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UK summer of unrest? Strikes in the air from barristers to NHS

Several professions could be about to follow rail workers in striking, but reasons and plans vary

The Guardian - UK

The rail strikes are just the start. Tory cruelty has left workers no choice but to fight back

Johnson will scapegoat the unions, but after 12 years of frozen and falling wages, their members can’t afford another pay cut, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK

Why care home staff in the UK are at breaking point

Since the post-COVID reopening of the economy, staffing shortages in the care sector in England have been of increasing concern. In October 2021, British charity Skills for Care warned that, at 8.2%, adult social care vacancy rates in England were exceeding pre-pandemic levels (which in 2019, stood at 8%). That…

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Cervical Screening Awareness Week 2022: Why are smear tests important and what can you expect?

In the UK, 1 in 4 people invited for a smear test don’t go to their appointment.

Evening Standard

Britain’s mental health faces ‘threat of pandemic proportions’ from cost of living crisis

Royal College of Psychiatrists says £300m is needed to fund and prepare mental health services for ‘unprecedented challenge’ ahead

The Independent UK

NHS Lanarkshire consultant urges women to get their smear as it could save lives

The move comes during Cervical Screening Awareness Week, from June 20 to 26, which urges more women to have a smear test.

Daily Record

Jeremy Hunt reveals he had cancer and says his entire family battled the disease

'I have had a minor one [cancer diagnosis] myself which has fortunately been resolved,' the former Health Secretary said

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Tuberculosis warning symptoms as one person dies from TB and three others infected

Here is everything you need to know about TB and its symptoms.

Daily Record

Boris Johnson undergoes 'minor' NHS operation as Dominic Raab 'put in charge'

The Prime Minister is resting after undergoing a sinus operation which took place earlier today.

Daily Record

Keir Starmer slated as he moves to rule out freedom of movement

LABOUR have been branded “just as bad as the Tories on Brexit” after it was reported Keir Starmer is set to rule out a return to freedom of…

The National (Scotland)

Cost-of-living crisis ‘poses threat of pandemic proportions’ to mental health

Mental health referrals hit record levels of 4.3m last year and there is a backlog of 1.4m people waiting to start treatment.

The Independent UK

New technology could help type 2 diabetes patients lose weight in their sleep

A study is investigating whether sleeping in special tents, creating an environment of lower oxygen, is effective at improving blood glucose control.

The Independent UK

Lanarkshire woman raising money for microprocessor leg after cancer battle

Rebekah Laverty has endured a six-month battle with the disease.

Daily Record

Teachers and nurses may join rail workers in next stage of strikes

The railways will be shutting down for three days this week but industrial action could also be taken by teachers and nurses demanding fair pay

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Liverpool Echo

What are the health impacts of not getting enough sleep

"Sleeping five hours or less a night has been found to increase mortality from all causes by around 15%"

The National (Scotland)

My children's deaths showed me assisted suicide is unnecessary, Dennis Canavan says

FORMER MSP and Yes Scotland chair Dennis Canavan has spoken out against plans to legislate for assisted suicide in Scotland, saying his children’s…

The Independent UK

Desperate couple with long Covid planned suicide as ‘neglected’ sufferers struggle

Anxiety and depression are much more prevalent in people suffering from long-term Covid symptoms than the general public, research has shown

Daily Record

Former Scots MP says assisted suicide not needed to 'ensure dignity in death'

Dennis Canavan, 79, who later became an independent MSP, said he had “probably had more than my fair share of deaths in my family”.

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Daily Mirror

Rail strikes: Teachers and nurses may join train workers in next stage of walkouts

Union bosses have warned of potential chaos this week on top of the pandemonium already expected in light of the railways shutting down for three days this week

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on ambulance waiting times: signs of a collapsing NHS

Editorial: Paramedics cannot attend health emergencies because they are stuck queueing outside a hospital

The Independent UK

Violence against ambulance staff in England at record high as A&E crisis intensifies

Exclusive: More than 12,000 paramedics were verbally or physically assaulted, or threatened, in the 12 months to April 2022

Chronicle Live

Family desperately trying to raise funds for powerchair for 10-year-old son no longer able to walk

Louis Jackson suffers from Becker muscular dystrophy and is no longer able to walk

Chronicle Live

Meet the man behind some of the most impressive murals in the North East

Andy Morley's business Creative Ginger took off following the coronavirus lockdown

The Guardian - UK

UK government needs long-term plan for higher wages, not a fight with workers

While Boris Johnson plays politics, Britain’s public sector is fraying at the seams

Evening Standard

Train strikes could carry on into the autumn, warns RMT chief

Mick Lynch said there ‘doesn’t seem to be much evidence’ that further strikes can be avoided

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