SEOUL: South Korea said Friday that reports of a “medical catastrophe” were overblown despite a near three-week walkout by junior doctors, but vowed to improve pay and conditions for medics.Thousands of trainee doctors quit working on February 20 over reforms aimed at easing doctor shortages by increasing the number of medical students — which they … Read more
The NHS has been plagued by strike disruption on more than one day in every 10 for the last year – a total of 1,056 hours, analysis reveals. Junior doctors in England are due to walk out again from 7am on Saturday until midnight on Wednesday. By the end of that period, hospital doctors will … Read more
The NHS has been plagued by strike disruption on more than one day in every 10 for the last year – a total of 1,056 hours, analysis reveals. Junior doctors in England are due to walk out again from 7am on Saturday until midnight on Wednesday. By the end of that period, hospital doctors will … Read more
A quarter of adults are ignoring a serious health issue – because they don’t want to burden the under-pressure NHS, a survey has found. Researchers found that potentially millions of people are suffering in silence, to avoid contributing to the health system backlog. The poll of 1,500 people found that one in four are putting … Read more
Some 6.44 million patients were waiting for 7.71 appointments or procedures in October, down from 6.50m waiting for a record 7.77m in September. It was the first time the total had fallen since November 2022, when it stood at 6.93m. The Prime Minister blamed the impact of NHS staff strikes for slower than hoped progress … Read more