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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 · Jan 9, 2025

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 · Jan 9, 2025

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 9, 2025

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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.

International Business Times UK · Jan 8, 2025

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 · Jan 8, 2025

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 Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025

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.

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025

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

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

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025

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 · Jan 8, 2025

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 · Jan 8, 2025

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 Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025

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) · Jan 8, 2025

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 National (Scotland) · Jan 8, 2025

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

The Guardian - UK · Jan 8, 2025

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The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025

Prostate cancer screening breakthrough could cut time of test to twenty minutes

One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025

New prostate cancer imaging shows ‘extremely encouraging’ results in trials

It is hoped the new technology will cut waiting times and costs.

The Independent UK · Jan 8, 2025

Flu crisis sees urgent hospital warning as cases continue to soar

People are being asked to wear masks when coming to hospital

Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2025

Patients urged to seek emergency treatment alone as flu cases continue to soar

Several NHS trusts have declared critical incidents due to ‘exceptionally high demands’ in emergency departments.

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The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2025

NHS trusts declare critical incidents due to ‘exceptionally high demands’ in A&E

Hospitals in Birmingham, Cornwall and Liverpool among those affected, with one patient forced to wait 50 hours to be admitted

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025

Health secretary ‘ashamed’ as pressure leads to critical incidents in hospitals

Health Secretary Wes Streeting spoke out as a number of NHS trusts declared critical incidents

The Guardian - UK · Jan 7, 2025

Libraries offer us more than just books

Letter: Dr Anthony Isaacs says the library sector, like the NHS, stands as a marker of a society that prioritises the needs of all

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025

Why is this winter flu season so bad?

Changing strains of influenza mean predicting the winter flu season is difficult, experts say

Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025

Health Secretary ‘ashamed’ as pressure leads to critical incidents in hospitals

A number of NHS trusts declared critical incidents due to extreme pressure

Evening Standard · Jan 7, 2025

What has Keir Starmer achieved since he became prime minister?

The Labour leader and his party have disappointed many supporters since coming to power - but what was he achieved?

The Independent UK · Jan 7, 2025

Mapped: How many flu cases are in my area as hospitals declare critical incidents?

The number of people admitted to hospital with flu has quadrupled over the past month with health services feeling the strain

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