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What the papers say – April 19

Starmer’s NHS warning among wide range of lead stories.

The Independent UK

Patients left waiting on trolleys for four days due to ‘unsafe’ staffing levels, report finds

Birmingham hospital issued formal warning over lack of medical staff

The Independent UK

Nanny statism fears behind UK’s 30-year failure to tackle obesity, report says

IfG says Labour and Conservative governments have shied away from addressing subject seen as a minefield

The Guardian - UK

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Hundreds of British people are needlessly going blind. Why?

Patients on long waiting lists are losing their sight unnecessarily, while eye doctors are powerless to help in the face of Tory cuts and neglect, says Devi Sridhar, chair of global public health at Edinburgh University

The Guardian - UK

People ‘praying they don’t fall ill or suffer an accident,’ says Labour

It comes as new figures show the longest wait times for 999 ambulance calls in December

The Independent UK

Newcastle mental health wards 'not fit for purpose' warns regulator as NHS trust told it must improve

Mental health wards at the Hadrian Clinic have been slammed as 'not fit for purpose'.

Chronicle Live

UK 'faces higher taxes' as successive PMs have been 'too squeamish' to tackle obesity

The Institute for Government warned that a repeated failure to tackle the obesity epidemic will result in higher taxes and spending - with the problem already costing the NHS £6.5billion every year

Daily Mirror

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Experts call for tobacco levy to help nation become smoke-free

The Government’s current plans are ‘nowhere near enough’, a letter signed by health charities and medical Royal Colleges says.

The Independent UK

Warnings parts of England becoming ‘dental deserts’ due to NHS dentist shortage

The Liberal Democrats said the scarcity of NHS dental appointments is forcing people to resort to ‘DIY dentistry’.

The Independent UK

Government ‘squeamishness’ over tackling obesity ‘will lead to higher taxes’

The Institute for Government said rising UK obesity rates are harming people’s health, burdening the NHS and seriously damaging the economy.

The Independent UK

Starmer: Labour would bring back Blair-style NHS targets to fix ‘broken’ system

The opposition leader used interviews with two newspapers to set out his vision for ‘reform and rebuilding’ of healthcare.

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer says NHS is ‘broken’ and in jeopardy under Tories

Research by Labour shows 4.5 million in England went to A&E last year due to lack of GP appointments

The Guardian - UK

People ‘praying they don’t fall ill or suffer an accident’ – Labour

It comes as new figures show the longest wait times for 999 ambulance calls in December.

The Independent UK

Patients waiting up to an hour and a half for 999 calls to be answered, figures show

Those phoning 111 are waiting up to three hours before the phone is picked up, data shows

The Independent UK

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Manchester Evening News

Woman left fighting for life after flesh-eating disease tore through limbs

Emma Doherty was told she had just 0.02 per cent chance of survival

Chronicle Live

What are shingles? As Holly Willoughby is kept off TV by painful condition

Approximately one in four adults experience shingles throughout their lifetime. Here's what the virus is and what can be done about it.

Manchester Evening News

Anger, apathy, anxiety and Salford's north-south divide

Mixed feelings ahead of local elections, amid concern over new photo ID

Daily Record

Questions over Falkirk health care underspend as GPs under 'extreme pressure'

Much of the money has been pledged to improve community services but remains unspent

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Edinburgh Live

Heartbroken Edinburgh dad 'lost precious time' trying to find treatment for son's cancer

"He started this treatment in Seattle much later than he would’ve if we had trials being funded in the UK, and that could’ve made all the difference - we’ll never know!"

Daily Mirror

Girl, 17, dies from rare reaction to NHS drug - as coroner warns 'more will die'

The teenager suffered an 'unpredictable' fatal anaphylactic reaction a common anaesthetic after she was given the drug following a routine procedure to remove her tonsils with the NHS in Reading, Berkshire

Nottingham Post

EastEnders star Michelle Collins gives update after hospital visit and 'worrying time'

The former EastEnders and Coronation Street star also praised the NHS

The Independent UK

Food banks in hospitals now the norm, say nurses

A union official said the NHS has reached a ‘boiling point’.

Evening Standard

OPINION - We must give doctors and nurses what they want to save our NHS

Over the past few months we have watched more and more public-sector workers take to the streets demanding better pay for the critical work they do that keeps this country running.

Chronicle Live

North East families could be missing out on £3m in free fruit and veg as MP calls to tackle child poverty

Hundreds of North East families aren't claiming money they're entitled to for fruit and veg - and MP Emma Lewell Buck wants to see changes to help tackle rising child poverty

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf relaunch speech 'torpedoed' by latest arrest in SNP finances investigation

Colin Beattie, the SNP national treasurer, is the second person to be arrested as part of a long-running investigation into SNP finances.

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