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People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago, study finds

Exclusive: Health Foundation says Britain is ‘going backwards’ compared with most other rich countries

The Guardian - UK

Findings on healthy life expectancy in UK shed light on its deteriorating health

Metric gives fuller picture than life expectancy, which is simply how long people live, says Health Foundation

The Guardian - UK

Paddington and Attenborough revealed as public’s top banknote designs after ‘woke’ criticism

The Bank of England is set to replace historical figures on its next series of banknotes

The Independent UK

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SNP accused of neglecting women’s health as Labour vows care ‘fit for purpose’

Scottish Labour will announce it’s women’s manifesto on Monday.

Evening Standard

Heartsink review – terminally ill doctor struggles to be a patient

Jeffrey Longford is pedantic and superior in Farine Clarke’s medical drama – griping at everything from hospital data systems to gender-neutral loos

The Guardian - UK

Two potatoes and seven cubes of tuna: The bad hospital food ‘hampering’ patients’ recovery

Patients tell Jane Dalton of their horrifying experiences as figures show the amount of NHS food being wasted is on the rise

The Independent UK

Dozens of MPs oppose Streeting’s new power to say what NHS pays for drugs

Health secretary’s ‘power grab’ to override Nice comes amid growing concern move may be illegal and benefit big pharma

The Guardian - UK

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From syringes to stents: Iran war exposes NHS dependency on petrochemicals

NHS chiefs fear rising costs and healthcare shortages due to the shipping standstill in the Gulf

The Guardian - UK

‘Electric shock therapy for depression made me forget my wedding day’

About a third of people reported brain damage after electroconvulsive therapy, with many suffering memory loss, study found

The Independent UK

Safety fears as UK hospitals use nurses to cover for doctors due to shortage of medics

Exclusive: Advanced practitioners are being deployed to cover doctor rota gaps across the NHS, figures show

The Guardian - UK

Palantir and the NHS – 10 things you need to know

Palantir, a US data analytics company backed in its early years by In-Q-Tel, now plays a central role in the NHS’s £330 million Federated Data Platform. Supporters say it could improve planning and efficiency, while critics have raised questions about governance, transparency and trust. Here’s what you need to know.

The Conversation

Hundreds of NHS hospital beds to be released under new service rollout

The launch of a new home support platform is hoped to save millions of pounds

Evening Standard

Ousting Starmer over Mandelson would be madness – yet it’s open season in Westminster

Defenestration has become the modus operandi in politics, instead of MPs working through the real issues of the day, says Guardian columnist Simon Jenkins

The Guardian - UK

NHS doctor in court over alleged support for Hamas

Dr Rahmeh Aladwan was arrested at her home in Pilning, south Gloucestershire, and charged with the six offences on March 26.

Evening Standard

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Martin Compston joins John Swinney to warn of ‘significant threat’ from Reform

The actor campaigned for the SNP alongside the party’s leader in Greenock on Friday.

The Independent UK

Ballot for 2027 opens as TCS London Marathon runners prepare for warm weather

Holding a two-day TCS London Marathon is being explored for 2027 after more than one million people applied for a ballot place in Sunday’s race.

The Guardian - UK

One in 10 operations in England cancelled with less than 24 hours’ notice

Nearly 40% of cancellations could be avoided, researchers say

Evening Standard

Martin Compston urges voters to back SNP to ‘keep Farage out of Scotland’

The Line Of Duty star accused Scottish Labour of wanting to do a deal with Reform UK after the Holyrood election.

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The Independent UK

NHS operations cancelled or delayed as patients ‘aren’t ready’ for surgery

Almost four in 10 last-minute cancellations were potentially avoidable

The Guardian - UK

Baby died after NHS trust failed to warn mother of ‘unsafe’ home birth, coroner finds

Seven-day-old Poppy Hope Lomas died after complications during home birth encouraged by midwives at Barnet hospital

The Guardian - UK

Thousands call on UK ministers to cut ties with US tech giant Palantir

More than 200,000 have signed petitions urging the government to break contracts amid concerns about the company’s ‘supervillain’ manifesto

The Independent UK

Mum of baby who died a week after home birth was ‘failed by NHS’

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The Independent UK

Baby died after NHS trust failed to warn mother of home birth risks, coroner finds

Poppy Hope Lomas was just one week old when she died

Evening Standard

Fact check: Free NHS prescriptions and AI small boats videos

Round-up of fact checks from the last few days compiled by Full Fact.

The Independent UK

Taking vitamin D supplements has hidden potential benefits for some people

Vitamin D may help prevent pre-diabetes, which affects 6.3 million Britons, but only for those who have a certain gene

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