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NHS Grampian ‘not accepting ambulance patients due to board critical incident’

Ambulance patients will be taken to hospitals outside of Grampian unless they require immediate life-saving care.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

Labour ‘needs to tell a better story’ – and Morgan McSweeney has a plan

Party has had a bumpy few months, but strategists are now focused on delivering noticeable change to voters

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024

Rise in number of pregnant women in England not getting help they need, survey finds

CQC study finds falls across a range of metrics dealing with antenatal care, labour, childbirth and postnatal care

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024

NHS trials ‘sponge on a string’ test for risk signs of oesophageal cancer

Test to be offered to people with heartburn gives faster, cheaper diagnosis of precursor condition

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024

Pensioners 'betrayed' by Labour over fuel payment cuts, says John Swinney

JOHN Swinney has said Labour “betrayed” pensioners with cuts to winter heating support payments as he was accused of overseeing a decline in the…

The National (Scotland) · Nov 28, 2024

Both my parents died in a hospice – the decline I saw in end-of-life care in four years was terrifying

This crisis is not the fault of medical professionals. If funding for hospices is cut further, more people will die in distress, says author and journalist Natalie Morris

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024

Fewer women ‘have confidence in NHS maternity staff’ – national survey

The results showed a five-year downward trend in the number of people saying they were always able to get help from staff during labour and birth.

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

'When they take away your right to work it breaks you': Why it’s time to end limits on jobs for asylum seekers

The London Standard calls on the government to change work policy as part of our winter appeal, that this week received a £100,000 boost from the Barratt Foundation

Evening Standard · Nov 28, 2024

‘I need the option of ending my life peacefully’: Independent readers debate the assisted dying bill

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: Many shared their personal experiences amid a heated debate, with supporters advocating for patient choice as critics raised concerns about misuse and the need for improved end-of-life care

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2024

One in three consultant child psychiatrist posts in England are vacant, analysis shows

Child and adolescent mental health services have highest vacancy rates of any psychiatric specialism

The Guardian - UK · Nov 28, 2024