NHS 'hostile environment' in breach of UN pledges, doctors say

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'Charging regulations undermine the government's stated commitments to child health,' paediatricians say

Nurses test the hearing of a newborn childOn Ward 24, two nurses work at the nurses stationA surgical team prepares a patient for their operationReuters/Hannah McKayIn the physiotherapy department, amputees take a classA surgical team prepares a patient for their operationIn the audiology department, a mother watches on as her son is given a hearing testOn Ward 24, a patient waits on their bedReuters/Hannah McKayInpatient Donald Ritson lies in bed in Ward 24 in Milton Keynes University...

 

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