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U.K. To Spend $26 Million On AI Diagnostic Tools
British public hospitals will bid for a slice of a major new fund for artificial intelligence-powered diagnostic tools.
England’s Junior Doctors To Strike Next Month — And Senior Physicians Could Join Them
Senior doctors could follow their junior colleagues in further action likely to cause massive numbers of delayed appointments.
Statistics Paint ‘Vivid’ Picture Of England’s Emergency Care Crisis
An official report has laid bare the emergency care crisis England’s public hospitals have endured for more than a year.
Austerity, Brexit And Racism: Inquiry Highlights U.K.’s Weaknesses Before The Pandemic
Experts shone a light on factors like planning for the wrong kind of virus, diverting energy to Brexit plans and failing to consider the impact of health inequalities.
England’s Junior Doctors Begin Three-Day Strike
Previous strikes have seen hundreds of thousands of planned appointments cancelled as hospitals have prioritised emergency care.
England’s Hospital Waiting List Hits Another Record High
The list has grown by around 3 million since before the pandemic began, and increased by around 25,000 over the last month alone.
England’s Senior Doctors Set Strike Dates As Goverment Pay Disputes Roll On
The country’s junior doctors, nurses, ambulance workers, postal workers, rail staff and border staff have all walked out over the last year.
U.K. Hospitals Are Hiring Nurses From Countries That Can’t Spare Them
Nurses from one of these countries — Ghana — say hospitals are struggling to treat patients as staff leave for jobs abroad.
London’s Cops To Stop Attending Mental Illness Emergency Calls
Chiefs say healthcare professionals should be attending many of these cases, leaving officers more time to spend more time solving and preventing crime.
England’s Doctors Announce New Strike As Months-Long Dispute Rolls On
Junior physicians — qualified doctors with up to eight years’ experience who make up roughly 40% of the medical workforce — plan to strike over three days in June.
