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UNCOVERED: Dhsc - The Untold Story

Customers of UK-owned surrogacy firm in Mexico allegedly face huge bills after insurance denied

UK government reviewing allegations about My Surrogacy Journey after complaints about medical costs

The Guardian - UK

Rising numbers of younger midwives quitting NHS in England, data shows

Exclusive: Maternity staffing shortages worsen as more and more under-35s quit because of burnout

The Guardian - UK

Resident doctors vote to accept 6.6% pay uplift to end year of strike action

The new package includes standard 2016 resident doctor contract terms for all locally employed medics and an average 6.6% pay uplift by April 2027.

The Independent UK

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What is Martha’s Rule? Scheme rolled out after shocking NHS Trust maternity failures

A report found 520 mothers and babies suffered potentially avoidable harm or death

The Independent UK

Ruling removes ‘vital’ UK safeguards for severely disabled people, charities warn

Campaigners say supreme court judgment on deprivation of liberty safeguards introduces ‘regressive legal standard’

The Guardian - UK

Political badges have no place in NHS, says antisemitism review

Levels of anti-Jewish racism in the UK ‘constitute a national emergency’, the report author said.

Evening Standard

NHS staff should not wear political badges at work, says antisemitism review

Lord John Mann said it will be up to the NHS to decide what counts as a political symbol.

Evening Standard

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NHS patient record change will slash A&E visits by 20,000, government says

While DHSC said the reforms would give patients more control over their care, the BMA raised fears that the new law will open up the possibility that patient data is used inappropriately

The Independent UK

Shared NHS patient records could cut 20,000 A&E visits a year, ministers claim

Modernisation bill would require GPs and hospitals in England to share data, reducing errors and duplication

The Guardian - UK

NHS spends record £241m outsourcing scan analysis to private firms

Radiologists say ‘ballooning’ costs reflect staffing failures, forcing a reliance on lower-quality private scan reports

The Guardian - UK

New laws could see ID checks rolled out at salons in bid to crack down on children using sunbeds

The new proposals would require staff to be present and check a customer’s ID before they can use a sunbed

The Independent UK

Campaigners threaten legal action over UK-US deal on prices NHS pays for drugs

Two campaign groups claim that change to how NHS treatments are approved amounts to ‘unlawful power grab’

The Guardian - UK

GPs and hospitals in England to be required to share data to create single patient records

Wes Streeting says legislation will save lives, but GPs are concerned about liability for errors introduced by other providers

The Guardian - UK

Two passengers of ship linked to hantavirus self-isolating in the UK

Health officials said once the ship docks in Tenerife the remaining British nationals can be repatriated if they do not develop symptoms.

Evening Standard

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People in UK spend fewer years in good health than a decade ago, study finds

Exclusive: Health Foundation says Britain is ‘going backwards’ compared with most other rich countries

The Guardian - UK

Doctors’ leader claims new reduced pay offer killed chances of ending strikes in England

Exclusive: Deal for resident doctors was in sight when sudden change by ministers forced latest action, says Jack Fletcher

The Guardian - UK

Doctors’ strike timed to cause havoc over Easter break, says NHS England chief

Sir Jim Mackey said hospitals were struggling to fill rotas because six-day action was scheduled over holiday

The Guardian - UK

Three hospital doctors’ groups threaten to coordinate strike action in England

Union to ballot consultants and SAS medics about joining resident doctors in industrial action over pay and conditions

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NHS restructure is greatest danger to Streeting’s effort to revive service

Health secretary still confident of success but critics say scrapping of NHS England has been ‘a total car crash’

The Guardian - UK

UK medical council overhaul may mean more doctors struck off for racism and antisemitism

Health department says ‘too many’ doctors have been using racist language, particularly on social media, without swift action

The Guardian - UK

Department of Health retracts claim sunbeds are as dangerous as smoking

DHSC corrects statements after regulator intervenes as experts say smoking causes far more cancer cases

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer to leave Lords after investigation finds he breached standards over Covid PPE deals

Lord Chadlington introduced government to company in which he had financial interest in 2020

The Guardian - UK

UK clinical trial into puberty blockers on hold after medicines regulator steps in

Recruitment of children for study delayed after MHRA warns that participants should be no younger than 14

Evening Standard

Fact check: GP numbers and the dangers of sunbeds

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

The Guardian - UK

Cost of UK’s drug price deal with US will come out of NHS budget

Department of health, not Treasury, will foot the bill – with costs forecast to reach £9bn

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