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A baby which was shot twice in the leg during an attack on a Kabul maternity unit which killed 24 people including mothers, nurses and newborns has survived. Three gunmen, suspected to be members of terror group ISIS, entered the building in the Afghan capital dressed as police officers before throwing grenades and opening fire … Read more
The death toll from a gun attack at a hospital in Afghanistan where newborns, nurses and mothers were slaughtered, rose to 24 today. The health ministry said today the dead included two newborn babies, along with mothers and nurses, after the three gunmen dressed as police officers stormed the maternity hospital in the Afghan capital … Read more
For years there has been an avalanche of gloomy news stories about the National Health Service slowly falling apart, through lack of money, grubbiness, tottering bureaucracy and medical incompetence. You always got the impression that were you ever to find yourself in hospital, you’d better get out quick in case they accidentally kill you. Otherwise … Read more
NHS nurse, 54, who battled coronavirus in same intensive care ward as Boris Johnson, 55, dies Care home nurse Larni Zuniga, 54, was treated at St Thomas’ Hospital in London Married father was originally from Philippines but had worked in UK for 12 years He had not seen his family for five years and received … Read more
Carole Middleton delivers goody bags filled with toys and supplies from her party planning company to the children’s ward at her local hospital to lift spirits during the coronavirus pandemic Carole Middleton, 65, delivered goody bags from her company, Party Pieces They were filled with toys for children’s ward and were taken to her local … Read more
Whistleblower nurse says 80 per cent of NHS staff on one hospital ward have caught coronavirus due to lack of PPE protective gear Nurse at Arrow Park Hospital on the Wirral said staff have contracted the virus Hospital previously received British Wuhan evacuees flown back to the UK Until this week some medics on wards … Read more
Experts warn urgent stimulus from Government needed to ward off collapse in UK’s housing market By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 | Updated: 00:01 BST, 20 April 2020 Urgent stimulus from the Government is needed to ward off a collapse in the UK’s housing market, experts have warned. … Read more
An ‘irreplaceable’ housekeeper on an NHS hospital ward has died after contracting coronavirus. Cheryl Williams, who worked as a housekeeper on an elderly patient ward at North Middlesex University Hospital in Edmonton, north London, died on Easter Sunday. Sharing a picture of Ms Williams to Facebook, the NHS trust said her contribution to patient … Read more
Coronavirus doctor is forced to wear disposable NHS pants on his HEAD after his ward runs out of hair-nets – as he jokes Matt Hancock will be asking him to use his own underwear next London doctor @RNappleby revealed on Twitter that disposable paper pants, normally reserved for patients, were being used as hair-nets by staff … Read more
Heartwarming moment intensive care nurses on coronavirus ward burst into round of applause to thank Britons ‘from the bottom of their hearts’ for staying at home during lockdown The British public have been applauding care workers every Thursday at 8pm NHS staff have been filmed thanking Brits for staying indoors amid the lockdown The emotional … Read more