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A Welsh family lost Menna Owen at 18 after a seizure-triggered cardiac arrest; her heart and lungs were donated to two recipients, both doing well a year later

In recent times, there has been a notable drop in family consent rates for organ donation in the UK, resulting in an unprecedented number of patients on transplant waiting lists. To combat this issue, NHS Blood and Transplant has initiated a campaign aimed at boosting registration among potential donors. Menna…

The Times of India

‘We’re seeing lots of people who feel dizzy’: how heatwaves are taking a toll on people’s health and the NHS

Doctors and nurses describe rise in fall injuries and other heat-related problems on top of stifling working conditions

The Guardian - UK

Eight in ten adults track their own health – new survey

Before breakfast, you may already have checked your sleep score, resting heart rate or blood oxygen level. By bedtime, you might look at your step count, stress score or even an estimate of your biological age. For millions of people, keeping tabs on health and wellbeing has become almost as…

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Corridor care figures remain above 3,000 a day for July amid NHS ‘summer surge’

Health officials said there has been a record 2.5 million A&E attendances last month amid two heatwaves.

Evening Standard

Nurses fainting in ‘inhumane’ conditions due to extreme heat, union warns

RCN calls for more air conditioners as Burnham faces pressure to recognise urgency of adaptation to climate crisis

The Guardian - UK

Heatwaves causing nurses to have seizures as hospital temperatures top 30C

RCN chief executive and general secretary Professor Nicola Ranger says nursing staff are being ‘failed’

The Independent UK

Bake off Star Prue Leith Rushed to Hospital After Speech Turned Into a Jumble as Husband Feared the Worst

Prue Leith was rushed to hospital after a migraine caused partial vision loss and left her struggling to speak, prompting stroke fears.

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Andy Burnham Driving License Proposals Raise Cost and Licence Loss Questions as Eye Tests Are Considered

The UK government is considering mandatory eyesight tests for older drivers renewing licences, with potential costs involved. Options include NHS tests, private assessments, or shared expenses.

International Business Times UK

Prue Leith rushed to hospital amid stroke fears after struggling to speak

Leith said she started struggling with a migraine that left her struggling to speak while on holiday in Yorkshire

The Independent UK

Prue Leith rushed to hospital over stroke fears after struggling with speech

The former Great British Bake Off judge, 86, was on holiday in Yorkshire when she suffered a migraine that left her struggling to speak.

Evening Standard

Senior medics to get above inflation pay rise, Scottish Government announces

SENIOR medics will receive an above-inflation pay uplift this year, the Scottish Government has announced ...

The National (Scotland)

Andy Burnham to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid extreme heat

PM touts ban on disposable barbecues as areas hit by wildfires – but some Labour MPs will be hoping for more ambitious ideas to tackle crisis

The Guardian - AU

Andy Burnham to chair emergency Cobra meeting over 'extreme' weather

Andy Burnham will chair a meeting of the UK Government’s emergency Cobra committee on Wednesday in response to extreme heat

The National (Scotland)

PM to chair emergency Cobra meeting amid ‘extreme heat’ warning and wildfires

Andy Burnham will hold an emergency Cobra meeting on Wednesday as temperatures this week could reach 38C and wildfires rage on.

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Itsy Bitsy singer Brian Hyland to perform in Downing St for diagnosis campaign

He will perform alongside singer and campaigner Ashleigh Harley to raise awareness of young people who fail to get diagnosed by the NHS.

The Guardian - UK

As heatwaves hit Britain, spare a thought for farm animals

Letters: Claire Bass says animal welfare is a blind spot for the government. Plus, Chris Phillipson on the libraries operating as ‘cool spaces’, Mick Beeby on lido restoration, and Dr Julian McDonough on NHS pressures

The Guardian - UK

Hard work or humour? Take the British values quiz

Poll finds consensus on what makes people proud to be British but deep divisions on issues such as immigration

Evening Standard

A&E wait times show slight improvement in latest weekly figures

Statistics show 63.9% of patients waited under the four-hour target in the week to August 2.

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The Independent UK

Foundayo: The new weight loss pill approved for the UK

Foundayo has been approved for treating weight loss as well as type 2 diabetes

The Economic Times

Eli Lilly’s Foundayo becomes first oral weight-loss drug approved in UK for diabetes

Britain's regulator approved Eli Lilly's Foundayo pill for weight and diabetes. This treatment is not yet available through the NHS in the UK. Foundayo will launch privately later this month via prescription. Novo Nordisk's Wegovy pill also received approval for the UK market. The weight-loss drug market is seeing increased…

The Independent UK

England ‘on the cusp’ of eliminating hepatitis C, health officials say

Hepatitis C is spread through contact with blood infected with the virus

International Business Times UK

NHS Racism Complaints Hit Five Year High as Nearly One in Ten Staff Report Discrimination

Racist abuse against NHS staff has reached a five-year high, prompting new national standards allowing trusts to refuse care to abusive patients in non-emergency situations.

The Guardian - UK

Mental health: one step forward and two steps back?

Letters: Dr Kate Martin is encouraged by the new network of community clinics, while Prof Dr John R Ashton says the forthcoming mental health strategy is an opportunity to grasp the nettle, while Marjorie Wallace expresses concerns about plans to cut mental health jobs in the NHS

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Parkinson's medication hailed as new 'tool in the box' after NHS Scotland approval

A NEW drug to manage Parkinson's has been approved for use in NHS Scotland.

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