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Britain is braced for a winter of strikes – yet a public backlash just hasn’t happened

Support for public sector workers shows that people realise the government’s in the wrong, not exhausted nurses, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff

The Guardian - UK

Dumbarton pensioner slams Scottish Government after she was denied breast screening appointment

The 77-year-old contacted MSP Jackie Baillie after she was told she couldn’t have a mammogram due to her age.

Daily Record

Christmas day mental health walk to go ahead in Heaton Park and Jesmond Dene

The walk, organised by Alex Wright, is aiming to help anyone who is alone on Christmas Day, feels lonely, or needs some mental health headspace

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Asda extends scheme that gives 10% off weekly shops

Blue Light card holders can still claim the money off their Asda shop for a few months yet

Wales Online

Urgent care patients facing five-hour ambulance waits in London

Exclusive: Centres across London closed yesterday as they reached ‘full capacity’

The Independent UK

Strep A antibiotic deliveries sped up amid fears in NHS of local shortages

Fifteen children have now died in the UK after being infected with bacteria

The Independent UK

Danniella Westbrook given heart attack warning after Strep A hospital scare

The actor urged anyone with a ‘flu bug and tight chest’ to call an ambulance

The Independent UK

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There’s a nursing crisis in the NHS — here is what I would do about it

Britain is facing an era of strikes not seen for a generation. There are walkouts every day until Christmas and during it. Most worryingly, The Royal College of Nursing strikes begin on December 15 at half of all NHS Trusts. The Royal College of Midwives opened a ballot last month,…

Evening Standard

Brave Gateshead girl, 10, wins award after 999 call to help epileptic sister

Lucia Charlton stayed calm as she called the ambulance for her sister while she was having a seizure

Chronicle Live

Lockerbie and Moffat patients "left in limbo" after GP services withdrawn

NHS Dumfries and Galloway announced this week Alba Medical Group, which only started running the sites in April, is leaving when its contract expires on May 31 next year.

Daily Record

Revealed: the full inside story of the Michelle Mone PPE scandal

PPE Medpro and supply chain partners made as much as £100m in profits; Tory peer and husband now selling yacht and homes

The Guardian - UK

Woman left waiting for 48 hours in A&E ordeal had to buy bread with other patients

Tracey Elliott, 55, said she endured a horrific 48-hour ordeal while fearing she would be left permanently damaged after an emergency referral to Wythenshawe Hospital

Daily Mirror

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

NHS advice to Glasgow parents as Strep A UK death toll rises to 15

Local health chiefs would not confirm if there are any Strep A cases in schools and nurseries in Glasgow, but Public Health Scotland say infections have been rising since October.

Glasgow Live

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The Independent UK

Nurses, trains and Royal Mail: Every strike planned in run up to Christmas

From ambulances to buses and postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action in Britain’s new ‘winter of discontent’

Wales Online

'I'm heartbroken, every year I go to her grave' Mum urges parents to watch out for Strep A symptoms after baby's death

Karen Aldred's nine-month-old daughter Megan Barber died of Strep A in 1998, she wants to warn parents of the symptoms

Wales Online

'My son caught scarlet fever and was almost left with permanent damage to his kidneys'

The mum wants to raise awareness of other implications scarlet fever can have on children after her son nearly suffered permanent kidney damage

The Independent UK

UK strikes timeline: How December’s industrial action will affect you

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

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Manchester Evening News

Thousands wait more than 12 hours in Greater Manchester A&Es as NHS faces 'perfect storm'

Data has been released by the NHS

The Independent UK

Strep A cases in your area as UK infections rise 30 per cent

Infections have been found around the country, as authorities warn parents to be vigilant

The Independent UK

Mother with terminal breast cancer reveals little-known symptom everyone should know

Brave Gemma Ellis, 39, was given a terminal diagnosis in 2017 without ever finding the kind of lump that is typical for advanced breast cancer patients

Daily Mirror

Strep A tests free in Wales but not offered by NHS England due to lack of funding

A lateral flow test that can quickly detect Strep A, which has now killed 15 children in the UK, is available for free by the NHS in Wales but not in England due to a lack of funding, it is reported

The Independent UK

Strep A news – live: Emergency department flooding with children as death toll climbs to 15

About one-third of patients wait more than four hours to be seen

Chronicle Live

Study shows mental health support for farmers needs radical overhaul

Farmers and farm workers have reported increased levels of stress, anxiety, depression and suicidal feelings since the Coronavirus pandemic

Daily Mirror

'Landmark' breast cancer drug will extend lives of thousands of sufferers

Capivasertib, a breakthrough breast cancer drug, extends the lives of patients and was hailed as a 'landmark moment' in medicine - it could be rolled out on the NHS in the next few years

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