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NHS services ‘close to failure’ as patients wait months for diagnostic tests

Children in specialist hospitals are among those waiting longer than the target six weeks

The Independent UK

How to prevent varicose veins and how to stop them getting worse

Varicose veins can cause itchiness, pain, burning, throbbing and low self-esteem in those who have them

Liverpool Echo

The strikes are a baleful legacy of a 12-year obsession with tax cuts and a small state

David Cameron first took aim at public sector workers in 2010. Continued Conservative policies have brought them to their knees

The Guardian - UK

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Covid warning for people seeing vulnerable loved ones at Christmas as hospitalisations surge

The growing hospitalisations spell disaster for an already ‘creaking’ NHS, experts warn

The Independent UK

‘We didn’t vote for this’: anger over Brexit failures is haunting the Tories

All along the red wall, those who gave the Conservatives their election victory in 2019 feel betrayed, with some turning to the Reform UK party to deliver on policies such as immigration

The Guardian - UK

TikToker shares how long caffeine stays in your body and people can't believe it

Owen Newland revealed how long it takes for the stimulant to leave the body

Liverpool Echo

UK Government forced to call on army for help amid widespread strikes

THE army is being sent in to cover for ambulance staff in England and border staff across the UK as ministers seek to ensure public safety in the…

The National (Scotland)

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Scots nurse who became face of 1980s pay dispute with Thatcher throws support behind possible NHS strikes

Shirley Lawson has blasted the governments who haven't delivered on pay promises.

Daily Record

Praise for 'lovely and helpful' staff in reviews of Queen's Medical Centre

Thousands of people have been cared for over the years

Nottingham Post

Troops are not ‘spare capacity’ says defence chief as ministers arrange strike cover

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says the military is 'busy' as the Government prepares to deploy 1,200 forces personnel to cover for striking public sector staff

Wales Online

Army to cover for striking ambulance and border workers as NHS unions ‘offer way out’

Military chief speaks out as 1,200 personnel drafted to prop up public sector

The Independent UK

Defence chief says troops are not ‘spare capacity’ as ministers draft strike cover

Admiral Sir Tony Radakin says armed forces need to focus on their ‘primary role’.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Brits told dial 999 only if their lives are at risk in run up to Christmas

Their dire warning comes as 100,000 nurses begin their second 24 hour strike on Tuesday and ambulance crews walk out the following day

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Daily Mirror

'NHS is there to help us stay well and heal us - but the system is collapsing'

The NHS is there to help us stay well and heal us when we are sick, and if it needs a leg up from private hospitals to fulfil those core functions, then so be it

Daily Mirror

Rishi Sunak handed 48-hour ultimatum to stop more nurses strikes in January

Thousands of nurses battling for a pay rise will walk out again in 2023 if the Government does not offer them a fresh deal in the next two days, after Health Secretary says demands are 'unaffordable'

The Guardian - UK

How will the NHS strikes affect you?

Ambulance workers and nurses are taking action in England, Wales and Northern Ireland. Here’s what to expect

The Guardian - UK

Nurses pledge tougher new strikes as NHS crisis deepens

Nursing union gives ministers until Thursday to open pay talks as first signs emerge of bid to end dispute and prevent NHS collapse

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Daily Mirror

Wes Streeting vows to cut NHS waiting lists by 233,000 with private hospital plan

The bold pledge by the no-nonsense Labour shadow Health Secretary came as he gave the NHS seven years to “reform or die” predicting it would not survive if the Tories win another term in office

Daily Mirror

Tory pledge to stop cheap alcohol being sold in supermarkets branded a failure

Launching his crackdown in 2012, former Prime Minister David Cameron said treating alcohol problems or the victims of drunken attacks costs the NHS £90 for every taxpayer – £2.7billion a year

Daily Mirror

Cancer patient whose operation was axed due to strike will join nurses on picket line

Bethann Siviter had her operation cancelled just 20 minutes before was due to leave for hospital, but the former nurse says she will join the picket line on Tuesday

The National (Scotland)

Unionist parties fume over SNP's 'needless' 2023 independence conference

THE SNP have announced plans to hold an emergency conference in early 2023 – and the Unionists are fuming ...

The Guardian - UK

Public support for nurses’ strike piles pressure on Sunak and divides Tories

Observer poll shows 60% of public back strike, with some Conservatives urging PM to give ground to nurses while others demand he hold firm

The Guardian - UK

Patients forced to wait months for vital NHS diagnostic tests

Doctors warn that some services are ‘close to failure’ as tens of thousands endure delays beyond 13 weeks

Chronicle Live

Surge in Brits hit by winter lurgy that 'feels like Covid' but isn't

People have reported experiencing symptoms for several weeks including a cough, blocked nose and headache despite testing negative

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