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A new survey has found that 13-16 year olds across the UK prefer to pursue a career as a doctor. The NHS was the top-ranked organisation or business to work for and is one of the largest hiring employers in the country, ahead of other companies like Apple and Microsoft. More than 4,000 youths were […]
NHS workers have stated that the recent pay-rise “isn’t enough” and that they feel “underappreciated”. On November 21, 2023, the Chancellor, Jeremy Hunt, announced that the National Living Wage will increase by over a pound an hour from April 2024. This means that the average nurse within the NHS would earn an extra £520 a […]
Spark Sunderland has asked a NHS professional what they think of the cost-of-living crisis and the rates of depression in the UK. The cost-of-living crisis has affected many people living in the UK today, and a study released by the Office for National Statistics has suggested that 24% of those who reported difficulty paying their […]
Ambulance response times are set to improve as plans have been announced for a new way of assessing emergency calls. NHS England will ask staff to review if calls, unless life-threatening, can be treated elsewhere. The calls, known as ‘category two’ calls, include emergencies such as heart attacks and strokes. But the category also covers less […]
Covid-19 hospital admissions have increased in Sunderland and other parts of Britain, with the UK Health Security Agency now monitoring the latest variant dubbed “Kraken”. Kraken, or its official name XBB.1.5, was first discovered in the US in October but the variant has now been discovered in the UK with one in 20 cases being […]
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has set out his priorities for the British economy with major changes in taxes and greater amounts of investment in critical public services. Despite the UK heading towards a recession, the Government established its priorities as “stability, growth and public services.” During his fiscal statement on November,17 the Chancellor highlighted the impact […]
Forecasting suggests that the NHS could see more than a “twindemic” this winter, with respiratory diseases potentially filling up to half of all hospital beds nationwide. The 24/7 “care traffic control centres” are anticipated to be built in every local area as part of the Government’s winter preparation plan, which intends to assist the […]
By Josep Aulet Salazar, Mitchell Tapner & Luke Duden Stocks of lateral flow tests in pharmacies across Sunderland have been completely wiped out, Spark can reveal, as the days of free Covid19 testing become a memory. And none of the 15 pharmacies we researched across the city have yet been told how and when they […]
