Pensioners called NHS nurse a ‘slave’ and told their dog to kill her in racist park assault Fyona and Michael Bairstow attacked Apple Moorhouse after she told them to put their dog on a lead The Independent UK · Mar 11
Menopausal women who can’t take HRT to be offered new pill to tackle symptoms Many women are unable to take HRT due to existing medical conditions The Independent UK · Mar 11
London mother, 33, dies from sepsis after being prescribed wrong antibiotics Aleisha Rochester, a bank cashier from Croydon, south London, died two weeks after undergoing a routine procedure to remove an abscess from her left armpit Evening Standard · Mar 11
Drug that prevents hot flushes to be available on NHS in England Veoza, also known as fezolinetant, will be offered to women for whom HRT is unsuitable The Guardian - UK · Mar 11
NHS apologises after ‘loving’ young mother dies from sepsis after being given wrong antibiotics Aleisha Rochester likely would have survive if she had been given correct antibiotics, an inquest found The Independent UK · Mar 11
Young mother died from sepsis after being prescribed wrong antibiotics Aleisha Rochester, a bank worker from Croydon, died leaving a son, Xavier, now aged eight. The Independent UK · Mar 11
Weight loss jab ‘may carry higher risk of sudden sight loss’ as new warning issued Wegovy is approved on the NHS to help people lose weight in higher doses The Independent UK · Mar 10
Ministers relaunch controversial digital ID scheme with 'Government by app' prototype Chief Secretary to the Prime Minister Darren Jones unveiled the revamped digital ID programme, which will see services accessed via a “one stop” app Evening Standard · Mar 10
Digital ID build will not be outsourced to private firm, says minister The responsibility for the design, build and running of it will be within Government, according to Darren Jones. Evening Standard · Mar 10
London Legionnaire’s outbreaks under investigation The disease is not usually be passed from person to person The Independent UK · Mar 10
Families welcome appointment of Donna Ockenden to Leeds maternity inquiry Campaigners say Wes Streeting’s decision to name senior midwife as chair will begin to restore trust The Guardian - UK · Mar 10
AI catches aggressive cancer tumour so tiny it was missed by doctors She felt her cancer would not have been found until her next routine mammogram appointment three years later The Independent UK · Mar 10
The blistering speech that tells me Britain’s social care deadlock can finally be broken If anyone can make the public pay for a national care service, it’s Louise Casey, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee The Guardian - UK · Mar 10
Love Island star says cancer-linked pregnancy drug has impacted his health Maxwell Samuda’s grandmother is believed to have taken diethylstilbestrol, known as DES, more than 50 years ago. Evening Standard · Mar 10
Evening Standard · Mar 9 Young Londoners call for 'bleed kits' to be trialled on high-risk bus routes and at bus stations Areas such as Croydon, Hackney and Stratford suggested for pilot scheme - but TfL warns of danger if kits are used incorrectly
The Independent UK · Mar 9 NHS orders hundreds of patients to be removed from crisis-hit hospital following string of police investigations Health chiefs want 287 inpatients to be removed from one of the sites run by St Andrew’s Healthcare
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9 Almost a third of people in England use private dentists amid NHS dental crisis Exclusive: Watchdog finds sharp rise in number of poorer households forced to pay for fillings and extractions
The Independent UK · Mar 9 Call the Midwife fans praise ‘beautiful’ finale after beloved character’s shock death The series 15 finale of Call the Midwife featured the emotional death of Sister Monica Joan, a beloved character for 14 years, after her health deteriorated and she decided to stop her medication. Her passing was depicted with a poignant vision of Sister Evangelina, who guided her into the afterlife,…
Marie Claire · Mar 9 As "Trimester Zero" Trends - Is Our Obsession With Optimising Our Fertility Helpful or Harmful? In a word that tracks everything, has fertility become the next thing to optimise?
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9 Monday briefing: How are Iranians abroad grappling with loss and uncertainty from afar? In today’s newsletter: Across the Iranian diaspora, reactions to the escalating conflict reveal a complex mix of fear, grief and deep political ambivalence
The Independent UK · Mar 9 Cancer death rates hit historic new low across the UK, study shows Cancer Research UK data suggests death rates have fallen by 11 per cent
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9 NHS England pauses new referrals for masculinising or feminising hormone treatment in under-18s Review finds evidence does not back use of treatment for 16 and 17-year-olds with gender incongruence or dysphoria
The Guardian - UK · Mar 9 Cancer death rate in Britain down by almost a third since 1980s Huge improvements in prevention, diagnosis and treatment have driven the fall, Cancer Research UK says
Evening Standard · Mar 9 Gender-affirming hormone treatment for children halted by NHS The treatment has been available on the NHS for 16 and 17-year-olds with a diagnosis of gender dysphoria but is being paused from Monday.
The Guardian - UK · Mar 8 Martha’s rule may have saved 400 lives so far in England, figures show Exclusive: System brought in after death of 13-year-old is helping ‘transform culture’ of NHS, says patient safety director