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Rishi Sunak's Decision to Scrap Free NHS Prescriptions Draws Criticism for Impact on the Most Vulnerable

Sunak is scrapping free NHS prescriptions that have been a vital lifeline for individuals with chronic conditions, low-income families, and the elderly.

International Business Times UK

Women in mental health crisis still being jailed in prisons deemed ‘unfit for purpose’, major review warns

Goverment failed to include plans to outlaw jailing vulnerable people ‘for their own protection’ in King’s Speech

The Independent UK

Rise in net migration threatens to undermine Rishi Sunak’s tough talk

Threefold increase since 2019 means focusing on immigration may be a risky move for the PM at next election

The Guardian - UK

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Financial crises damage people’s mental health – our global review shows who is worst affected

Financial crises are periods characterised by devastating losses of income, work, a certain future, and a stable family life. The effect on mental health can be catastrophic. But what does the evidence tell us about who is most at risk, and in what ways?

The Conversation

Four in ten London women not screened for cervical cancer

NHS bosses urge women to come forward for potentially 'life saving' appointment

Evening Standard

Top scientist who called Sunak Dr Death says government made same Covid mistake three times

Boris Johnson should have imposed first national lockdown two weeks earlier, says chief scientific adviser

The Independent UK

Give NHS ambulances longer to become Ulez-compliant, Sadiq Khan urged

Ambulance trusts do not currently pay the Ulez, but the NHS is reportedly spending almost £65m in preparation for the end of this exemption in 2025

Evening Standard

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It’s unsustainable to prop up social care with workers on visas, say NHS Trusts

A rise in non-EU immigration to the UK was mainly driven by migrants coming for work on health and care visas, statistics have suggested.

The Independent UK

Number attending cervical screening appointments at lowest level since 2020

NHS England is urging people to attend their appointments when invited.

The Independent UK

Penny Mordaunt: Scots having 'somewhere warm to take heroin' is SNP’s legacy

Penny Mordaunt has claimed young Scots will have “somewhere safe and warm to take heroin” as a result of the SNP’s “appalling legacy”.

The National (Scotland)

Eye patients forced to go private or go blind due to soaring NHS waiting lists

One woman had to pay £3,000 for emergency eye treatment or risk going blind due to three-week NHS wait

The Independent UK

Dining across the divide: ‘He would say you should fund your own social care; I don’t think we should have to’

One’s a socialist, the other’s a lifelong Tory with a brief sashay to Ukip. Can they find common ground?

The Guardian - UK

Mordaunt: SNP’s legacy appalling but Scots do have somewhere warm to take heroin

The Commons Leader made the remark during her weekly clash with SNP counterpart Deidre Brock.

The Independent UK

The Tories are back to monstering people on benefits – and it has nothing to do with saving money

Straight out of the 2010 playbook, the party’s plan to force disabled people into work is pure performative cruelty, says Guardian columnist Frances Ryan

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Record expansion of trainee doctor jobs will 'relieve pressures' in Scotland

MORE than 150 new trainee doctor posts are set to be created in Scotland next year in what will be the largest annual expansion on record.

The Guardian - UK

Hunt ‘will create implausible austerity with post-election public spending cuts’

Thinktank attacks chancellor’s giveaways as OBR warns of ‘challenges’ for councils and services

The Guardian - UK

Third of UK carers with poor mental health have thoughts of suicide, survey finds

Lib Dems call for £1bn support package to improve help for carers through access to respite care and increased allowance

The Guardian - UK

‘Made to feel like a scrounger’: chef waiting for hip operation fears losing £84-a-week benefit

People with mobility issues will be asked to work from home or lose benefits. Christine Espley is anxious how she could cope

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The Conversation

Why NHS England is struggling – despite more staff and money

Overall public satisfaction with the NHS in England is currently at a 40-year low of 29%, a recent survey by the King’s Fund thinktank has found. People are not happy with waiting times for GP and hospital appointments. Over half of those surveyed think the service is beset by staff…

The Independent UK

Long-term use of ADHD drugs could bring higher risk of heart diseases – study

The Swedish research included a number of drugs prescribed to NHS patients.

Evening Standard

OPINION - Jeremy Hunt cuts taxes – but they're still going up

There is only one activity less productive than watching the Autumn Statement, and that is watching the prime minister's questions that precedes it. Every question even tangentially related to tax and spend receives the rote reply: "I would not want to pre-empt my honourable friend the chancellor". Perish the thought.

The Independent UK

State pension increase of 8.5% will be greeted with relief, say experts

With inflation starting to fall back, the rise will create much-needed space in pensioners’ budgets, experts said.

The Conversation

Why a doctor's empathy is important for keeping patients safe

Avoiding fatal patient safety failures requires “a more empathetic and collaborative approach from doctors”, the UK’s parliamentary and health service ombudsman, Rob Behrens, recently argued in The Times.

The Independent UK

Labour’s NHS policy is a total and utter mess, claims Rishi Sunak

Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer criticised the Prime Minister for trying to blame the Opposition for Government ‘failures’.

The Independent UK

‘Utterly unacceptable’ Lucy Letby was able to kill children like nurse Beverley Allitt, says inquiry chair

Letby inquiry chair has said culture change in NHS neonatal units is ‘long overdue’

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