A care worker who had three vital medical appoointments cancelled due to Covid was told by doctors she had cancer over Zoom. Kimberley Eccles’s aggressive cancer has now spread and the mum-of-one has been told she only has six months to live. The 23-year-old has been diagnosed with Rhabdomyosarcoma, a rare tissue disease her doctors … Read more
All hospitals in Greater Manchester will suspend non-urgent surgery and appointments from Monday, officials have said, in response to surging numbers of Covid-19 patients. Those requiring treatment for cancer, urgent and specialist work are unaffected. But people waiting for so-called non-urgent operations, such as hip replacements, will have them rescheduled. The Greater Manchester Health and … Read more
Leading chemists SUSPEND flu vaccine appointments amid shortage of jabs, prompting fears elderly may be forced to wait weeks despite government pledge that they would be first in line Flu jab bookings for the elderly this winter have been suspended by chemists Boots and Lloyds made the move amid a shortage in vaccines amid coronavirus … Read more
The NHS is setting up designated ‘Covid-free’ hospitals around England in preparation for a second wave of coronavirus, according to reports. Hospital bosses are thought to be desperate to avoid the situation they faced in March, when patients without Covid-19 fell by the wayside. A drive to ‘protect the NHS’ when the virus first took … Read more
Dido Harding has set a 75-mile limit on appointments for test and trace Test and trace boss Dido Harding has installed a 75-mile limit on travelling to appointments after it was revealed some patients were being asked to drive almost 300 miles. It comes as the number of close contacts of people who tested positive … Read more
Victoria Beckham reveals her Dover Street store in London is offering virtual styling appointments amid Covid-19 – so fans can shop ‘wherever they are in the world’ Victoria Beckham, 46, took to Instagram and shared snaps of Dover Street store Designer told how branch is offering ‘virtual and in person styling appointments’ Explained appointment will be … Read more
Last week I was sitting in glorious isolation in my consulting room at St Peter’s Hospital in Chertsey, Surrey, in what felt like a ghost town. There was a deserted waiting room, and outside was a virtually empty car park. My only contact with patients was via the telephone on my desk. Along the corridor, … Read more
Only one in ten GP appointments is face to face – three months after ministers vowed to get the NHS back to normal. A major survey found 61 per cent of consultations are via phone call, 6 per cent through text or email and 4 per cent by online video. Telephone triage assessments and home … Read more
The doctor will see you now…but only if you’re paying: GPs’ appointments become available for cash while NHS surgeries stay shut Investigation by Mail on Sunday shows some GPs who will not see NHS patients are willing to see people face-to-face as long as they’re prepared to pay For £49, patients can obtain a in-person … Read more
Routine face-to-face appointments with your GP may never return even after coronavirus, Royal College of General Practitioners says In-person GP appointments dropped from 70% to 23% within weeks of lockdown This large shift has made a ‘compelling case’ to keep so-called ‘total triage This is when patients talk to a doctor online or over the … Read more