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Health Secretary says assisted dying would come at ‘expense’ of other NHS services

Terminally ill adults with less than six months to live will have right to end their own life under new legislation

Evening Standard

What is Varenicline and how does the NHS stop smoking drug work?

It is hoped the treatment will help many people to quit for good – but what do we know about it?

Evening Standard

'Game changer' stop smoking pill to be rolled out on NHS

It is hoped Varenicline will help tens of thousands of people give up smoking each year

Evening Standard

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New ‘game changer’ stop smoking pill to be given to thousands on NHS

Experts say the pill could help 85,000 people quit smoking a year

The Independent UK

NHS managers who fail to improve patient care ‘will be denied pay rises’

Health Secretary Wes Streeting will deliver a speech setting out new rules around pay and NHS spending on agency staff.

Evening Standard

Voters around the world wish a plague on all incumbents. Labour can avoid that fate

Trump’s shock election win has the government feeling nervous. It must remember: bold, fair policies are exactly what the public wants, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

NHS England hopes to save thousands of lives with pill that helps smokers quit

Experts say once-a-day varenicline tablet reduces nicotine cravings and side-effects from cutting out tobacco

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Hospitals issue warning about key NHS waiting list target as winter crisis looms

Children are being ‘let down’ amid huge waiting lists health chiefs have warned

The Independent UK

‘Game-changer’ pill to help people stop smoking to be rolled out on NHS

Varenicline works by tackling nicotine cravings and also helps with withdrawal symptoms, such as irritability and trouble sleeping.

The Independent UK

‘Unlikely’ that NHS will meet 18-week waiting time target, say trust leaders

They also warned there is a ‘fundamental mismatch’ between demand for services and what the NHS is able to do.

The Independent UK

NHS backlog would not be as bad if No 10 had agreed beds funding, inquiry told

NHS England boss Amanda Pritchard has given evidence to the UK Covid-19 Public Inquiry.

Evening Standard

Better care for mental health patients will hinge on funding

Letters: Readers respond to the government’s proposals to reform the Mental Health Act and end injustice in the treatment of severe mental illness

The Guardian - UK

Rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson seen as ‘divisive’ and difficult, inquest told

The third of 62 inquests has heard a breast cancer patient was not told Paterson was under investigation when she was treated in 2007.

Evening Standard

Rachel Reeves accused of business ‘betrayal’ as top bank warns tax hikes will hit living standards

It comes as business leaders accuse the Labour government of having ‘betrayed the nation’ following the national insurance hike for employers

The Independent UK

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Assisted dying unites Kemi Badenoch and Diane Abbott in fears over safeguards

Exclusive: The Tory leader and veteran left-wing Labour MP agree on very little, but both have joined thousands of doctors and nurses who expressing concerns over the assisted dying legislation as details about safeguards are revealed today

The Guardian - UK

Pay for NHS chiefs to be linked to performance with ‘no more rewards for failure’, Wes Streeting says – as it happened

Health secretary to confirm announcement in speech later this week

The Independent UK

How to avoid the chest infection the whole country seems to have

Lung diseases were attributed to 13% of deaths last year

The Guardian - UK

UK public sector pay awards to overtake private sector for first time in four years

CIPD report says businesses face higher costs after tax rises in budget as public sector benefits from above-inflation pay rises

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The Guardian - UK

UK trial to assess if red grape chemical can prevent bowel cancer

Resveratrol, which is also found in blueberries and peanuts, has been found to slow tumour growth in mice

The Guardian - UK

Nurses quitting profession early puts health reforms in England at risk, says union

Numbers leaving within 10 years of registering rose by 43% between 2021 to 2024, finds Royal College of Nursing

The Guardian - UK

Breathing issues cause more emergency NHS admissions than any other condition

Figures for England show one in eight of all unplanned hospital admissions in 2023-24 were for respiratory system diseases

The Independent UK

NHS doctors could ‘spend more time with patients’ thanks to AI helper

An artificial intelligence tool being trialled in the NHS picks up relevant medical information while filtering out background chatter.

The Independent UK

Trial to investigate if chemical in red wine can prevent bowel cancer

The study will use a purified form of the natural compound, with the trial also testing if drugs like aspirin and metformin can prevent the disease.

The Independent UK

NHS England calls on donors to ‘give the gift of blood’ this Christmas

Figures revealed that last December the total amount of blood collected was the lowest monthly total since 2020.

The Independent UK

Lung diseases ‘silently suffocating’ the NHS, charity warns

Analysis by Asthma and Lung UK found lung diseases were responsible for one in eight emergency hospital admissions in England last year.

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