Junior doctors to resume strike as row over pay continues Members of the British Medical Association will mount picket lines outside hospitals across the country for the second of a three-day walkout. The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2023
Junior doctors join picket lines over ‘unbearable’ working conditions Members of the British Medical Association have launched a three-day strike over pay. The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
Hospital patients at 'serious risk' as heatwave hits during doctors strikes NHS England issued a statement asking people to check on elderly friends and relatives and warning people with conditions such as asthma are at increased risk Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2023
Junior doctors’ strikes pose ‘serious risk to patient safety’, NHS head says Amanda Pritchard, NHS England’s chief executive, said the action ‘creates risk and upheaval’. The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
NHS boss urges ‘quickest possible resolution’ to junior doctors’ strike Chris Hopson, chief strategy officer for NHS England, said industrial action was having a ‘significant impact’ on the health service. The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
NHS calls for retired consultants to help clear hospital wait lists Recently retired doctors will be able to perform outpatient appointments via a new digital platform The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
150,000 NHS appointments to be cancelled as junior doctors go on strike today Patients face huge disruption as medics in the British Medical Association begin a 72-hour walkout in their bitter dispute with the Government over pay Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2023
Junior doctors across England go on strike in dispute over pay It comes as NHS chiefs warned the number of people seeking emergency help will rise as the hot weather continues across the UK. The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2023
NHS to open 10 new obesity clinics for children as hospital admissions treble They will help around 3,000 obese children and their families Nottingham Post · Jun 14, 2023
People seek hay fever advice once every three seconds, says NHS England A huge ‘pollen bomb’ hit the UK last weekend The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023
Hay fever advice sought every three seconds: What are the symptoms and how do you treat it? Though there is no official cure for hay fever, there are steps you can take to reduce the symptoms Evening Standard · Jun 13, 2023
NHS chief warns of ‘enormous’ disruption as junior doctors’ announce strike Warning came as the health service urged people to try to stay safe in the warm weather during strikes The Independent UK · Jun 13, 2023
People seek hay fever advice once every three seconds, says NHS England It comes as the pollen count was ‘very high’ in many parts of the country. The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
NHS chief warns of ‘enormous’ disruption ahead of junior doctors’ strike The warning came as the health service urged people to try to stay safe in the warm weather during strikes. The Independent UK · Jun 12, 2023
The Guardian - UK · Jun 11, 2023 ‘The signs are too stark to ignore’: seven reasons the NHS is in crisis As the NHS approaches its 75th anniversary, writers close to it reflect on the numbers behind its problems, and what it will take to heal the wounds
The Independent UK · Jun 9, 2023 Puberty blockers will not be routinely offered to children at new gender clinics Puberty-supressing hormones will generally only be commissioned as part of clinical research, NHS England said.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 9, 2023 NHS to deploy street mental health teams to help England’s rough sleepers Exclusive: £3.2m plan aims to curb rise in people sleeping rough as councils cut homelessness budgets
Daily Mirror · Jun 9, 2023 10 crisis issues erupting in the UK as Rishi Sunak flies back from White House Rishi Sunak finally makes his first White House trip as Prime Minister - but he awaits increasingly pressing issues back at home
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023 NHS chiefs blame staff shortages for record 7.4m people on waiting lists in England Leaders urge government to publish long-awaited workforce plan as figures reveal unsustainable pressure on NHS
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023 What the latest NHS performance figures show Some 11,477 people had waited over 18 months to start treatment at the end of April, up from 10,737 in March.
The Independent UK · Jun 8, 2023 NHS cancer treatment waiting times increasing, figures show It comes after radiology leaders warned patients face worsening delays and the prospect of more gruelling treatment due to too few staff.
The Guardian - UK · Jun 8, 2023 Biden and Sunak hold press conference as new transatlantic deal unveiled – as it happened US president and UK prime minister announce plan to bolster economic security in response to China’s growing influence
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023 Smartphone camera lens technology to be used in skin cancer diagnoses The camera lens is the size of a 50 pence piece and can attach to a smart phone.
The Independent UK · Jun 7, 2023 England on track to end new HIV transmissions by 2030, says Government The Department of Health and Social Care said new transmissions fell by almost a third between 2019 and 2021.
The Independent UK · Jun 6, 2023 A&E testing scheme finds thousands of people with HIV and hepatitis The £20 million scheme means the testing programme, which started in April 2022, can run in 33 hospital emergency departments over three years.