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French Emergency Room Closure in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne
Due to exhaustion from overwork, emergency room physicians in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France, will close the emergency services of the Agen-Nérac hospital, SAMU, and SMUR from August 30th to 31st, 2025, prompting the hospital to activate its "Plan Blanc".
French Emergency Room Closure in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne
Due to exhaustion from overwork, emergency room physicians in Agen, Lot-et-Garonne, France, will close the emergency services of the Agen-Nérac hospital, SAMU, and SMUR from August 30th to 31st, 2025, prompting the hospital to activate its "Plan Blanc".
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28% Bias Score
Hospital La Paz Strike: A Strategy to Expose Critical Staff Shortages
Hospital La Paz staff in Madrid, Spain, will work on August 26th during a planned strike to force the activation of minimum service protocols, aiming to alleviate severe staff shortages impacting patient care, with 397 beds closed in August and summer contracts covering only 21% of vacationing staff...
Hospital La Paz Strike: A Strategy to Expose Critical Staff Shortages
Hospital La Paz staff in Madrid, Spain, will work on August 26th during a planned strike to force the activation of minimum service protocols, aiming to alleviate severe staff shortages impacting patient care, with 397 beds closed in August and summer contracts covering only 21% of vacationing staff...
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48% Bias Score
Five Málaga Hospital Workers Test Positive for Tuberculosis in Screening
Five healthcare workers at Málaga's Regional University Hospital tested positive for tuberculosis in a screening following contact with an infected patient; the hospital says this doesn't confirm illness and is part of standard protocols, but a union criticizes understaffing as a contributing factor...
Five Málaga Hospital Workers Test Positive for Tuberculosis in Screening
Five healthcare workers at Málaga's Regional University Hospital tested positive for tuberculosis in a screening following contact with an infected patient; the hospital says this doesn't confirm illness and is part of standard protocols, but a union criticizes understaffing as a contributing factor...
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36% Bias Score
Belfast Children's Hospital: Nurse Shortage Delays Cancer Treatment
Seven of twelve specialist nurses are absent from the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children's haematology and oncology departments, causing chemotherapy delays for about five children; however, the trust maintains that no child required treatment outside Northern Ireland.
Belfast Children's Hospital: Nurse Shortage Delays Cancer Treatment
Seven of twelve specialist nurses are absent from the Royal Belfast Hospital for Sick Children's haematology and oncology departments, causing chemotherapy delays for about five children; however, the trust maintains that no child required treatment outside Northern Ireland.
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24% Bias Score
Girl Dies After Unsupervised Self-Harm Incident at Psychiatric Hospital
14-year-old Ruth Szymankiewicz died at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire after a self-harm incident due to inadequate supervision by a support worker who had falsified his identity; the hospital has since closed.
Girl Dies After Unsupervised Self-Harm Incident at Psychiatric Hospital
14-year-old Ruth Szymankiewicz died at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire after a self-harm incident due to inadequate supervision by a support worker who had falsified his identity; the hospital has since closed.
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48% Bias Score
SSA Redistributes Staff to Reduce Phone Wait Times, But Overburdens Remaining Workers
The Social Security Administration is temporarily reassigning 4% of its field staff to reduce phone wait times, but this is causing increased workloads and potential delays in processing benefit applications due to existing staff shortages stemming from previous workforce reductions.
SSA Redistributes Staff to Reduce Phone Wait Times, But Overburdens Remaining Workers
The Social Security Administration is temporarily reassigning 4% of its field staff to reduce phone wait times, but this is causing increased workloads and potential delays in processing benefit applications due to existing staff shortages stemming from previous workforce reductions.
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48% Bias Score
Dutch Prison's Staff Shortage Leads to Cell Closures, Inmate Transfers
Due to a significant staff shortage, the Sittard prison in the Netherlands temporarily closed dozens of cells, transferring inmates to other facilities, causing increased travel burdens for families and lawyers while highlighting a national prison capacity crisis.
Dutch Prison's Staff Shortage Leads to Cell Closures, Inmate Transfers
Due to a significant staff shortage, the Sittard prison in the Netherlands temporarily closed dozens of cells, transferring inmates to other facilities, causing increased travel burdens for families and lawyers while highlighting a national prison capacity crisis.
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24% Bias Score
Unlawful Killing of Girl at Understaffed Children's Mental Health Ward
A 14-year-old girl with an eating disorder died at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire after being left unsupervised by an agency worker with a fake ID on February 12, 2022, highlighting systemic failures in the children's mental health system that led to her unlawful killing, according to an inquest ...
Unlawful Killing of Girl at Understaffed Children's Mental Health Ward
A 14-year-old girl with an eating disorder died at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire after being left unsupervised by an agency worker with a fake ID on February 12, 2022, highlighting systemic failures in the children's mental health system that led to her unlawful killing, according to an inquest ...
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32% Bias Score
Staff Shortages Cripple Scottish Businesses
A severe staff shortage in Scotland forces one-third of small businesses to reduce hours or services, resulting in millions of pounds in lost revenue and impacting economic growth, particularly in rural areas.
Staff Shortages Cripple Scottish Businesses
A severe staff shortage in Scotland forces one-third of small businesses to reduce hours or services, resulting in millions of pounds in lost revenue and impacting economic growth, particularly in rural areas.
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48% Bias Score
German Federal Police Overtime Soars Amid Heightened Security
The Federal Police Directorate in Bad Bramstedt, responsible for the German Baltic and North Seas, reported 152,000+ overtime hours by December 31, 2024, up from 137,700 in 2023, due to increased border and maritime security following Russia's Ukraine invasion and the rise of the 'shadow fleet'.
German Federal Police Overtime Soars Amid Heightened Security
The Federal Police Directorate in Bad Bramstedt, responsible for the German Baltic and North Seas, reported 152,000+ overtime hours by December 31, 2024, up from 137,700 in 2023, due to increased border and maritime security following Russia's Ukraine invasion and the rise of the 'shadow fleet'.
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32% Bias Score
Inadequate Care at Tilburg's Woonlandschap de Leyhoeve Due to Staff Shortages
Family members of residents at Woonlandschap de Leyhoeve in Tilburg, Netherlands, are raising alarms about inadequate care due to staff shortages and a poorly managed reorganization, leading to significant delays in essential assistance and causing distress for residents; the situation has worsened ...
Inadequate Care at Tilburg's Woonlandschap de Leyhoeve Due to Staff Shortages
Family members of residents at Woonlandschap de Leyhoeve in Tilburg, Netherlands, are raising alarms about inadequate care due to staff shortages and a poorly managed reorganization, leading to significant delays in essential assistance and causing distress for residents; the situation has worsened ...
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48% Bias Score
Fall River Fire Exposes Critical Staffing Shortages in Massachusetts Senior Care
Nine deaths resulted from a fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, Sunday night, highlighting insufficient staffing levels (70 residents, 2 staff) and the state's lack of mandated minimum staffing requirements for senior care facilities.
Fall River Fire Exposes Critical Staffing Shortages in Massachusetts Senior Care
Nine deaths resulted from a fire at the Gabriel House assisted living facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, Sunday night, highlighting insufficient staffing levels (70 residents, 2 staff) and the state's lack of mandated minimum staffing requirements for senior care facilities.
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32% Bias Score
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