Truemors
End the gay blood ban
"Pressure is mounting on the Department of Health and the National Blood Service to end the blanket lifetime ban on gay and bisexual men donating blood. This sweeping prohibition was originally introduced in the early 1980s in response to the advent of the HIV pandemic.... 
Dirty Hospitals May Be the New Reality
Dirty hospitals may be the new reality with increasing patients and decreasing budgets. News this morning about a university hospital in Essex, England brings to mind the problems that are plaguing our local... 
created by Barbara McPherson | 3 wks ago | updated 3 wks ago
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100 views | 32 recommendations | 3 comments
Petition to ban NHS Direct making huge profits on 0870 numbers
Not only have the NHS have been making profits charging cancer patients and other sick people for parking their car at the hospitals, they are making huge profits on their hotline numbers and now a petition has been sent to No 10 calling for these... 
NHS Staff Suspended Over Facebook 'Lying Down Game' Pictures
Seven hospital staff in Swindon, UK have been suspended after posting online pictures of themselves participating in the Facebook "lying down game" - a recent Internet craze in which people photograph themselves face down in odd places while on duty. "A hospital official...
created by candice.tsuei | 14 wks ago | updated 14 wks ago
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Brits defend National Health Service against US conservative lies
"FAT, stupid Americans with no health insurance have attacked plans to stop them dying so easily."That's just one of many salvos being fired at U.S. conservatives who have been taking liberties with the truth about the United Kingdom's national health service."Bill McKay, a... 
If you ever need proof that GOPers are lying - read on...
I must admit I didn't get that email - but boooy do I wish I had. For many, and by that I mean way too many, wingnuts think that the USA is the centre of the universe. But when you have people spouting about, not eminent, but esteemed scientists like Stephen Hawking and using... 
Standards as to the UK Gov on Healthcare
A mother of two Bernice Sowter whom is suffering from leukaemia has been denied the right to appeal against a Primary Care Trusts (PCT) decision which denies her the drug Dasatinib on the NHS. Her Specialist Consultant wanted to switch her from Imatinib to Dasatinib however...
Pregnant women told to stay at home as airlines vow to ban swine
"Pregnant women are being urged to avoid crowds and unnecessary travel on public transport in an attempt to limit the spread of swine flu among the most vulnerable. Parents are also being advised to keep...
Hundreds die in 'hidden world' of mental hospitals
"Hundreds of people are dying every year while sectioned under the Mental Health Act, the Observer can reveal. New figures released by the Ministerial Council on Deaths in Custody show that in the past 10 years 3,540 of those detained in NHS facilities, including... 203 views | 62 recommendations | 3 comments
