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Wednesday briefing: Over-budget and under-regulated – the NHS’s ADHD crisis

In today’s newsletter: With NHS England set to double its budgeted spending on ADHD services this year, the system is at breaking point – patients are being failed and private providers are cleaning up

The Guardian - UK

Even Socceroos boss wowed by Irankunda's big moments

Nestory Irankunda scored for the Socceroos and almost nailed a world-class free kick but there was more to his performance that coach Tony Popovic liked.

AAP

Profits from NHS England eye care outsourcing same as 100 PFI contracts, research finds

CHPI thinktank found five firms made an ‘eye-watering’ £169m in 2023-24, as calls for profit cap grow

The Guardian - UK

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Mooney stars as NZ beat Cairns in wooden-spoon battle

Breakers star Matthew Mooney has scored 24 points to go with eight assists to lead his team to a seven-point NBL win over the last-placed Cairns Taipans.

AAP

Gael Monfils becomes oldest ATP Tour singles title winner with Auckland victory

The 38-year-old Frenchman surpasses Roger Federer following his victory over Zizou Bergs.

The Independent UK

King Charles, Queen plan six-day Australia visit

King Charles and Queen Camilla will spend time in Sydney and Canberra as part of a six-day visit to Australia in October.

AAP

Eye doctors say private cataract operations have hurt the NHS

Public sector faces staffing and training problems and is less able to manage complex cases, survey finds

The Guardian - UK

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Investors are making a fortune from UK healthcare. Why is nobody holding private equity to account?

From care homes to cancer treatment, millions in taxpayer funds are being paid out of the system every year, says David Rowland, director of the Centre for Health and the Public Interest

The Guardian - UK

Coco Gauff marches into Auckland Classic quarterfinals with ease

Coco Gauff dominates in Auckland Classic defense, reaching the quarterfinals. Young talent Barbara Fruhvirtova gives her a run for her money, but Gauff pre...

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Minor parties could hold key to New Zealand election

Polls put New Zealand’s National party ahead of Labour amid claims of racist campaigning from minor parties.

Al Jazeera

Private hospital criticised for relying on NHS ambulance service to transfer patients

Death of a man who waited 14 hours for a transfer in Norwich highlights growing reliance on private providers in complex cases

The Guardian - UK

Buy now, pay later medical loans on rise as desperate patients go private amid NHS backlogs

Finance firms defend credit deals as ethical but health experts warn of spiralling public indebtedness

The Guardian - UK

Consultation on future of Dumfries and Galloway bed-based care enters final month

The region’s health and social care partnership is looking for feedback on bed-based intermediate care and a possible flexible mode

Daily Record

Consultation on future of Dumfries and Galloway community bed care provision set to begin

The region’s health and social care partnership is looking at introducing a “flexible” bed model and creating health and social care hubs across the region

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Daily Record

Large drop in the number of care homes in the region

In the last ten years the number has dropped by nearly a third, from 45 to 31.

The Guardian - UK

NHS consultants run private firms charging to cut waiting lists at their own hospitals

Calls for a ban as health trusts award ‘insourcing’ contracts worth millions to tackle backlogs

The Guardian - UK

Pay NHS staff properly so they don’t have to turn to the private sector

Letters: Jack Pickard on incentivising NHS doctors to provide additional NHS work and Martin Giebner on the need to raise salaries. Plus a letter from Justin Ash of Spire Healthcare

The Guardian - UK

Private hospitals coming to the NHS’s rescue? Labour should know better

Evidence about the parasitic and risky nature of private healthcare has been mounting for decades, says David Rowland of the Centre for Health and the Public Interest

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Daily Mirror

Huddersfield Giants' Jermaine McGillvary recalls meeting with England "beast" Dom Young

Huddersfield veteran, 34, knows what it takes to shine on England stage and is delighted to see his "freakish" young former club-mate doing just that with his meteroric rise to World Cup stardom

The Guardian - AU

Oyster and kelp farmers join calls to future-proof NSW south coast’s blue economy

Experts warn the region’s marine environment is undergoing a ‘dynamic state of change’ due to climate warming, freshwater runoff and storms

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