NHS staff unsettled by patients filming care and posting videos on social media Radiographers voice concerns about being filmed without consent and say trend could violate other patients’ privacy The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025
NHS call handlers quitting over stress amid ‘relentless exposure to trauma’ High numbers of staff leaving because of high pressure, lack of support, verbal abuse, long shifts and low pay, union says The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025
Businesses plan further job cuts after national insurance hikes Firms said they were also looking to a series of other measures in order to offset the jump in their operating costs The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025
Cathedral has listing status upgraded to recognise ‘architectural brilliance’ The Metropolitan Cathedral of Christ the King in Liverpool has been awarded Grade I listed status. The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025
Young homeowners ‘favour avocado bathrooms, relaxation zones and panelled walls’ TikTok and Instagram are popular sources of inspiration for 25 to 34-year-olds, according to research for Compare the Market. The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025
Third of businesses planning further job cuts after national insurance hikes Businesses have also suggested they will cut back hours, freeze pay and hike prices. The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025
Genetic testing study to boost medication response starts in Glasgow The Phoenix Study is hoped to lead to wider implementation of genetic testing in prescribing across Scotland. The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025
NHS 999 staff quitting and suffering burnout over ‘pressure’ of calls – research New figures obtained by Unison showed high turnover rates among call handlers. The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025
Patients who record NHS care for TikTok or Instagram ‘put themselves at risk’ The Society of Radiographers also said that filming doctors and treatments was causing NHS staff unnecessary anxiety. The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025
Poll suggests support for better end-of-life care over assisted dying Bill MPs are likely to have a vote on the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill on Friday. The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025
MPs have personal beliefs, but also solemn duties: that’s why they must reject the assisted dying bill this week Our obligations to each other are ill served if laws focus unduly on those who want assisted dying. The priority should be the best palliative care, says former prime minister Gordon Brown The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025
MPs could vote on two proposals to decriminalise abortion in England and Wales – the debate explained Legal protection of abortion rights in England and Wales is fragile. Abortion has popular support and is readily available on the NHS, but has also generated a series of criminal investigations. Nicola Packer is one of the most recent abortion-seekers facing criminalisation rather than care. She was found innocent in… The Conversation · Jun 16, 2025
Driver who killed two while on immigration centre bail given life term Albanian Emiljano Kasaj, 34, will initially be treated for mental illness at a hospital after being handed a hospital order as part of his sentence. Evening Standard · Jun 16, 2025
NHS trust tells wheelchair user to go to Pets at Home to be weighed Health trust apologises after patient told to use ‘community-based’ options such as machines in shops intended for animals The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025
The Independent UK · Jun 16, 2025 Very painful symptom could be a warning sign of new Covid ‘Nimbus’ variant Hospital admissions have risen by almost 10 per cent as Nimbus continues to spread across the globe
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025 I was fined despite paying for an NHS prescription The NHS Business Services Authority contacted me even though I had paid the fee that was due
The Guardian - UK · Jun 16, 2025 Ministers plan to use NHS app to expand clinical trials as part of UK-wide drive Patients in England will be matched with studies and encouraged to take part via smartphone notifications
Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2025 Food firms slash salt and sugar by nearly a third – report UK manufacturers across the sector are calling for more funding and ‘bold action’ to help drive further innovation in healthy eating.
Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2025 Signing up for clinical trials to be new feature on NHS App Eventually the app will automatically match patients with studies based on their own interests and health data.
Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2025 Northern Ireland scientists lead study aimed at helping identify cancer earlier The researchers say the study will be the first of its kind to examine prescription information comprehensively in the UK.
The Independent UK · Jun 15, 2025 Starmer facing challenge to intervene on assisted dying vote after more than 50 Labour MPs demand Commons delay Exclusive: The dramatic late intervention comes in a letter to Leader of the House Lucy Powell from Labour MPs warning that there has not been sufficient scrutiny of a bill which will ‘fundamentally change’ healthcare
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025 Labour needs to make its priorities clear to everyone Letters: Tony Wright says that the government must show people what it stands for; Michael Foster says it should fund local authorities properly; and Mike Scott raises the dire state of the NHS
The Guardian - UK · Jun 15, 2025 The Guardian view on the Letby case: justice cannot be immune from scrutiny or doubt Editorial: Even in the most harrowing cases, a fair society must allow for review, and the possibility of judicial error