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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

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

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.

Evening Standard

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Fraudsters steal £100m from NHS as scammers target hospitals

Exclusive: Calls for health service to protect itself better after ‘inexcusable’ losses

The Independent UK

West Ham: Michail Antonio discharged from hospital after breaking leg in horror car crash

The striker will not play again this season

Evening Standard

Teachers, nurses and civil servants ‘could be offered higher pay for lower pensions’

Reform which could affect the NHS, schools and Whitehall and could help avoid future strikes over wages, has been branded ‘dangerous’ by some unions

The Independent UK

Teenage boy was told his tumour was just a pulled muscle - now it’s terminal

WHY NHS CANCER TARGETS ARE NOT INADEQUATE FOR CHILDREN: Eight weeks after he had seen his GP nurse Jack’ Constable’s tumour had grown to the size of a watermelon

The Independent UK

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England’s health ombudsman criticises CQC for failing to fully investigate boy’s death

Exclusive: Care Quality Commission did not act on evidence casting doubt on care provider’s version of events, ruling says

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - The crisis in social care is a hidden iceberg that could rip a hole in the NHS this winter

Every year, politicians offer us a new set of excuses for the NHS winter crisis. Found yourself waiting 11 hours in AE? Blame the bad flu season. Struggling to get a GP appointment? There must be a bad strain of Covid on the rise.

Evening Standard

Huge increase in people going to A&E with back pain, earache and even hiccups

A total of 963 perople went to hospital with hiccups

The Independent UK

Big rise in people going to A&E in England for minor ailments, data shows

Stretched primary services causing increase in emergency visits for issues from coughs to hiccups, health leaders say

The Guardian - UK

A&Es treating more people with coughs and headaches

Millions of people seek help from emergency departments in England every year.

The Independent UK

Doctors’ union warns NHS will struggle to last another year without reform

99% of doctors surveyed by the British Medical Association (BMA) Scotland said they are concerned about increased pressure on the NHS over winter.

The Independent UK

Broadcaster, author and entrepreneur Loyd Grossman awarded knighthood

He maintained a lifelong association with the arts and heritage sectors during his broadcast career.

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Hospitals becoming ‘dangerous’ after underinvestment, warns NHS chief

NHS chief Matthew Taylor says parts of the health service are so rundown that patients are being treated in unsafe environments

The Guardian - UK

BBC Radio 2 presenter thanks NHS staff after treatment for brain bleed

Johnathan Joseph, known as DJ Spoony, went to hospital on 21 December after a headache lasted for weeks

Evening Standard

Emotional DJ Spoony thanks NHS after Christmas stay for brain bleed operation

He said that he started getting headaches before going to A&E.

The Independent UK

Warning over baby slings after six-week-old died during ‘hands-free’ breastfeeding

A coroner has warned there ‘very little’ information about how to carry children safely in slings, despite a surge in their use

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Scandal-hit nursing regulator accused of covering up critical internal review

Exclusive: The Nursing and Midwifery Council under fire again in wake of series of investigations by The Independent

The Guardian - UK

Leaky ceilings and sinking floors: inside St Helier hospital where staff fear for patients

St Helier’s NHS trust had been promised new building – but faces uncertainty after project put under review by chancellor

The Guardian - UK

England’s rundown hospitals are ‘outright dangerous’, say NHS chiefs

Exclusive: Structural weaknesses are threatening operating theatres, intensive care units and cancer units

Evening Standard

Counter-terror powers will ‘make the difference’ to border security – Labour MP

Mike Tapp said the proposed Border Security, Asylum and Immigration Bill will allow ‘disruptive techniques’ to tackle people smuggling.

The Independent UK

Warning over baby slings after boy died during ‘hands-free’ breastfeeding

Very little safety information about the baby carriers is available to parents, a coroner warned.

The Guardian - UK

‘Exhausting, expensive and soul-destroying’: one NHS worker’s infertility journey

Alison Howie, a physiotherapist, tried to get pregnant over 10 years. The experience left her feeling she needed to quit her job

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