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Leaked report reveals culture of bullying and harassment at scandal-hit NHS hospital

Exclusive: report into Blackpool Victoria hospital by Royal College of Physicians finds systemic failings have affected patient safety

The Guardian - UK

The NHS must halve waiting lists to meet the government 18-week target, experts warn

The overall NHS waiting list has fallen by almost 16,000 from August to 7.39 million in September – but experts say this is not enough

The Independent UK

NHS ‘cannot continue to ask doctors to perform the impossible’ amid staff shortages

A recent poll suggested that a lack of senior doctors on duty is negatively impacting patient care

The Independent UK

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Medical bodies tell peers assisted dying should be separate service

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is being subjected to further scrutiny by a select committee.

Evening Standard

Corridor care is an ‘everyday reality’ not confined to winter, doctors warn

Some medics have said they considered early retirement over the issue, a poll found.

The Independent UK

We can and must do better on end-of-life care, says Royal College of Physicians

The college said the Government must develop a public campaign on end of life and palliative care.

Evening Standard

End of life care for patients must improve, doctors group says

It comes amid a warning that too often this phase of someone’s life “is seen as unexpected or a last-minute crisis”

The Independent UK

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Top doctors issue warning over weight loss jabs in call to tackle UK’s ‘broken food system’

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The Independent UK

Weight loss jabs not enough to tackle obesity, leading medics warn

The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) called on the government to tackle the nation’s ‘broken food system’

The Independent UK

Weight loss jabs alone will not be enough to turn the tide on obesity – doctors

An estimated 1.5 million British people are using weight loss jabs.

The Independent UK

UK air pollution killing more than 500 people a week, doctors say

Royal College of Physicians also says poor air quality costs country more than £500m a week

The Guardian - UK

Warning over UK’s ‘toxic air’ which will be linked to 30,000 deaths this year

Air pollution is a ‘public health crisis’ costing taxpayers up to £50bn a year, warns Royal College of Physicians

The Independent UK

Psychiatrists voice concern at royal college’s opposition to assisted dying Bill

Seven RCPsych members, including a former college president and vice-president, have written to MPs to voice their backing for the Bill.

The Independent UK

Assisted dying: UK doctor says helping patients die in Australia is a ‘privilege’

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill is due to return to the House of Commons for debate on Friday

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

MP behind assisted dying Bill defends it as medical body adds voice of concern

The Bill returns to the House of Commons on Friday for the first time since a historic yes vote in November.

The Independent UK

Royal College of Physicians adds voice of concern on assisted dying Bill

The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill, which relates to England and Wales, returns to the House of Commons on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

‘Misleading’ to claim psychiatrists do not back assisted dying bill, says Kim Leadbeater

MP hits back after Royal College of Psychiatrists refuses to support bill in its current form before Commons vote

Evening Standard

Leadbeater praises MSPs’ assisted dying vote amid warning Bill is ‘inadequate’

Kim Leadbeater said she is ‘pleased’ that MSPs backed the general principles of assisted dying as psychiatrists raised ‘serious concerns’ over Bill.

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The Independent UK

NHS maternal mental health services slash funding despite soaring demand

NHS officials proposed to cut £3.6 million from specialist maternal mental health budgets

The Independent UK

Outpatient care ‘ineffective for both patients and staff’ – report

Leading doctors have set out a list of recommendations to improve care going forward.

The Independent UK

Almost no evidence that employing physician associates in NHS is safe, say Oxford researchers

Experts said studies relating to the role of PAs and anaesthetic associates (AAs) were severely lacking

The Independent UK

Little evidence that employing physician associates in NHS is safe – research

Experts said there was a mismatch between policymakers’ enthusiasm for expanding these roles and the lack of rigorous research.

The Independent UK

Competition for training roles putting ‘immense strain’ on resident doctors

The Royal College of Physicians is calling for a comprehensive review of how doctors and medics are trained.

The Independent UK

Doctors warn NHS hospital corridor care should no longer be ‘a daily feature of life’

A major nursing report has found that patients are dying in corridors and sometimes going undiscovered for hours

Evening Standard

Patients in chairs ‘day and night’ and physio gym turned into ward, say doctors

The Royal College of Physicians has published accounts from doctors on the front line talking about the crisis in NHS hospitals.

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