System failed our daughter, say parents, as NHS trust fined £200,000 over death Ellame Ford-Dunn, 16, who had mental health problems, absconded from a ward and killed herself shortly afterwards The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025
Shortfall in return on investment in health Brief letters: Great Western Park health centre | Cricket headlines | UK emissions | Quick Crossword | Air guitar The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025
What will the budget mean for economic growth? Experts give their view Since the election last year, the UK government has said economic growth is its top priority, as a way to improve living standards, cut NHS waiting lists and ease pressure on household finances. But with the Office for Budget Responsibility predicting growth this year to be a below-average 1.5%, it… The Conversation · Nov 26, 2025
The NHS must halve waiting lists to meet the government 18-week target, experts warn The overall NHS waiting list has fallen by almost 16,000 from August to 7.39 million in September – but experts say this is not enough The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025
Logbooks relating to rogue surgeon Sam Eljamel destroyed months before public inquiry A representative for patients and families affected by the neurosurgeon’s treatments described this as either “gross negligence or possible malice” The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025
NHS Tayside ‘destroyed logbooks for Eljamel patients in July 2025’ – inquiry The Eljamel inquiry heard opening statements on Wednesday. Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Budget 2025: Key points on Reeves tax, pensions and benefits plan after details leaked in shock blunder The Chancellor told the Commons how she is launching a £26 billion tax raid as she unveiled some giveaways to tackle the cost-of-living crisis Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
‘I was left in agony after cancer surgery – but hospital staff wouldn’t help’ Exclusive: Patient said she suffered nightmares following stay at under-fire NHS trust criticised by health watchdog over staff shortages The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025
Wednesday briefing: What may be in – and out – of Rachel Reeves’s ‘hokey cokey’ budget In today’s newsletter: As the chancellor prepares to deliver one of the most heavily briefed budgets ever, tax rises, the two-child benefit cap and a ‘mansion tax’ are all on the table The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025
OPINION - Enver Solomon: 'When we hear the word ‘refugee’, do we think ‘taker’ or ‘giver’?' Despite misinformation that characterises refugees as a burden, their massive contribution to London is what makes the city the thriving metropolis it is today Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025
Rachel Reeves’s high-stakes autumn budget in five key charts Chancellor to set out tax and spending plans shaped by weak productivity, high borrowing costs and cost of living crisis The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025
The surprising way coffee may slow down biological ageing The NHS recommends people consume no more than 400 mg/day of caffeine - the equivalent to four cups of coffee The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025
Why Is Autolus Therapeutics Stock Trading Higher On Tuesday? The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) published on Tuesday draft guidance recommending Autolus Therapeutics plc’s (NASDAQ:AUTL) Aucatzyl (obecabtagene autoleucel, or obe-cel) for use in the National Health Service (NHS) for adult patients (≥26 years) with relapsed or refractory B-cell precursor acute lymphoblastic leukemia (r/r B-ALL). Benzinga · Nov 25, 2025
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The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025 The majority of doctors supported the recent strike. So why did the Department of Health suggest the opposite? It would seem that poll data was cherrypicked and then used to brief the Times. Such distortion of facts from a public body should alarm us all, says former president of YouGov Peter Kellner
Evening Standard · Nov 25, 2025 Kemi Badenoch calls on Wes Streeting to stop puberty blocker trial The Health Secretary has said the trial will ‘provide better evidence for how the NHS can support and treat young people with gender incongruence’.
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025 The shameful attacks on the Covid inquiry prove it: the right is lost in anti-science delusion There is nothing wrong with questioning the mighty cost of the lockdowns, but we can’t let hardline libertarians rewrite Britain’s pandemic history, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025 Voices: ‘I had to lie to get a test’: Men reveal struggles with prostate cancer screening YOUR VIEWS : Our community has shared frustration over NHS barriers to prostate cancer screening, welcoming David Cameron’s call for targeted PSA tests to catch the disease earlier
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025 Where to get the shingles vaccine – and other essential winter health checks It’s important to keep up with these health checks – from vaccinations to breast cancer screening
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025 What is prostate cancer and how is it diagnosed in the UK? As David Cameron receives treatment and backs calls for an NHS screening programme, we look at the disease and its treatment
The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2025 NHS directed pregnant women to controversial Free Birth Society via charity Exclusive: NHS websites pointed women to factsheet featuring podcast by ‘dangerous’ influencers linked to baby deaths
The Independent UK · Nov 25, 2025 ‘Next generation’ treatment to cure leukaemia given NHS approval ‘The biggest thing it offers is hope,’ says patient involved in clinical trial which cured cancer in significant portion of leukaemia sufferers
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025 More than 100 MPs urge Streeting to approve prostate cancer screening Rishi Sunak hands health secretary open letter calling for testing for men at the highest risk
The Guardian - UK · Nov 24, 2025 Time for doctors to face salary reality Letter: Bob Forster doesn’t think an anaesthetist’s wage is unreasonable. Plus a letter from Martin Ryle
International Business Times UK · Nov 24, 2025 Doctors Outraged: US 'Spying' Tech Giant Given Keys To NHS Patient Records Doctors and privacy advocates condemn the NHS decision to grant Palantir a £330m contract to build its data platform, raising fears over surveillance, transparency and patient confidentiality.