Health leaders urged to ‘fix situation’ as patients left in hospital corridors for ‘dangerously long periods’ NHS patients are missing timely access to specialist care due to the long waits The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
Patients left in hospital corridors for ‘dangerously long periods’, experts warn The Society for Acute Medicine said fewer than one in five acutely unwell patients are receiving their first assessment in an acute medical unit. The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
Cold and flu symptoms? These are the nutrients you need – and it’s not vitamin C Vitamin C supplements may not be the silver bullet remedy you have been led to believe The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
Dismay and anger over Labour’s visa plans Letters: Florence Graham, who works in the NHS, on why she fears she will lose her job and her home The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025
‘They’ve come for the hot chocolate’: More refills banned due to new government obesity laws People have hit out at the policy that will restrict customers to one mug of hot chocolate at Morrisons supermarkets The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
‘It started with wine o’clock, then I spiralled to drinking two bottles a day’ ‘On the outside, everything looked lovely... but inside, I was lost’, reveals Helen whose social drinking eventually became an addiction The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
Harry Judd’s wife says one of their children is diagnosed with pathological demand avoidance ‘They don't respond to authority or hierarchy,’ says violinist The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
Voices: ‘Have a heart, NHS’: Readers share tough reality of living with coeliac disease YOUR VIEWS: Our community has lifted the lid on the daily struggles and financial challenges of living with coeliac disease, particularly in the wake of NHS cuts to gluten-free prescriptions The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
Should you brush your teeth before or after breakfast? Want tip top oral health? Read on for all the tricks you need to get your teeth sparkling... Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025
NHS hospital performance in England: What the latest data shows The waiting list for routine hospital treatment has risen for the third month in a row. The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025
Here’s the direct effect of our NHS blame culture: babies die. Tragedy after tragedy, it can’t go on Until staff are unafraid to be open about genuine mistakes, however devastating, nothing will be learned – and nothing will change, says former health secretary Jeremy Hunt The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025
Former GP admits further murder attempt on mother’s partner using poisoned wine Thomas Kwan admitted a previous plan to kill Patrick O’Hara after setting up a fake wine club. Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025
Waiting list for planned hospital treatment rises for third month in a row An estimated 7.41 million treatments were waiting to be carried out at the end of August. Evening Standard · Oct 9, 2025
NHS hospital group’s facilities staff vote to strike over £30m pay discrimination claim Union accuses St George’s, Epsom and St Helier of ‘institutional racism’ as cleaners, caterers and porters get lower pay than colleagues The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2025
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Less than half of Scots trust Government to do right by country, report finds The Scottish Social Attitudes survey looked at attitudes today compared to the dawn of devolution.
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 One in five hospices ‘face a deficit of over £1m’ while many axe services – data Hospice UK is now calling for full Government funding of specialist palliative care provided by hospices as well as other measures to ease the burden.
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Researchers warn doctors could be ‘overtesting’ for prostate cancer PSA testing remains controversial because it can lead to healthy men being diagnosed and treated unnecessarily
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025 UK Treasury tells ministers not to expect bailouts from its reserve fund Departments told to manage their own cost pressures as finance ministry seeks to curb overuse of contingency fund
Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025 NHS doctor accused of making throat-slitting gestures to Jewish protesters faces second tribunal Dr Rahmeh Aladwan was investigated by an interim orders tribunal last month over her social media posts
Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025 Doctors swapping stethoscopes for startups... and the juice brand that scaled without stores A vast cohort of former-medic founders are chanelling their frustration at ways in which the NHS was failing to build startups that they hope will make healthcare more efficient and ultimately improve lives. This week’s ScaleUp Standard talks to one - and finds out how a £20m juice brand scaled…
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025 NHS doctor who posted about 7 October Hamas attacks referred to tribunal for second time Interim hearing had found Dr Rahmeh Aladwan, who has said Israel was ‘humiliated’ by attacks, did not pose risk to patients
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Trump pressure to hike UK drug prices could cost NHS billions, experts warn Anew deal will only trigger further increased price demands and make healthcare in the UK more expensive, say experts
Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025 Covid vaccine 2025: Who is eligible for a winter jab? If you are unsure about your eligibility, this is the criteria for getting a Covid vaccine on the NHS
The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2025 NHS could pay 25% more for medicines under plan to end row with drugmakers and Trump UK ministers preparing to raise payments to end standoff with pharma industry, cited as reason for firms axing British investments
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Stamp duty, tractor tax and doctors’ strikes: Key takeaways from Badenoch’s Tory conference speech The Independent looks at the key policies announced in Kemi Badenoch’s conference speech