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‘We took too long’: Jeremy Hunt offers apology to families of Letby’s victims

Former health minister says medical examiners, who spot cases of intentional harm, could have been in place earlier

The Guardian - UK

Hospital wards face ‘pandemic-level’ strain with soaring flu cases triggering winter crisis

Around 20 hospital trusts across England have declared critical incidents with staff facing ‘mammoth demand’ due to the cold weather and flu

The Independent UK

Man who waited 12 hours in A&E after coughing up blood says NHS is ‘out of time’

Anthony Goldcrown was among 200 people waiting to be seen by NHS staff at Barnet Hospital on Monday evening.

Evening Standard

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Why resilience won’t solve the mental health crisis among young people

Around 20% of eight to 16 year olds in the UK had a probable mental health disorder in 2023, according to NHS statistics. This is up from 12.5% in 2017. At the same time, a 2024 report from the Children’s Commissioner for England found that more than a quarter of…

The Conversation

Letby attacks could have been spotted earlier if ‘dots joined up’ – Jeremy Hunt

The former health secretary apologised to the victims’ families at the Thirlwall Inquiry into Lucy Letby’s crimes.

Evening Standard

UK obesity rates ‘may start dropping significantly’ this year because of weight loss jabs

Country may have reached its peak for obesity levels, according to one of biggest online sellers of medications

The Independent UK

What the latest NHS hospital figures for England show

The number of flu patients in hospital in England is nearly five times the figure at the start of last month.

The Independent UK

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The 2025 wellness trends you need to know about, according to experts

The new year will reshape how you think about health and wellbeing if these trends have anything to do with it

The Independent UK

Patients in chairs ‘day and night’ and physio gym turned into ward, say doctors

The Royal College of Physicians has published accounts from doctors on the front line talking about the crisis in NHS hospitals.

Evening Standard

New breast cancer drug given green light for NHS use

Breast Cancer Now said olaparib will be an ‘valuable alternative’ for patients with a certain type of secondary breast cancer.

The Independent UK

Flu cases rise as pressure mounts on NHS hospitals

NHS leaders have warned that the peak of the flu cycle has not yet hit, with February and March potentially worse for the health service.

The Independent UK

Hospital flu cases triple on last year amid ‘mammoth demand’ on wards

UK’s most senior doctor said the ‘mammoth demand’ had come on the back of the busiest year on record for A&E and ambulance teams

The Independent UK

Gloucestershire NHS trust to discharge 140 patients over ‘extreme winter pressures’

People told to attend A&E alone as acute trust cancels operations, declaring ‘critical incident’ amid rise in flu cases

The Guardian - UK

Black men in England more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer, analysis shows

The diagnosis rate for black men was found to be 1.5 times higher and they were also 14% less likely to receive life-saving treatments

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Addicts Can Legally Inject Heroin In Glasgow's New 'Drug Consumption Rooms': Revolution or Risk?

The room, which is the first of its kind in Great Britain, will allow the good people of Glasgow to inject themselves with heroin and other 'illegal' drugs under NHS supervision.

The Guardian - UK

The care taskforce needs boldness, not buzzwords

Letters: Wes Streeting is wrong to frame social care as a burden on the NHS , writes Dr Melanie Henwood. Plus letters from Dr Marion Witton and Mike Smith

The Guardian - UK

Tell us how you have been affected by the winter flu crisis in England

We’d like to hear from patients in England about long waiting times and overstretched hospitals this winter

The Independent UK

Starmer says Mohamed Al Fayed sex abuse claims ‘never crossed’ his desk as DPP

The Prime Minister was asked why he ‘declined to instigate a prosecution for rape’ against the former owner of luxury department store Harrods.

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Evening Standard

Flu peak yet to come, top doctor warns as hospitals under pressure

It comes amid a number of NHS trusts declaring critical incidents.

The Independent UK

Winter flu peak still to come warns top UK doctor as hospital wards now ‘full to bursting’

Several NHS trusts have declared critical incidents because of sustained pressure in A&E departments amid the rise in flu cases

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer is ‘betraying’ the NHS with private sector expansion, says Jeremy Corbyn

Exclusive: Former Labour leader hits out, accusing prime minister of ‘broken pledges’ on the two-child benefit cap, winter fuel and ‘selling off’ the health service

The Independent UK

Britons desperate to see GPs now believe access to NHS services ‘more important’ then free care, survey says

For the first time ‘free at the point of delivery’ has dropped as a priority among voters for what they want from the NHS

The National (Scotland)

Doctors speak out after Keir Starmer reveals private sector push for NHS

DOCTORS have spoken out after Keir Starmer unveiled the NHS’s growing use of private healthcare this week...

The National (Scotland)

Scottish university's prostate cancer imaging shows ‘extremely encouraging’ results

PROSTATE cancer imaging developed by university researchers has shown “extremely encouraging” results in its first clinical trials...

The Guardian - UK

UK weather: new amber weather warning for snow issued for south-west England – as it happened

Met Office warns of travel disruption as sub-zero temperatures expected nationwide, with lows of -16C

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