Surgeon, 53, who branded his initials onto the livers of patients with a laser during transplant operations avoids being struck off Simon Bramhall, 53, admitted writing his initials on patients’ organs in 2013 He had been working at Birmingham’s Queen Elizabeth Hospital at the time His registration was temporarily suspended but review found him fit … Read more
Patients could wait for TWO YEARS for vital operations because of ‘truly frightening’ backlog caused by Covid pandemic, former NHS boss warns Sir David Nicholson warned delays to surgery pose a risk to patients’ health A record 4.59million people in England are waiting for hospital treatment Could be 6.9million people on the ‘hidden waiting list’ by … Read more
Ruthless Mexican cartels are exploiting Joe Biden‘s relaxed immigration stance to turn people trafficking into a billion-dollar racket ‘worth more than dope’, a DailyMail.com investigation can reveal. The president tore up hardline Trump policies after taking office but denies sparking a crisis along the southern border where authorities are struggling to deal with a surge … Read more
Ruthless Mexican cartels are exploiting Joe Biden‘s relaxed immigration stance to turn people trafficking into a billion-dollar racket ‘worth more than dope’, a DailyMail.com investigation can reveal. The president tore up hardline Trump policies after taking office but denies sparking a crisis along the southern border where authorities are struggling to deal with a surge … Read more
Grandmother, 85, is left in agony with a broken arm for 18 MONTHS after three operations were cancelled due to Covid Mary Murch, 85, has been unable to use broken right arm since September 2019 The grandmother feels excruciating pain if her arm is knocked and uses a sling She was told by Southend Hospital, Essex, … Read more
The number of patients waiting more than a year for routine operations on the NHS has hit its highest level since April 2008, official figures show. Almost 225,000 people had been on the spiralling lists for more than 52 weeks by December, according to the latest figures from NHS England, a 12-year high. For comparison, … Read more
NHS hospitals in England cut routine operations by a QUARTER in January as number of coronavirus inpatients soared at the height of second wave, leaked data shows Leaked NHS figures showed 23,000 fewer operations were done in January And separate data showed 103,491 patients needed to be seen in a month Hospitalisations from the virus … Read more
Hundreds of urgent children’s operations have been cancelled to make way for adult coronavirus patients, it was claimed today. The procedures — which include biopsies to spot cancer and fracture repairs — were allegedly due to take place at hospitals in London and the Midlands. They were marked as ‘Priority 2’, which should be done … Read more
Cancer operations fell by 800 in the first fortnight of 2021 as hospital admissions for Covid-19 cases surged, new figures suggest Estimated 800 cancer surgeries were delayed between January 3 and 17 NHS England said urgent cancer cases were being treated with top priority But experts have described figures as ‘worrying’ and warned of consequences … Read more
Private doctors have been slammed for performing non-urgent operations while the NHS is under ‘unthinkable pressure’ caused by soaring Covid cases. Medics performing elective operations privately should be ‘shamed’ out of it amid concerns they are ‘once again taking the p*** and walking off with the money’, London‘s top NHS medics believe. All of London’s … Read more