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What the papers say – January 3

Here are the major stories making headlines this Friday.

Evening Standard

Fixing England’s social care will be biggest challenge yet for Louise Casey

Troubleshooter for four previous prime ministers is charged with saving adult social care sector

The Guardian - UK

Ministers plan biggest shake-up of adult social care in England for decades

But final report on reforms would not emerge until 2028, which health leaders say is kicking crisis ‘into the long grass’

The Guardian - UK

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Britain has a social care crisis. Here’s how Labour plans to fix it

Our National Care Service will meet the urgent needs of our generation – just as the NHS did when it was created in 1948, says health secretary Wes Streeting

The Guardian - UK

Ambulance, GP and emergency care waits among biggest NHS concerns – poll

The survey was carried out by Ipsos on behalf of the PA news agency.

Evening Standard

‘Urgent action’ needed to save ‘crumbling’ social care sector, charities warn

It comes as ministers announced the first steps to creating a National Care Service, with an independent commission expected to begin in the spring.

The Independent UK

Calls for 'urgent action' as reforms of 'crumbling' social care sector delayed until 2028

The first steps to creating a National Care Service for England have been outlined by the Government.

Evening Standard

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Proposals for long-term social care funding and reform expected by 2028

The first steps to creating a National Care Service for England have been outlined by the Government.

The Independent UK

Beware the NHS’s new zero-tolerance drive

Letter: Wes Streeting’s 10-year plan has been overtaken by a different package of reforms, writes Prof Gwyn Bevan

The Guardian - UK

Peripheral artery disease – the biggest killer you’ve probably never heard of

Imagine putting your socks on one morning and noticing your big toe, which has been painful for a few weeks, has started turning black. A trip to your doctor ends in being referred urgently to a specialist. They tell you a bypass operation of a blocked artery in your thigh…

The Conversation

What screenings are available on the NHS to detect cancer early?

Screening programmes can help to diagnose cancer or risk of cancer sooner and improve the likelihood of successful outcomes.

The Independent UK

Health innovation centre looks to future of NHS while celebrating its past

First building to open at Huddersfield’s National Health Innovation Centre is named after NHS’s first black matron

The Guardian - UK

Seven in 10 GPs in UK suffer from compassion fatigue, survey finds

Exclusive: Family doctors say they are so worn out by their jobs that they struggle to empathise with their patients

The Guardian - UK

Urgent referrals of children in mental health crisis in England rise 13% in year

Charity says NHS failure to help more young people sooner is a ‘shocking betrayal’

The Guardian - UK

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The Independent UK

Rise in number of children needing treatment for severe mental health crisis

Under-18s requiring emergency care can be suicidal or may be seriously ill as a result of eating disorders.

The Independent UK

Early cancer diagnosis in England reaches highest level

The data shows nearly three in five patients are being diagnosed at stages one or two, when the cancer is easier to treat.

The Independent UK

Voters dub Keir Starmer’s government ‘incompetent’ and ‘dishonest’ in shock new poll

In his new year message the Labour leader admitted there is ‘so much more’ to do after difficult first six months in No 10

The Guardian - UK

NHS error meant hundreds of parents did not know children’s sickle cell status

More than 800 African-Caribbean heritage families in Derbyshire were not sent results of tests on their babies

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The Independent UK

Michail Antonio gives health update after West Ham star’s horror car crash

The Jamaica international needed to be released from his car after getting trapped during the crash in Essex

The Guardian - UK

Hospital admissions for lack of vitamins soaring in England, NHS figures show

Admissions for vitamin or iron deficiencies up by more than 10% year on year and as much as tenfold on 1998-99

The Independent UK

‘Troubling’ rise in people admitted to hospital due to lack of vitamins

Conditions such as iron deficiency can cause heart failure if left untreated.

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on Labour’s NHS reform: structural change while slashing waiting lists is a big ask

Editorial: Over the holidays, this column will explore next year’s urgent issues. Today, the battle over the government’s contradictory plans for the health service

The Guardian - UK

UK patients unable to get dental care after ‘eye-watering’ rise in private fees

Exclusive: warning that lack of NHS dentists and soaring cost of private work puts essential care out of reach for many

The Guardian - UK

How soaring fees for private care are deepening England’s dentistry crisis

Ever growing numbers of people find themselves unable to get NHS treatment or pay for the alternative

Evening Standard

Only call 999 in emergencies to help ‘severe pressure’, ambulance chiefs urge

The London Ambulance Service said that, between 2am and 3am on New Year’s Day 2024, a 999 call was received every 11 seconds.

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