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NHS medical negligence liabilities hit £60bn amid surge in maternity payouts

Audit finds average childbirth injury case costs more than £11m to settle as watchdog urges stronger safety measures

The Guardian - UK

NHS’s total liabilities for medical negligence hit £60bn

Clinical negligence is the second largest liability on the Government balance sheet after nuclear decommissioning.

The Independent UK

NHS medical negligence costs hit £60 billion as childbirth injury payouts surge

The yearly cost of settling clinical negligence claims has more than tripled over the past two decades

The Independent UK

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Baby Freddie’s ‘completely out of the blue’ cancer detected by genetic screening

The family were taking part in a study which is screening newborn babies in England for dozens of genetic conditions.

The Independent UK

Baby diagnosed ‘completely out of the blue’ with rare cancer in genetic screening

The study will help inform the Government’s long-term ambition to offer genomic sequencing to all newborns

The Independent UK

Warning after ‘King Kong’ of weight-loss jabs found being sold illegally on social media

Former Big Brother housemate says she thought she was ‘going to die’ after buying weight-loss jab from TikTok

The Independent UK

Age against the machine: what I learned after stripping down for a full body scan

Spa-like health centres scour every inch of our bodies in an attempt to extend life. But is this just another way of delaying the inevitable?

The Guardian - UK

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Labour begins charm offensive to win over MPs sceptical of digital ID plans

Party tries to reassure its MPs about proposed scheme and gather ideas on how it could improve public services

The Guardian - UK

Written complaints to NHS in England rises to new record high

Some 256,777 complaints were made to the NHS in 2024/25, up from 241,922 a year earlier.

Evening Standard

Written complaints to NHS in England surge to record high

One charity figure said the record number of NHS complaints ‘should be a wake-up call’

The Independent UK

Starmer orders NHS antisemitism review after ‘clear cases not dealt with adequately’

Prime minister also announces £10m funding to provide security for Jewish amenities, including synagogues and schools

The Guardian - UK

Starmer orders review of antisemitism in NHS as part of wider crackdown

The Prime Minister said the review would be led by the Government’s independent adviser on antisemitism Lord John Mann.

The Independent UK

Maintenance backlog for ‘decrepit’ NHS buildings jumps to almost £16 billion

Experts warned the health service can not ‘keep wasting money propping up ageing buildings not fit for purpose’.

Evening Standard

Huge demand for popular new drug behind long NHS waiting lists

Some groups are waiting more than a year for crucial exams

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Who’s to blame for the NHS’s blame culture?

Letters: Dr David Zigmond, Dr Richard Sloan, Dr Eric Watts and Dr Ian Freeman respond to an article by the former health secretary Jeremy Hunt

The Guardian - UK

Don’t give in to big pharma on drug pricing

Letter: Drug manufacturers may lament the UK’s drug prices, writes Simon Dixon, but the NHS should celebrate them

The Independent UK

Voices: ‘Such a shock’: Readers reveal what it’s like to learn a life-changing diagnosis by text

YOUR VIEWS: Our community has shared stories of impersonal diagnoses and overstretched services, agreeing that while digital updates can improve efficiency, compassion and communication must remain at the heart of NHS care

The Independent UK

These men are at high risk for prostate cancer – so why aren’t they being screened?

With the backing of Rishi Sunak, Prostate Cancer UK published a report to the national screening committee back in 2022 in support of a targeted program for men at ‘high risk’. So, who are they – and will the government listen? Rebecca Thomas reports

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Evening Standard

BBC presenter Owain Wyn Evans praises NHS after emergency gallbladder surgery

The Radio 2 favourite shared photos from his hospital bed and at home as stars from Zoe Ball to Sara Cox sent messages of support

The Independent UK

Mother who lost her first two babies during pregnancy says exercise ‘saved her’

Jade Millner found solace in her grief though fitness and exercise

The Independent UK

BBC star Owain Wyn Evans taking time off to recover after undergoing gallbladder surgery

Broadcaster says ‘we’re lucky to have NHS’ as he’s flooded with well wishes from other famous faces

The Guardian - UK

UK must prepare buildings for 2C rise in global temperature, government told

Climate advisers warn that current plans to protect against extreme weather are inadequate

The Guardian - UK

‘You are constantly told you are evil’: inside the lives of diagnosed narcissists

Few psychiatric conditions are as stigmatised or as misunderstood as narcissistic personality disorder. Here’s how it can damage careers and relationships – even before prejudice takes its toll

The Independent UK

Group singing can alleviate symptoms of postnatal depression – study

A significant number of new mothers are affected by the condition.

The Guardian - UK

Late-night pub openings aren’t in the right spirit

Letters: Readers respond to government plans for extending pub hours, highlighting the financial and health costs

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