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Belfast patients waiting over four years on average for first appointment

The Royal College of Surgeons has warned that cuts could see waiting lists worsen in the future

Belfast Live

Department of Health launches online tracker for specialist hospital appointment waiting times

The new webpage will allow patients to check the average waiting times for a first appointment

Belfast Live

Tick season in Minnesota in full force, with unwelcome new visitor

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UK faces fresh wave of strikes as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action

Members of the Royal College of Nursing, one of the two unions to turn down the recent government pay offer to NHS staff, will gather in Brighton as the long-running dispute continues

The Independent UK

Ministers braced for fresh industrial unrest as nurses gather in Brighton

Ministers are facing the possibility of fresh industrial unrest, as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action.

The Independent UK

Lack of ear, nose and throat specialists keeping Tasmanians from getting vital surgery

Tasmanians are waiting years instead of days to access vital ear, nose and throat specialist appointments. The Department of Health is trying to find a solution.

ABC News

The tricky economics of subsidising psychedelics for mental health therapy

Australia is the world’s first country to legalise the medical use of psychedelics. But not everyone is sure the timing is right. There are still major issues to work out for this move to benefit those most in need.

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Children could be prescribed weight-loss jabs on the NHS

Department of Health asks watchdog to assess effectiveness of giving semaglutide to obese youngsters aged 12 to 17

The Guardian - UK

Tánaiste backs Robert Watt to continue as Dept of Health Secretary General after committee appearance

During a fiery Oireachtas Finance Committee meeting on Wednesday, Department of Health Secretary General Robert Watt said that he rejected most of the findings of a report into former CMO Dr Tony Holohan's secondment to Trinity

Irish Mirror

Robert Watt says Stephen Donnelly was not told of Holohan secondment funding because of 'hack'

During a fiery Oireachtas Finance Committee meeting, Department of Health Secretary General Robert Watt said he did not agree with most aspects of the external report into Dr Tony Holohan's Trinity Secondment.

Irish Mirror

Royal Victoria Hospital Covid outbreak raises patient safety concerns

"Covid is still out there infecting people and for those who are at risk it is still very serious"

Belfast Live

Independence of Western Australia government's BHP dust review in Newman questioned by Greens, academic

Documents show regulators backed down on health advice regarding dust after it was "contested" by the mining giant.

ABC News

Ministers splash more on new iPhones for Whitehall health staff than on defibrillators

Labour has hit out at the 'warped' decision to spend an estimated £1.5 million on state-of-the-art phones for Department of Health staff last year, while just £1 million was set aside for new life-saving defibrillators

Daily Mirror

BHP mines identified as 'dominant source' of dust in Newman, says government review

Residents of a Pilbara mining town say better research needs to be done to measure the health impacts of dust generated by the industry around them.

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INMO calls for immediate action as 30 children confirmed among hundreds on trolleys

613 admitted patients are waiting for beds this morning

Bangkok Post

One in 10 Thai children obese: Dept

Almost 10% of Thai children are clinically obese, according to a Department of Health study. The report warned the situation is expected to get worse if parents and teachers fail to improve nutritional awareness among the young.

Belfast Live

Northern Ireland has worst health waiting list in the UK as staff vacancies increase

While there are more people working in the health service since 2017, waiting lists have increased putting further strain on staff

Belfast Live

Decision of third GP surgery in district to hand back contract 'extremely worrying'

The Department of Health confirmed GPs at Brookeborough and Tempo Practice have given notice of their intention to withdraw from their contract

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Evening Standard

Junior doctors strike to go ahead after talks with Government fail

British Medical Association representatives branded talks with Health Secretary Steve Barclay ‘disappointing’

The Independent UK

NHS leaders welcome Government plan for talks with all health unions

The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) last week began its own intensive discussions with the Government as it seeks a pay rise for its staff.

Belfast Live

When Dáithí’s Law will come into effect in Northern Ireland

The Department of Health has announced when Dáithí’s Law will become official in NI

Belfast Live

Concerns raised as Belfast City Council told that not all GPs work full-time hours

There were 1,419 active GPs across Northern Ireland at 31st March 2022

ABC News

Allied health graduates offered a financial incentive to stay or move to Tasmania

When Chloe Winkler Sheean was offered a job at the Launceston Hospital, she had to turn it down. She says a financial incentive to move to Tasmania's north could have changed everything.

Daily Mirror

Nurses strikes next week called OFF as Tory ministers finally agree to pay talks

A joint statement from the RCN and the Department of Health says: 'The Government and Royal College of Nursing have agreed to enter a process of intensive talks'

Belfast Live

Department of Health confirms handing back of GP contracts at Fermanagh surgeries

Uncertainty remains over the GP surgeries in Brookeborough and Tempo

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