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NHS braces for ‘unprecedented flu wave’ as hospitalised cases in England rise

Average of 1,717 flu patients in beds last week, up 56% on a year ago, after ‘unusually early’ start to season

The Guardian - UK

Food industry lobbying is leading Labour to drop public health plans, experts say

Inaction on ill-health prevention after pressure from junk food and alcohol firms ‘could cause NHS collapse’

The Guardian - UK

Streeting sets out digital overhaul of NHS centred on ‘doctor in your pocket’ app

Health secretary banks on resulting efficiencies to reduce number of frontline workers in 10-year health plan

The Guardian - UK

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Hospitals in England could shed 100,000 jobs in response to cost-cutting orders

Exclusive: Scale of looming job losses prompts NHS leaders to ask Treasury to cover costs

The Guardian - UK

NHS could ‘go the way of Woolies’ and collapse without reform, Streeting warns

More NHS patients who need elective care will be able to decide where they are treated under Government plans to slash waiting lists.

The Independent UK

Streeting: NHS App upgrade to give patients more choice in bid to cut wait times

The measures form part of the forthcoming elective reform plan.

The Independent UK

People should be protected from catastrophic costs of upfront care – Streeting

The Health Secretary said ‘we’re determined to grip the crisis in social care’.

The Independent UK

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Proposals for long-term social care funding and reform expected by 2028

The first steps to creating a National Care Service for England have been outlined by the Government.

The Independent UK

Calls for 'urgent action' as reforms of 'crumbling' social care sector delayed until 2028

The first steps to creating a National Care Service for England have been outlined by the Government.

Evening Standard

Labour pledges to clear NHS waiting list backlog in England in five years

Wes Streeting says another Conservative term could result in waiting list swelling to 10m cases

The Guardian - UK

Tories and Labour urged to show ‘courage’ to act on unhealthy food

Exclusive: King’s Fund issues challenge as poll finds two-thirds of people want firms to be forced to cut sugar, salt and fat

The Guardian - UK

Never try vaping, says schoolgirl rushed to hospital with collapsed lung

Sarah Griffin, 12, spent four days in an induced coma after vaping heavily

Evening Standard

Lung conditions ‘overlooked’ as many miss out on key tests – report

A charity has raised concerns that many patients are being denied access to key lung tests.

The Independent UK

'My son nearly died of an asthma attack - one thing parents should know'

NHS nurse Carrie Patrick has issued an urgent plea to parents and carers of asthma sufferers after her six-year-old son Elliot almost died during an attack

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The Independent UK

People in deprived areas more likely to die from lung conditions, charity warns

Asthma and Lung UK looked at deaths and hospital admissions for people suffering conditions such as asthma and pneumonia.

The Independent UK

Black and Asian children with asthma make up highest number of hospital admissions

Toxic air can lead to children developing asthma and harmful emissions are higher in areas where Black, Asian and minority ethnic Londoners live

Evening Standard

UK has highest number of pneumonia deaths in Europe

Analysis conducted by charity finds more than 25,000 people die from condition each year

Evening Standard

Expanded Ulez ‘great tribute’ to Ella Kissi-Debrah who was killed by London’s toxic air, says mother

Expanding the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) across Greater London would be a “great” tribute to Ella Kissi-Debrah, the schoolgirl killed by toxic air, her mother said on Tuesday.

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The Guardian - UK

Asthma attacks in more than 1m people linked to UK cost of living rationing

One in five asthmatics had attack as result of cutting back on food, heat or medicine due to costs, survey finds

Daily Mirror

Fury as children's asthma study shows stark North-South divide in cases

Experts believe air pollution and poor housing in the North are the reason children there are twice as likely to need an inhaler to treat asthma.

Daily Mirror

Asthma attacks worsened by puberty or pregnancy in women, new study reveals

A new report has revealed that asthma is worse among women going through puberty or pregnancy. Here's what you need to know about asthma and how the medical condition affects women

The Independent UK

Women ‘twice as likely to die from asthma’

Asthma and Lung UK have called for more research to examine hormonal triggers.

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