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NHS facing cuts to appointments over ‘twindemic’ threat from covid and flu

Flu jabs will be scrapped for millions of over-50s and secondary students

Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2022

NHS may cancel appointments and reduce visiting times over Covid and flu ‘twindemic’, leaders warn

‘I make no bones about this, we know it’s going to be a pressurised time for trusts over the next four months,’ head of NHS Providers says

The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2022

Therese Coffey inherits NHS ‘in crisis’

Health leaders have set out the challenges facing the new Health Secretary.

The Independent UK · Sep 6, 2022

Skyrocketing energy bills will create a ‘huge mental health crisis’ this winter, NHS leaders warn

Exclusive: Demand for mental health services has already soared in the last year

The Independent UK · Aug 24, 2022

NHS trusts in England offer staff hardship grants amid cost of living crisis

Hospitals say grants, food banks and travel subsidies are ‘sad indictment of the challenges we face’ but a ‘moral responsibility’

The Guardian - UK · Aug 11, 2022

Reducing poverty and inequality should be ‘urgent public health necessity’

Poverty is toxic to people’s mental and physical health, the Centre for Mental Health said.

The Independent UK · Jul 25, 2022

Government warned over ‘political paralysis’ as chiefs fear unavoidable NHS strikes

NHS chiefs warn industrial action by junior doctors could be inevitable

The Independent UK · Jul 8, 2022

People urged to wear masks again amid rise in Covid cases - just days after Manchester hospitals see surge in admissions

"We're still encouraging people to go about their normal lives but in that precautionary way" Dr Jenny Harries said

Manchester Evening News · Jul 3, 2022

UK health chiefs brace for ‘bumpy ride’ amid fears over Covid wave

Dr Jenny Harries says hospitalisations are set to exceed April peak in weeks ahead as infections soar

The Guardian - UK · Jul 3, 2022

White NHS nurses twice as likely as black and Asian colleagues to be promoted – study

Research by Royal College of Nursing suggests racism is ‘endemic’ in health and care

The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2022