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NHS struggling to open extra winter beds and fill staffing gaps A lack of funds means hospitals will need to scale back on opening extra beds to cope with winter, according to NHS Providers – which represents hospital managers. The warning came after the Treasury rejected pleas for an extra £1bn to cover the cost of strikes. Recruitment to plug gaps in the workforce was also having to be put on hold, NHS Providers said. But the government says winter planning is on track and pointed out the goal to open 10,000 “virtual” hospital beds had been met. This is…

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WHO says Gaza’s biggest hospital becoming a cemetery The World Health Organization (WHO) has said Gaza’s biggest hospital, Al-Shifa, is “nearly a cemetery,” with bodies piling up inside and outside.  Dozens of premature babies and 45 kidney patients needing dialysis can’t be treated properly due to a lack of power, a UN spokesperson says.  View this post on Instagram A post shared by WTX NEWS UK 🇬🇧 (@wtxnews) Three babies are among the 32 people who have died in recent days due to a lack of treatment, the manager of Al-Shifa told the BBC. There has been fighting close to…

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