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The NHS is now recommending revolutionary drug for obesity treatment

The drug suppresses appetite by mimicking a hormone that is released after eating

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022

Covid briefing: Seven things you need to know as popular holiday destinations relax rules ahead of half-term

UK customers’ holiday bookings this summer are nearly a fifth higher than before the pandemic

Wales Online · Feb 9, 2022

‘A bad dream’: Nepalis who made UK’s PPE speak out on claims of abusive working conditions

Glove manufacturer Supermax has repeatedly won NHS contracts during the pandemic, despite claims of forced labour. Now, a group of former workers are seeking justice

The Guardian - UK · Feb 9, 2022

What the papers say – February 9

The front pages focus on the NHS backlog ‘getting worse before it gets better’.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022

Plan to further integrate NHS and social care announced ‘to stop people falling into gaps’

Further integration will allow services to be tailored to local community, says government

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022

Patients to have digital care record under Integration White Paper plans

The Department of Health has outlined some of its plans to improve the links between the NHS and social care.

The Independent UK · Feb 9, 2022

This Is Going to Hurt review – Ben Whishaw stars in a realism-packed adaptation

The BBC’s take on NHS doctor Adam Kay’s memoir pulls no punches in portraying the difficulties of life as a junior medic – be it fatigue, bullying or falling asleep at the wheel

The Guardian - UK · Feb 8, 2022

'The discrimination was really hard' - Newcastle Hospitals boss speaks out for LGBTQ+ History Month

One of the region's most high-profile LGBTQ+ leaders has spoken of the discrimination she faced in the early days of her NHS career.

Chronicle Live · Feb 8, 2022

How has Captain Tom Moore’s £32.8m pandemic fundraising haul been spent?

Centenarian and Second World War veteran, who died a year ago, inspired millions with laps around his garden at outset of coronavirus pandemic to raise money for NHS

The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022

NHS waiting list could soar to 14m - stark warning despite government covid recovery plan

Government ministers issued the stark warning as details were laid out of how the massive backlog would be tackled

Wales Online · Feb 8, 2022