NHS boss defends job after critical remarks by MPs Amanda Pritchard appeared before MPs in January. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
English dentists ‘walking away’ from NHS work as fees fail to cover costs Exclusive: Surgeries having to ‘operate like a charity’ and subsidise NHS work by £332m a year, says BDA The Guardian - UK · Feb 13, 2025
Parents call for action after NHS trust fined again following babies’ deaths Nottingham University Hospitals Trust was fined £800,000 for failures after Gary and Sarah Andrews’ daughter Wynter died in 2019. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
‘Extraordinary’ increase in abuse aimed at GP teams, top medic says Dr Claire Fuller, primary care medical director for NHS England, said it is not acceptable to ‘bash’ GPs, who are working ‘flat out’. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
Number of mature students applying for university courses in UK plummets The Royal College of Nursing has called on the Government to address the ‘workforce crisis’ and urgently launch a student recruitment campaign. Evening Standard · Feb 13, 2025
Rayner took advice from NHS trauma specialists for Grenfell demolition meeting Some of those who survived and were bereaved by the 2017 fire expressed upset and shock after the meeting. The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025
Angela Rayner took advice from NHS trauma specialists for Grenfell demolition meeting Some of those who survived and were bereaved by the 2017 fire expressed upset and shock after the meeting Evening Standard · Feb 12, 2025
Advertising regulator launches nine investigations into weight loss jab ads Exclusive: ASA calls number of parallel probes ‘significant’ and describes tackling issue as ‘priority’ after it issued warning to advertisers for drugs including Ozempic and Wegovy The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025
NHS trust fined £1.6m for ‘catalogue of failures’ that led to deaths of babies It is the second time that Nottinghamshire University Hospitals NHS Trust has been prosecuted by the Care Quality Commission for maternity failures. The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025
Nottingham NHS trust fined £1.6m over three newborn babies’ deaths Adele O’Sullivan, Kahlani Rawson and Quinn Parker all died in 2021 in care of Nottingham university hospitals trust The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025
Woman describes pulling her own teeth after seven-year wait for dentist In constant pain and with no appointment in sight , Linda Colla had no choice but to yank her teeth at home The Independent UK · Feb 12, 2025
I was part of the panel that reviewed the Lucy Letby case. I believe the trial was fundamentally flawed In my view the trial was fundamentally flawed, and action must be taken before it causes yet more suffering for those involved, says Neena Modi, a professor of neonatal medicine The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025
The seven-year wait for a dentist: why Linda Colla pulled out her own teeth In chronic pain, unable to find an NHS practice and priced out of private care, Colla – like millions of Britons – felt she had no choice but to take matters into her own hands The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025
Health insurer Vitality is first to offer UK members weight-loss jabs Company will give up to 20% off treatments such as Wegovy and Mounjaro through private cover The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2025
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025 The Guardian view on the health service: the problems go deeper than the boss Editorial: MPs are right to push for health service improvements. But it is unclear what recent attacks on Amanda Pritchard will achieve
Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025 ‘Nurse’ title should be legally protected to prevent exploitation – Labour MP Dawn Butler pressed the Government to change legislation, as she raised concerns that those who have been struck off can continue to use the title.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025 Asian five-year-olds in England 70% more likely to have tooth decay than average Children in most deprived areas more than twice as likely to have decay as those in least deprived parts, data shows
The Independent UK · Feb 11, 2025 Amount of five-year-olds with rotting teeth rising in parts of England – data The figures relate to five-year-olds with any enamel and/or dentinal decay and show that 37% of children in the most deprived areas are affected.
Woman & Home · Feb 11, 2025 Dr Amir Khan's warm broccoli and walnut recipe proves salads aren't just for summer - here's how to make it The NHS GP took to Instagram to reveal how he makes the hot salad recipe perfect for weekday lunches
Evening Standard · Feb 11, 2025 'The quality of life here is impeccable': why Londoners are moving to Australia Amid a cost-of-living crisis and crime wave in the capital, increasing numbers of Londoners are seeking a quality of life boost in Australia, attracted by a better way of living
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025 AI chatbots distort and mislead when asked about current affairs, BBC finds Most answers had ‘significant issues’ when researchers asked services to use broadcaster’s news articles as source
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2025 Mental health patients with nowhere to go cost NHS £71m in England, report finds Accommodation shortages caused 109,000 days of delayed discharge in 2023-24, says National Housing Federation
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 The British economy will be profoundly affected by Trump’s trade war THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: The decision to impose 25 per cent tariffs on steel and aluminium may not look relevant to the UK at first glance – but it will lead to mutual impoverishment across the world and a further rise in international tensions
The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025 ‘Only 0.2% of possible claimants invited to seek infected blood payout’ – lawyer Des Collins said the scheme is not yet able to cope with ‘anywhere near’ the volume of applications required.
Evening Standard · Feb 10, 2025 Transgender doctor told NHS of ‘intent’ to use women’s changing rooms – tribunal Dr Beth Upton said in evidence that she had used women’s changing rooms in previous jobs.