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Did you hear the one about the doctor who went into standup? Meet the medics who love to make you laugh

Whether it’s for light relief from a stressful day job or to make a political point, a surprising number of doctors are swapping the stethoscope for the microphone, says Elle Hunt

The Guardian - UK

Revolutionary genetic treatment cures 13-year-old's 'incurable' cancer

Scientists say without the treatment, Alyssa's only option would have been palliative care after exhausting chemotherapy and bone marrow transplant treatments.

Daily Record

Ministers refuse to negotiate with nurses on pay to prevent NHS strikes

Government rebuffs union offer to suspend action in return for talks, saying it can’t depart from review body’s recommendation

The Guardian - UK

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Tory refusal to discuss pay a 'complete joke' - despite union offer to pause strike

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said the Government was 'spoiling for a fight' and claimed it was cynically planning to shift responsibility for 'an NHS crisis which is squarely their fault'

Daily Mirror

Senior Labour frontbencher launches attack on health union

THE British Medical Association (BMA) has criticised the “disappointing” comments from Labour’s shadow health secretary after he launched an…

The National (Scotland)

Can adults get Strep A? Cases rise across UK as 16 children die from infection

Scarlet fever is more common in children but adults can also contract the bacterial infection

The Independent UK

Ministers accused of ‘dangerous’ stance after they refuse to negotiate pay with nurses to prevent strikes

Nursing leaders have offered to suspend Thursday’s industrial action in return for talks

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Doctors ‘incredibly disappointed’ after Streeting takes aim at ‘hostile’ BMA

The shadow health secretary said that Labour will not have a ‘something-for-nothing culture in the NHS’.

The Independent UK

NHS chief warns nurse strike could make waiting times longer

Up to 100,000 Royal College of Nursing (RCN) members will strike on Thursday for the first time in the union’s 126-year history

Evening Standard

Private ultrasound clinics in the UK are profiting from our anxiety

Unregulated ultrasound clinics run without proper training are making money out of maternal fears

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view on why public sector workers deserve a fair pay deal and have no choice but to strike

The government has failed to raise real-term wages for years and is now refusing to negotiate

The Guardian - UK

Northumbria Healthcare NHS staff 'tired and stretched' with A&E attendances at record levels

It comes ahead of what is expected to be a difficult winter period for the health service nationally

Chronicle Live

'We never got to marry because my partner died weeks after doctors realised what was wrong'

Stuart's fiancée and mum have begun a complaints process with the health board after claiming his diagnosis was initially missed

Wales Online

Boss of Glasgow-based call centre lived life of luxury as staff lost jobs weeks before Christmas

David Harper was the boss of Glasgow-based Go-centric, which collapsed this month, leaving 650 staff – who were paid about £9 an hour – out of work.

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Daily Mirror

Casualty fans 'gutted' that 'important' episode aired during England's latest match

The BBC aired an improvised episode of Casualty this evening which has attracted widespread praise from viewers, though some are concerned the World Cup will have limited its reach tonight

Belfast Live

Meet the Derry company tackling the NHS mental health waiting list crisis

"Not having access to the right support can have severe impacts on people’s lives."

The Independent UK

Unions clash with Health Secretary who warns of ‘significant’ strike risks

The Royal College of Nursing on Saturday offered to “press pause” on planned strike action if Steve Barclay agreed to negotiate properly on pay.

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting hits out at BMA as he pledges to take on ‘vested interests’

The Labour MP hit out at the BMA trade union, which represents doctors and medical students.

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'I was told I had two years to live - I'm still here five years later'

Mum-of-two Gemma Ellis was told by doctors that she was terminally ill back in 2017

Wales Online

BBC Casualty viewers react to 'hard hitting' improvised episode

The medical drama threw away the scripts to highlight the struggles of paramedics up and down the country

Daily Mirror

Brit teacher, 26, facing costly cancer battle while under strict Covid lockdown in China

Matty Read's hopes of earning money for a house have been dashed and he now finds himself with serious financial issues as his medical insurance does not cover treatment of the uncommon cancer

Daily Mirror

Tory Steve Barclay to stub out plan to make Britain tobacco free by 2030

Whitehall sources say he is abandoning the scheme to raise the legal age for buying tobacco one year every year until no-one was able to buy cigarettes at all

Daily Mirror

Nurses' union offers to pause NHS strikes if Health Secretary agrees to pay talks

In a statement, Royal College of Nurses (RCN) general secretary Pat Cullen called on Steve Barclay to engage, saying: "Negotiate with nurses and avoid this strike. Five times my offer to negotiate has been turned down"

The Guardian - UK

Exclusive: health unions offer to pause NHS strikes if government join pay talks

Royal College of Nursing and Unison call on health secretary to negotiate with them to avoid action at Christmas and new year

The Guardian - UK

Matt Hancock, hero of the pandemic? NHS staff would laugh if it weren’t a tragedy

In a new book, the former health secretary blames everyone but himself for Covid. It’s disgusting

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