David Cameron announced last night that nurses, doctors and managers who mistreat or neglect their patients will face sentence up to five years under a major law change. The punishment of five years punishment is aimed to set deterrence for those who deliberately mistreat patients.
Cuts in funding have caused the English GP system to go through a "catastrophe". Warnings have been raised by the Royal College of GPs that a plunge of £400m has been realized in real terms by investment in general practice in last three years.
According to the team of doctors' leaders, the aforementioned amount is equivalent to a cut of 7% in spending per patient.
Recently, Prime Minister David Cameron affirmed that more patients should be given the chance to see a GP either at weekends or in the evening.
It was said as part of a new scheme, which has been thought to be started in nine English regions. The report found that surgeries would be bidding for funding under the plan so as to open the whole week from 8 am to 8 pm.
The Health and Social Care Information Centre has released a data that shows a significant decline in the number of nurses working in the NHS.
A report shows that in past 10 years there has been a reduction in work injury claims by 60 per cent pointing towards the spiraling compensation culture presented by the government.
In 2000 to 2001, there were 219,183 people who actually received awards for work-related injuries or diseases and in 2011 to 2012, this number came down to 87,655.
A man was killed in South London near the London military barracks by using a butcher knife. Two people were involved in this heinous act, who after killing the man, made a video that explains their reason of crime by showing actions using their blood filled hands along with waving a meat cleaver. They also shouted some political statements.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt said that the Conservative Party is integrated and David Cameron is showing direction on Britain's relationship with Europe. He said that the need for the alterations arise to ensure that UK remained competitive.
Many protesters marched on Whitehall on Saturday against the policy of government to allow privatization in NHS. Health workers, trade unionists, campaigners and politicians unfurled a "Save the NHS banner".
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