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NHS waiting lists hit new record high of 7.7 million

In February 2020, the last full month before the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, the waiting list stood at 4.57 million.

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Starmer calls Tory claim UK would accept 100,000 EU migrants per year under Labour ‘embarrassing nonsense’– as it happened

Labour leader says Tory response to his small boats plan shows ‘they’ve nothing sensible to say on issue’

The Guardian - UK

Government commits to introducing ‘Martha’s rule’ on patient safety

Martha Mills died in 2021 after developing sepsis while under the care of King’s College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust in south London.

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Ambulances stuck in hospital queues ‘lost’ almost two million hours last year

The number of handover delays over an hour were almost 13 times higher in December 2022 compared to December 2012.

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Ambulance crews lost ‘two million hours’ to handover delays in a year

Ambulance chiefs say urgent needed to reduce delays and help speed up response times

Evening Standard

‘Millions of women and girls suffer severe pain’ during periods – research finds

Health charity Wellbeing of Women say symptoms are normalised far too often.

The Independent UK

‘Our health data is about to flow more freely, like it or not’: big tech’s plans for the NHS

The long read: The government is about to award a £480m contract to build a vast new database of patient data. But if people don’t trust it, they’ll opt out – I know, because I felt I had to

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Hope for thousands as NHS approves drug for acute migraine

First and only Nice-recommended medicine could ‘alleviate misery’ of condition in England and Wales

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NHS winter resilience fund announced by Government

It comes amid rising concerns about how the NHS will cope over winter.

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NHS reliance on paper notes ‘stopping trusts from realising full potential’

A British Medical Journal article said the ‘continued reliance on paper is less safe and efficient’ than electronic systems.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak blocked rebuild of hospitals riddled with crumbling concrete

Exclusive: Delay to work on five buildings in 2020 led to warnings of ‘catastrophic’ safety risk

The Guardian - UK

All Welsh health boards placed on enhanced monitoring amid deficit concerns

Health minister Eluned Morgan said the boards had been unable to submit financially balanced mid-term plans.

The Independent UK

‘We’re cutting NHS waiting times’, claims health minister despite record lists

A minister has claimed the Government is making “good progress” on NHS waiting lists, despite a record numbers of people waiting to start routine hospital treatment in England.

Evening Standard

Recession 'can't be ruled out' as UK economy shrinks at quickest pace in seven months

THERE are renewed concerns that the UK could be facing a recession as the latest figures show the

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Sister of roofer left in coma after pub fight accuses High Court of ‘playing god’ with his life

Exclusive: Andy Casey’s family believe he still responds to pain and his favourite music but have lost a High Court battle to keep him alive

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Maternity services at Nottingham NHS trust no longer ‘inadequate’, says watchdog

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust said it was committed to making further improvements.

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NHS ‘not sufficiently resilient’, says top medic as winter plans discussed

NHS England said teams across the service had been planning for a ‘busy’ winter period since the start of summer.

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Midwife education facing ‘unprecedented’ challenges

The Royal College of Midwives is now calling for ‘substantial and sustained investment’ in higher education.

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The pensions triple lock has been halted before – just not this close to an election

The formula was temporarily stopped after the Covid lockdown but doing so again may upset pensioners at the ballot box

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Third of UK medical students get no sexual misconduct training, study finds

Research also finds there is no standardisation of training on subject across medical universities

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Two in five inpatients in England report health decline while on NHS waiting list

New CQC report also finds growing number of patients think there are too few nurses to care for them

The Independent UK

Call for inquiry after survey finds female surgeons sexually assaulted in NHS

A survey by the British Journal of Surgery found 29% of women working in surgery who responded had experienced unwanted physical advances at work.

The Independent UK

Ministers discuss winter preparations amid NHS pressures and high energy bills

Waiting times in the health service and energy security were among issues on the agenda at the Tuesday meeting.

Evening Standard

Are disposable vapes going to be banned? Studies reveal alarming rise in vaping among Brits

Record levels of people in the UK use vaping products – but what could next year’s ban mean?

Evening Standard

OPINION - Suella Braverman is right: ban the bully XL dog now

There are few things that can come close to being described as a national religion in the UK. The NHS is, of course, the mostly commonly cited example, but I’d hazard a guess that another issue evokes a loyalty on a similarly visceral level — dogs.

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