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Wondering whether your child should get the chickenpox vaccine? It could become available on the NHS - here's why

The government has been advised to make the jab available to all children, so parents want to know if the chickenpox vaccine is available on the NHS.

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‘Blurring of roles’ between doctors and less qualified staff must end – BMA

The union has called for the recruitment of less qualified staff to be paused.

The Independent UK

Chancellor urged to bring forward ‘special fund’ for medicinal cannabis

Conservative Natalie Elphicke raised the issue as she told the Commons of a teenage constituent currently in hospital.

The Independent UK

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Yousaf urged to ‘do the right thing’ and sack Glasgow health board bosses

NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde is being considered a suspect in a police investigation into the deaths of patients.

The Independent UK

Get vaccinated to stay fighting fit this winter

As the temperatures start to drop and illnesses begin to spread, vaccines are our best form of defence against flu and Covid-19.

The Independent UK

Private firms harming NHS patients by failing to deliver medicines, Lords report warns

‘Real and serious problems’ in UK medical homecare sector going unaddressed due to failures in regulation, damning review says

The Guardian - UK

Millions of women able to get contraceptive pills over the counter next year

Women across England will be spared the inconvenience of having to make a GP appointment in order to obtain contraceptives

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Contraceptive pill to be available on high street without need for GP visit

NHS England expects almost half a million women to be able to access pill without GP approval next year

The Guardian - UK

Millions of women to be offered free contraceptive pills in pharmacies

Women will be able to get a first prescription of the pill and repeat orders without having to see a GP.

The Independent UK

Lack of ownership makes harm to NHS medicines service patients unclear – report

The report warns of a ‘failure of oversight’ and ‘lack of ownership’ within the NHS Homecare Medicines Services.

The Independent UK

Austerity is behind the mouldy housing imperilling people’s health

Letters: There is already a system for local councils to tackle damp and cold homes, but it has been undermined by 13 years of cuts, writes Dr Stephen Battersby. Plus letters from Dr Richard Turkington and Neil Blackshaw

The Guardian - UK

OPINION - Rishi Sunak has fallen flat on his Rwanda policy — because he danced to Nigel Farage's tune

Ignore the technical talk about treaties, conventions and legislation. The Supreme Court ruling on the Government’s Rwanda deportation policy is just one more story of a Conservative leader dancing to Nigel Farage’s tune and falling flat on his face.

Evening Standard

NHS lifestyle scheme has ‘huge benefits’ for people at risk of diabetes, study finds

International study finds those on England programme have bigger drops in BMI, blood sugar and bad cholesterol

The Guardian - UK

Type 2 diabetes prevention programme ‘reaps other benefits’ – study

The NHS programme appears to help patients lose weight and reduce blood pressure, as well as reduce their sugar levels.

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Money cannot continue to be poured into the NHS – Wes Streeting

The shadow health secretary compared the head of the NHS to Louis the 14th at the NHS Providers’ conference in Liverpool.

The Guardian - UK

Tell us: have NHS delays worsened your health condition?

We want to hear from people in the UK who have suffered a deterioration in their health due a delay in accessing NHS care

The Independent UK

New health secretary vows to end NHS strikes – but misses key conference just days into job

Victoria Atkins told delegates via video link that she would take a “fair and reasonable resolution” to the ongoing industrial action

The Independent UK

‘Life-changing’ cystic fibrosis drugs given green light for younger children

Campaigners welcomed announcement by Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency

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‘Life-changing’ cystic fibrosis drugs approved for use in younger children

Campaigners welcomed the announcement by the Medicines and Healthcare Products Regulatory Agency.

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Where Rwanda judgment and inflation figures leave Rishi Sunak’s five priorities

Wednesday has brought mixed news for Rishi Sunak on two of his five priorities for the year.

The Independent UK

New Health Secretary: I’m an optimist who will get around the table on strikes

Victoria Atkins was speaking by video link to delegates at the NHS Providers’ conference in Liverpool.

The Guardian - UK

UK cancer care in crisis and patients will die due to lack of strategy, experts warn

Report by leading cancer experts criticises ministers for scrapping dedicated plan to tackle disease

The Independent UK

Key cervical cancer symptoms as disease ‘to be wiped out in England by end of next decade’

Unusual vaginal bleeding between periods or after menopause among main symptoms

The Independent UK

Cervical cancer ‘to be eliminated in England by 2040’

The vaccine to protect against cervical cancer is given to boys and girls in secondary school.

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