Labour brands NHS ‘sick man of Europe’ after King’s Fund report
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Labour brands NHS ‘sick man of Europe’ after King’s Fund report
Labour’s Wes Streeting claims “13 years of Conservative Government” has taken the National Health Service from its “shortest waiting times” to becoming the “sick man of Europe”.
The shadow health secretary speaks in response to a report published by The King’s Fund which found the UK performs poorly on healthcare outcomes across several different major disease groups.
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The Court of Appeal has refused to change the sentence of Valdo Calocane, who killed three people in Nottingham last summer. Dr Sanjoy Kumar and Dr Sinead O’Malley, the parents of Grace O’Malley-Kumar, attended the hearing. Speaking outside the Royal Courts of Justice following the decision, Dr Kumar said: "The Attorney General’s case has not been successful. This is disappointing, but not unexpected." Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
The Court of Appeal has refused to change the sentence of Valdo Calocane, who killed three people in Nottingham last summer. Giving their judgment, the Lady Chief Justice Baroness Carr said: “There was no error in the approach adopted by the judge. “The sentences imposed were not arguably unduly lenient.” She concluded: “It is impossible to read of the circumstances of this offending without the greatest possible sympathy for the victims of these terrible attacks, and their family and friends." Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
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Health minister Helen Whately says the government will “learn the lessons” of a report by The King's Fund which found the UK performs poorly on healthcare outcomes across several different major..
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