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NHS community diagnostic centres speeding up access to tests, survey finds

Nearly nine in 10 users said they had positive experience, with 7m tests now provided across network in England

The Guardian - UK · Aug 27, 2024

UK patients going private to escape referrals ‘black hole’, say GPs

Doctors warn of ‘rationing’ as latest monthly figures show no available appointments for about 400,000 cases

The Guardian - UK · Aug 25, 2024

NHS plans review of adult gender services following Cass criticisms

Workers in adult gender clinics allege ‘chaotic’ administration and ‘out of control’ waiting lists

The Guardian - UK · Aug 15, 2024

Opioid painkillers put millions at risk of addiction or dependency – study

Research finds one in three people taking the drugs show signs of becoming dependent, and one in eight are at risk from misuse

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2024

Delayed puberty blocker clinical trial to start next year in England

Several thousand children and young people who are questioning their gender identity may participate

The Guardian - UK · Aug 7, 2024

Generations of young women have been bombarded with weight loss medications – ‘skinny jabs’ are just the latest

“I couldn’t stop being sick. My side and my back were hurting and I just felt like my body was totally shutting down.” That’s how one woman described the side effects of weight loss injections she’d bought off-label in a BBC investigation. Her experience is far from uncommon. Medics in…

The Conversation · Aug 6, 2024

Thousands of children still waiting average of 100 weeks for gender care

More than 5,700 of under-18s are waiting an average of 100 weeks for a first gender care appointment, data shows

The Independent UK · Aug 5, 2024

NHS ‘soup and shake’ diet puts almost a third of type 2 diabetes cases in remission

Programme may soon be expanded in England after study finds ‘life-changing benefits’ of meal replacement scheme

The Guardian - UK · Aug 5, 2024

Thousands of newly qualified nurses can’t find jobs as NHS chiefs forced to slash roles

Labour government says it will act on ‘absurd’ situation of newly qualified NHS nurses who cannot find jobs

The Independent UK · Aug 2, 2024

Why are English GPs taking industrial action and how will it affect patients?

Doctors have begun a work-to-rule action over a funding row, with each practice adopting different rules

The Guardian - UK · Aug 1, 2024