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Heart attack victims in Bristol are left waiting over an hour for an ambulance on average

The south west has some of the longest ambulance waiting times in the country

Bristol Post

'Hands off our hospital': Bob Shields says as NHS bosses deny Ayr service changes

Questions over the 'running down of services' at Ayr Hospital have been raised, writes Bob Shields.

Daily Record

West Dunbartonshire children with undiagnosed mental health conditions are 'falling through the cracks'

It was revealed that young people referred to specialist mental health services in West Dunbartonshire could be waiting up to two years before they receive treatment.

Daily Record

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4 warning signs of lung cancer the NHS doesn’t want you to ignore

Anyone experiencing symptoms should see a GP immediately

The Independent UK

Five early signs of pancreatic cancer as man battles disease for a second time

After having pancreatic cancer twice, Charles Czajkowski is dedicating the rest of his life to raising awareness of the early symptoms

The Independent UK

Nurses strikes: Full list of NHS hospitals where 100,000 staff have voted for industrial action

In total, 44 out of 219 NHS trusts in England face strike action from nursing staff next week

The Independent UK

What ambulance strike means for calls, response times and staffing

Ambulance strikes could “make response times incredibly stretched”, NHS Providers chief Saffron Cordery said

The Independent UK

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Nurses, Royal Mail and even coffin-makers: Every strike likely to affect UK by end of 2022

From nursing to postal deliveries, few public services will be unaffected by industrial action this winter

The Independent UK

Navigating the NHS: How patients are affected by delays

Years of under-investment and then the shock of the Covid pandemic has left many areas in the NHS struggling. This interactive shows how delays can affect four different patients

The Guardian - UK

'My son died two days after Christmas – he never got to see his presents'

In memory of three-year-old Joseph mum Katy Yeandle and her family have launched a charity called Joseph’s Smile

Wales Online

British army could be overstretched by stepping in during strikes, says Labour

Party also questions whether troops would ‘bail out failing services rather than provide emergency back-up’

The Guardian - UK

Children's hospital in Bristol sees huge demand as mum reports 'queues in corridor'

The hospital is seeing "exceptionally high numbers of babies and children with winter viral respiratory conditions"

Bristol Post

Nurse explains why she is going on strike

The Liverpool nurse said she had heard of nurses who can't afford Christmas presents for their kids

Liverpool Echo

Over 150 undiagnosed HIV patients in London discovered thanks to opt-out NHS testing

Programme of routine testing in emergency departments began in April this year

Evening Standard

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Manchester Evening News

Seriously ill patients waiting for ambulances, queues outside hospitals, and now strikes - paramedics tell us why they are walking out

SPECIAL REPORT: Paramedics know they will face criticism for striking as the NHS heads into a difficult winter, but patient safety will only continue to decline if nothing is done, they tell the M.E.N.

The Guardian - UK

The month in UK strikes: a calendar of December’s planned stoppages

A tally of strikes announced by health workers, firefighters, teachers, lecturers, civil servants and transport, postal and security workers

Daily Mirror

Families given compensation over 'Morgue Monster' David Fuller murder case

David Fuller, a hospital electrician and and dad of four, 67, murdered two women and abused over 100 corpses, and pay-outs could be forthcoming totalling more than £6million

The Guardian - UK

NHS set to grind to a halt on 20 December in coordinated strike

Plan would see nurses, ambulance workers and hospital staff join industrial action in England and Wales

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The Guardian - UK

Blaming public sector staff for the failings of politicians is infuriating

Letters: Yvonne Williams, Tim Pollard and Corinna Pollard respond to an article by Simon Jenkins which accused the sector of resisting change

Wales Online

Welsh primary school pupil dies after contracting invasive Strep A infection

A group of people have been told to contact their GP if their child develops symptoms following the tragic death of a pupil at Victoria Primary School in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan

Nottingham Post

Nottinghamshire GPs say NHS is 'on its knees' and voice fears for patients' safety

The Nottinghamshire doctors say in a letter to patients: 'It has become impossible to deliver a service that does no harm'

The Guardian - UK

Urgent question on railways chaos sends the Tories running for the hills

As frustration builds over failing services, the government accepted something must be done. They just don’t know what

The Independent UK

Drakeford and Price hail ‘real progress’ in first year of co-operation agreement

But the Welsh Conservatives said the deal should be scrapped as it is not delivering on people’s needs.

The Conversation

Experimental Alzheimer's drug shows promise – but there are many hurdles still to overcome

The first drug that can slow the rate of decline in Alzheimer’s patients has been found. The experimental drug, called lecanemab, is an antibody that targets the toxic clumps of amyloid protein associated with the mind-robbing disease. While these results are cause for celebration, there are still significant questions about…

The National (Scotland)

Kirsty Strickland: Sturgeon and Sarwar clash over cancer services in punchy FMQs

JUST before FMQs on Thursday, we learnt that Ian Blackford plans to stand down as SNP group leader at Westminster.

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