidate Amy Gray questions both the use of a public library for the photo show and the content of the exhibition itself
Read MoreProtesters to rally in Hackney over US trade deal
National day of action against Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership, a free trade deal between Europe and the USA
Read MorePeople’s March for the NHS to pass through Hackney
The final day of a 300-mile protest march to Westminster will pass through Hackney and stop for lunch in Clissold Park this Saturday
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