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Nursing numbers plummet and waiting lists soar while government delays workforce plan, says RCN

Image by Science Photo Library With still no sign of the long-promised workforce plan, a review of NHS England/Digital data by the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has revealed the depth of the nursing workforce crisis – with the Government’s failure to invest in nursing putting patient care on red alert. The numbers reviewed by […]

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Investigation underway after India sees its worst railway tragedy in decades

Image: BBC video screengrab The prime minister of India, Narendra Modi, visited the eastern state of Odisha on 3 June and reviewed the rescue and relief efforts underway after the tragic train accident in Balasore, which occurred on 2 June. Modi visited the railway accident site and the hospital where the injured are undergoing intensive

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Death of two teenagers at Bournemouth beach believed to have been caused due to a riptide

L: Sunnah Khan; R: Joe Abbess  Dorset Police is looking into the circumstances of an incident on Wednesday afternoon, 31 May 2023, that saw two young people tragically die after being recovered from the sea off Bournemouth beach. Joe Abbess, a 17-year-old boy from Southampton, and Sunnah Khan, a 12-year-old girl from Buckinghamshire, were rescued

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Bolton man “disgusted” after rubbish illegally dumped near his house

Image: Public/The Boton News A man has said that he is “disgusted” by the hoarding of rubbish in the back street next to his home. Noman Arshad told The Bolton News that he first noticed fly-tipping about a month ago. This has been occurring on an alleyway off Brandwood Street in Daubhill, and as a result,

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Health chiefs from Rochdale highlight their work to European health leaders

Health chiefs from Rochdale have revealed the benefits of collaborative working in Greater Manchester to a conference of more than 1,000 delegates in Belgium. Dr Salman Shahid, associate medical director of Great Manchester Integrated Care Board, and a team from One Rochdale Health and Care, demonstrated how they integrated health and social care services to

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Virushka spotted enjoying coffee at a London café

Image by Twitter India’s favourite celebrity couple, cricketer Virat Kohli and actress Anushka Sharma, were spotted enjoying their time in London last week. Known popularly in the media as ‘Virushka’, both were seen sipping some coffee together, with several pictures and videos of the couple being shared on social media, which have gone viral. The

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Prominent suffragette campaigner Princess Sophia Duleep Singh commemorated by English Heritage

Image by English Heritage Princess Sophia Duleep Singh, suffragette, daughter of the last Maharajah of the Punjab, and goddaughter to Queen Victoria, has been commemorated with a blue plaque by English Heritage, the charity announced on 26 May. The plaque will mark Faraday House, which was granted to Princess Sophia and her sisters as a

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