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"I am sorry" - Health Secretary Humza Yousaf apologies for ambulance and treatment waits for Scots

Yousaf told the Record in an exclusive interview that the waiting lists are "unacceptable" - and apologised

Daily Record

Humza Yousaf is right to apologise for growing crisis in the NHS

Record View says that, while an apology is welcome, it is disheartening to learn the NHS crisis will take years to fix.

Daily Record

People getting sicker due to cost-of-living crisis and spending cuts, report BMA

Study suggests the health of the nation is being made worse by poverty, poor housing, a lack of heating and missing meals

Wales Online

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AI and robots used to enable faster detection of UTIs

Researchers from both Edinburgh University and Heriot-Watt University are working on the project.

The Independent UK

People getting sicker due to spending cuts and rising cost of living – doctors

Around half of GP appointments are taken up with often preventable, long-term conditions.

The Independent UK

NHS ‘winter war rooms’ go live across England

More than 40 NHS ‘traffic control centres’ have gone live with the aim of getting patients into beds more quickly and managing demand.

The Independent UK

Independent inquiry over death of boy, 5, sent home from hospital

Family say Yusuf Mahmud Nazir died from pneumonia due to a lack of beds at Rotherham general hospital

The Guardian - UK

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Parents told to throw away banned product immediately as it could seriously harm or kill babies

The Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS) has issued an urgent safety alert

Manchester Evening News

London bus strike called off as drivers consider last-minute pay offer

A three day strike of more than 2,000 London bus drivers has been called off after a last-minute pay offer.

Evening Standard

Ambulance workers in GMB and Unite unions vote to strike in pay dispute

The Health Secretary said the demands from unions are not affordable.

The Independent UK

More ambulance workers vote to strike ahead of Christmas over pay and 'staff levels crisis'

NHS chiefs have warned that ambulance services will be 'incredibly stretched' due to the strikes

Manchester Evening News

Fears of Christmas chaos as more workers vote to strike

Ambulance workers, railway staff and security officers plan industrial action in festive season

The Independent UK

Sunak clashes with Starmer over cash given to private schools

Rishi Sunak is facing questions from MPs on Wednesday on his plan to engage with unions as strike action escalates across public services inlcuding health, education and rail. On Wednesday, Royal Mail workers, university lecturers and college staff were all taking part in industrial action as thousands of ambulance workers…

Evening Standard

More ambulance service workers vote for industrial action

Unite announced that its members voted by up to 92% to take action, warning that strikes look set to begin ahead of Christmas.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on NHS strikes: a last resort and a cry of despair

Editorial: Conservatives cannot deflect blame for a crisis that has been building for the 12 years they have been in government

The Guardian - UK

Officials slow to act on Covid contact-tracing warnings, leaked evidence says

Exclusive: Evidence to UK Covid inquiry describes missed chances to improve test-and-trace regime in early days of pandemic

Liverpool Echo

'Chaos' as mum struggles to get GP appointment

The NHS says demand is always higher during winter but services are available

The Guardian - UK

Housing hazards that cost the NHS £1.4bn a year and can be deadly

Letter: There has not been enough investment in ensuring that homes do not threaten the health or life of occupiers, write Prof David Ormandy and Dr Stephen Battersby

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The Guardian - UK

Care crisis left my brother relying on the kindness of friends and volunteers

Letter: Shelagh Young writes about her brother being left without care, and says that trying to hold local councils or the NHS to account feels futile

Manchester Evening News

A GP, A&E consultant and Manchester’s chief medical officer explain why our NHS is in trouble - and what people can do to speed up their treatment

“You’d expect a lull in the summer, but July became December. All of the emergency departments are full to the rafters”

Chronicle Live

North East Ambulance Service workers vote to strike amid ongoing NHS pay dispute

The announcement comes after the Royal College of Nursing also announced that their NHS nurses in Newcastle, Northumbria, Gateshead trusts will be holding days of industrial action in the lead up to Christmas for the same reason.

Daily Record

Scots mum whose tot developed worrying rash waits 90 minutes on NHS 24 call

Stephanie, who waited a further two hours to be seen in the busy hospital, said she would have attended A&E sooner if she knew the NHS call back would have taken as long.

Liverpool Echo

'Desperate' ambulance staff to strike before Christmas

A GMB spokesperson said: "This is as much about unsafe staffing levels and patient safety as it is about pay"

Nottingham Post

East Midlands Ambulance Service workers vote to strike over pay

Union bosses say ambulance workers and other NHS staff are 'on their knees'

Wales Online

Wales' ambulance workers vote to strike in pay row

Staff at the Welsh Ambulance Service and eight other ambulance trusts have voted to strike over pay offers which the GMB union has described as a 'massive real-terms pay cut'

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