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Doctors in England told not to start new patients on ADHD drugs due to shortage

Charity ADHD UK says NHS’s failure to act sooner is devastating for those living with the condition

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Doctors accuse Steve Barclay of ‘bending the truth’ with £78k pension claim

Exclusive: BMA’s Dr Vishal Sharma says the average consultant receives around half of what the health secretary claims

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer cleared for second time of breaking lobbying rules over PPE contracts

Watchdog says there is insufficient evidence Lord Chadlington breached rules over £50m in contracts

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Covid bereaved granted more time to investigate legal claims

Thirty deaths near the start of the virus outbreak are the focus of High Court challenges being brought by relatives.

The Independent UK

How does Wegovy work? The ‘game changing’ weight loss drug beloved by Hollywood

Ministers have announced plans which could see tens of thousands given access to new weight-loss drug

The Independent UK

MPs call for safe spaces to be created for illegal drug consumption in UK

If Westminster remains unwilling to support a Glasgow pilot, the power to establish it should be devolved to the Scottish government, MPs said

The Independent UK

Safe drug consumption facilities should be piloted in the UK, MPs say

If Westminster remains unwilling to support a Glasgow pilot, the power to establish it should be devolved to the Scottish Government, MPs said.

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Ministers indicate support for statutory inquiry into Lucy Letby killings

Ministers initially ignored calls by victims’ families for inquiry that would be able to force witnesses to give evidence

The Guardian - UK

Government orders independent inquiry into Lucy Letby murders

Inquiry will look at circumstances surrounding babies’ deaths at Countess of Chester hospital

The Guardian - UK

Government ‘must support health service’ to deliver Major Conditions Strategy

It comes after an interim report on the strategy was published by the Department of Health and Social Care.

The Independent UK

Cigarette packs could soon include advice on how to quit smoking

Government launches consultation on including inserts in packs that outline the benefits of quitting tobacco

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog opens fresh inquiry into Tory peer over possible PPE lobbying breach

Lords standards commissioners to investigate Lord Chadlington over alleged rule-breaking in relation to £50m PPE contracts

The Guardian - UK

Call for watchdog to reinvestigate Tory peer over possible PPE lobbying breach

Lord Chadlington may have misled inquiry over introduction of firm awarded £50m in PPE contracts, Labour peer suggests

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Government accused of ‘eye-watering waste’ for burning unused PPE in China

More than half a billion items of protective gear that was ordered from China but never made it to the UK is being destroyed.

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Government likely to lose millions in dispute over PPE contract awarded via ‘VIP lane’

SG Recruitment UK allegedly failed to deliver on £20m-plus Covid contract awarded after Lord Chadlington introduction

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NHS consultants warn of further strikes and ‘tipping point’ unless government enters talks

BMA committee chair says he fears pay erosion is creating risk of a two-tier health service similar to dentistry

The Independent UK

Staff shortages and work pressure blocking mental health improvements – report

The Public Accounts Committee has given a number of recommendations to NHS England and the Department of Health and Social Care.

The Guardian - UK

A nation off-guard: what the UK Covid inquiry has revealed

Six weeks of hearings have seen arguments about pandemic planning bound up with old battles over Brexit and austerity

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Report on PPE deal with firm linked to Tory peer criticises ‘panic-buying’

Report on company linked to Michelle Mone identifies ‘serious defects’ in government’s PPE procurement

The Independent UK

Government set to fail target of 40 new promised hospitals by 2030, watchdog says

Just 32 of the projects intended to fix NHS buildings are expected to be completed by the end of the decade

The Independent UK

Government set to break promise of 40 new hospitals by 2030 – report

Just 32 of the projects intended to fix NHS buildings are expected to be completed by the end of the decade.

The Independent UK

MPs raise alarm over government spending on unusable PPEs and warn of lack of plan for future pandemics

The Public Accounts Committee criticised the UK Health Security Agency for weak governance and financial controls

The Guardian - UK

MPs criticise ‘staggering’ failures at UK Health Security Agency

Damning report highlights lack of spending controls and no stockpile plan for future pandemic at flagship agency set up under Boris Johnson

The Independent UK

Government wasted billions on PPE and set up body with accounting failings – MPs

The Public Accounts Committee criticised the UK Health Security Agency for weak governance and financial controls.

Daily Mirror

Health agency unable to prove billions of pounds spent properly, damning report finds

The UK Health Security Agency was launched in 2021 with such poor financial controls that it is unable to prove that billions of pounds were properly spent, MPs have ruled

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