Up to 20 maternity units in England may have to shut, NHS leader warns pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 5 minutami Exclusive: NHS Alliance’s acute care director says centralisation of services ‘inevitable’ to ensure safe careWhy are some NHS maternity units facing closure?Up to 20 maternity units in England will have to shut to ensure mothers and babies receive safe care amid shortages of doctors and rising caesarean section rates, an NHS leader has warned.Matthew Hopkins, the NHS Alliance’s director for acute care, said centralising childbirth services into fewer hospitals was “inevitable” and the “right thing”, but would lead to a political backlash against unpopular changes. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Profit warnings from UK-listed firms at highest level in two years as Iran war drives up costs pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 5 minutami Consultancy says companies quoted on London stock market issued 65 in three months to end of SeptemberThe number of profit warnings from UK-listed companies has risen to the highest level in two years, as the war in the Middle East triggers a surge in costs for businesses before the budget.With less than a fortnight before John Healey’s tax and spending statement to the Commons, the consultants EY-Parthenon said companies quoted on the London stock market had issued 65 warnings in the three months to the end of September. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Amelia Earhart researchers leave remote atoll empty-handed after ‘plane debris’ found to be a clump of trees pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 22 minutami Expedition was drawn to Nikumaroro after spotting what was described as a metallic glint in waters off uninhabited islandA US expedition that voyaged to a remote Pacific island in the hope of solving the mystery of what happened to pioneering pilot Amelia Earhart has said an object they suspected to be her plane was a clump of washed-up trees.“Unfortunately, we weren’t able to find that smoking gun,” said Steve Schultz of Purdue University, standing on the sand in front of a blue lagoon on the atoll of Nikumaroro, about halfway between Australia and Hawaii. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Minns accused of bypassing high court ruling with laws to allow NSW mine to increase coal production by 32% pred 1 dnevom, 17 urami in 44 minutami Bill to authorise production expansion at Mount Pleasant coalmine, subject to a landmark high court decision, criticised as ‘legislative overreach’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Minns government says it will introduce special legislation to allow a mine in the New South Wales Hunter Valley that was the subject of high court proceedings to increase its coal production by 32% per year.The premier, Chris Minns, said the bill would authorise MACH Energy to increase the annual coal output at its Mount Pleasant coalmine by 4m tonnes to 16.5MT per year until 2032. He claimed it was necessary to save 400 jobs at the site before Christmas. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
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