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Resident doctors start receiving ballots for strike action

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has urged doctors in England to ‘vote no’

The Independent UK

Thousands tackle diabetes risk using NHS scheme of exercise and healthy eating

The Healthier You Programme aims to prevent or delay type 2 diabetes through personalised support.

Evening Standard

Resident doctors in England start receiving ballots for industrial action

It comes after ministers announced last week that most doctors would receive a 4% pay rise.

Evening Standard

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Frailty of older patients ‘not being assessed in majority of hospitals’

Experts have called for all surgical patients over 60 to be screened for frailty as standard practice.

The Independent UK

Nigel Farage targets Labour voters with pitch to working class and tax cuts for married couples

The leader of Reform UK accused Sir Keir Starmer of lacking a connection with working-class Britain

Evening Standard

IVF as a male partner: 'I felt useless — now I want to stop men from suffering in silence'

Tom Webster found himself burying his struggles while he and his partner went through IVF. Here’s how he’s hoping to end the taboo and help others speak out

Evening Standard

UCU calls for staff rights to use facilities matching gender identities

It follows the Supreme Court ruling last month that the word ‘woman’ in the Equality Act 2010 refers to a biological woman.

Evening Standard

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Six London NHS Trusts set to benefit from 'cutting-edge' radiotherapy machines

Linac machines are being prioritised in hospitals where existing machinery is over a decade old

Evening Standard

Let drug companies see NHS patient data to save lives, former cabinet minister urges

Exclusive: Ex-Tory business secretary Greg Clark backs calls for pharmaceutical giants to get easier access to health service records

The Independent UK

MS patient’s life ‘crumbling’ after being switched to cheaper drug under NHS cost-cutting drive

Julie Cowdrill said the switch to Tyruko was like having ‘the rug pulled from under my feet’ as she suffered a dramatic setback in her condition

The Independent UK

SNP writes to Meta saying Reform UK video featuring Sarwar ‘crosses the line’

SNP chief executive Carol Beattie urged the platform to take down Reform UK’s video attacking the Scottish Labour leader.

Evening Standard

Handing NHS staff police powers to detain mental health patients would have dangerous consequences, health bodies warn

A group of health organisation said that changes to the Mental Health Bill would cause ‘significant harm with dangerous consequences’

The Independent UK

Almost a quarter of elective operations in England cancelled at last minute took longer than 28 days to rearrange

Figures revealed by Lib Dems also show cancellations not rescheduled within required 28 days doubled in nine years

The Guardian - UK

Plans for NHS staff to restrain those in mental health crisis ‘dangerous’, medics say

Royal College of Psychiatrists and British Medical Association among those saying risks mean police must always attend

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Passing police detention powers to NHS staff ‘could cause significant harm’

Proposed changes mean powers could be transferred to health professionals to detain and restrain people in a mental health crisis.

The Independent UK

28 hospitals to get state-of-the-art radiotherapy machines, ministers announce

A £70 million Government investment will see linear accelerator (Linac) machines rolled out at hospitals across the nation from August.

The Independent UK

Billy Joel health: What brain condition does he have, what are the symptoms and can you treat it?

Renowned singer-songwriter has cancelled all upcoming shows while he receives treatment

The Independent UK

Warning over unlicensed weight-loss jabs after woman left in intensive care

Weight loss jabs are available on the NHS as part of weight management services

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The Independent UK

Inside the UK’s first Reform pub with beer, black pudding baps and Belinda Carlisle

INSIDE REFORM UK’S PUB AS FARAGE LOOKS TO BATTLE LABOUR FOR THE SOUL OF THE NATION – ONE PINT AT A TIME: Once a Conservative Party social club, The Talbot in Blackpool has defected to Reform. Barney Davis heads north to see what all the fuss is about

The Independent UK

Mental health A&E units in England to open - what to know

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The Independent UK

Eddie Marsan: ‘You are never gonna satisfy racists – it’s their hobby, they’re addicted to it’

THE SATURDAY INTERVIEW: The prolific actor plays an American forensic expert in the BBC’s new drama ‘The Bombing of Pan Am 103’. Eddie Marsan talks to Hannah Ewens about how he escaped typecasting, where Keir Starmer is failing, how to deal with racists, and his future as a director

Evening Standard

Feargal Sharkey reveals prostate cancer diagnosis after visiting GP over sore throat

In a direct appeal to the public, the environmentalist urged men to keep up-to-date with regular testing and doctor’s visits.

The Independent UK

Mental health A&E units to open across England where patients can be seen in 10 minutes

Anybody who walks in will be seen by a mental health specialist within ten minutes, reports say

The Guardian - UK

NHS to open network of mental health emergency units across England

Patients feeling suicidal or experiencing psychosis or mania will be able to walk in or be referred to units designed to ease pressure on A&Es

Evening Standard

NHS to open more ‘mental health A&Es’ to relieve pressure on hospitals

The scheme is expected to be expanded nationally to dozens of locations as part of a ten-year NHS plan to be published this summer.

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