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Vaping to be banned in cars carrying children under Government plans

People would continue to be able to choose whether to smoke or vape in their homes or in private outdoor spaces..

Evening Standard

Vaping to be banned in cars carrying children in new government crackdown

The Department of Health said the move to extend smoke-free places would protect children and vulnerable people

The Independent UK

Florida’s New 30‑Day Deadline for Patient Overpayment Refunds

For years, patients in Florida have faced a frustrating double standard: they must pay their medical bills immediately, but if they overpay, the doctor’s office...

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Stormont Executive agrees £55m for public sector pay awards and infrastructure

The biggest allocation of £18.3m is going to the Department of Health.

Evening Standard

Children with cancer to have travel costs paid in new £10 million scheme

The fund is part of a wider package to transform young people’s cancer care

The Independent UK

Social worker stabbed to death on hospital ward after warning security shortcomings ‘would get someone killed’

The fatal stabbing at Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital has sparked anger and claims previous warnings were not addressed

The Independent UK

The majority of doctors supported the recent strike. So why did the Department of Health suggest the opposite?

It would seem that poll data was cherrypicked and then used to brief the Times. Such distortion of facts from a public body should alarm us all, says former president of YouGov Peter Kellner

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Thousands of NHS staff redundancies to go ahead after funding agreed

The NHS will be permitted to overspend its budget this year to pay for redundancies, recouping the costs further down the line.

Evening Standard

Aged care at home is changing. Here’s what you’ll pay for and how to plan

A growing number of Australians want to stay at home rather than moving to a residential aged care facility when they need extra support.

The Conversation

Energy drinks are banned for under-16s in bid to stop kids being hooked on caffeine

Major supermarkets including Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Waitrose, Morrisons and Asda have already stopped sales of the drinks to youngsters

Evening Standard

‘Only the strong survive’: CDC official outlines RFK Jr’s eugenics beliefs, says he may not believe in viruses and bacteria

"The people who survive are the people who should continue to propagate the species."

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ABC sounds alarm over Gaza famine, saying its Palestinian freelancers now too weak to work

International media denied access to Gaza rely on Palestinian freelancers, who are ill and exhausted. Plus: Henderson’s watchdog lives another day

The Guardian - AU

Douglas Chamberlain obituary

Cardiologist who empowered paramedics and the general public to restart hearts and save lives

The Guardian - UK

Digital ‘one stop shop’ for NHS will speed up care for patients, Government says

The new ‘innovator passport’ will mean technology that has been robustly assessed by one NHS organisation can easily be adopted by others.

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

£2.2bn of ‘wasteful’ NHS spending to be diverted to working classes – Streeting

People in greatest need often receive the worst quality healthcare, Health Secretary Wes Streeting will say.

The Guardian - UK

NHS to get £30bn boost over three years at expense of other services

Policing and local councils among areas facing real-terms cuts in the spending review on Wednesday

Evening Standard

NHS set for boost of up to £30bn as other budgets feel squeeze

The Department of Health is set to be handed a 2.8% annual increase in its day-to-day budget over a three-year period.

Evening Standard

Government promises quicker A&E times under plan to help end corridor care

A&E league tables will be published to drive up performance, according to the new plan for emergency care.

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The Independent UK

Labour pledges to lower A&E waiting times and end NHS ‘corridor care’

A&E league tables will be published to drive up performance, according to the new plan for emergency care.

Evening Standard

No evidence of fall in Covid rules compliance after Storey funeral, O’Neill says

Arlene Foster and Michelle O’Neill were asked about Stormont decisions on test, trace and isolate at the Covid inquiry.

Evening Standard

Right time to scrap NHS England – Pritchard

Amanda Pritchard gave a final public speech as NHS boss.

The Guardian - UK

The Observer view: NHS job cuts may exacerbate health service’s challenges

Staff shortages, obesity and an ageing population all pose deep questions for which structural reorganisation has no answer

The Guardian - UK

Wes Streeting’s ‘high-stakes’ abolition of NHS England will cut 10,000 jobs

Changes proposed by health secretary predicted to save as much as £500m but could be distraction for ministers

The Independent UK

NHS overspending doubles to £1.4bn as MPs accuse officials of ‘remarkable’ complacency

Damning criticism in report from Commons committee after health secretary Wes Streeting said he could not rule out patients still being treated in hospital corridors next winter

The Independent UK

NHS and health department officials ‘out of ideas’ for transforming care – MPs

MPs said the Government’s NHS ambitions seem to ‘run counter to officials’ lack of ideas or drive to change’.

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