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FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 36 | History Defined

‘No doctor in the country will touch you’: how the NHS is failing FGM survivors

At least 137,000 women in the UK live with the painful and traumatic consequences of cutting, but there is no provision for reconstructive surgery

The Guardian - UK

GPs to offer more mental health support for mothers in England after giving birth

Doctors will use six- to eight-week health check to screen for postnatal depression or PTSD as a result of labour

The Guardian - UK

‘It’s going to be a terrible winter’: ambulance queues warn of early crisis for NHS

Despite Sunak’s plan to prevent another season of misery, embattled hospital staff feel little has changed from previous years

The Guardian - UK

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Sunak’s missed targets leave NHS facing catastrophic winter crisis

Revealed: the PM’s pledges in January to improve waiting times and bed numbers are behind schedule, according to official data

The Guardian - UK

Hospitals ‘falling to bits’ as NHS in England faces record £12bn repair bill

Government needs to find more than £2bn for urgent maintenance to prevent catastrophic failure, report shows

The Guardian - UK

NHS waiting list falls slightly for the first time in a year

Number of patients waiting 12 hours in A&E dropped slightly to 144, 805 in November

The Independent UK

King Charles criticised for appointing pro-homeopathy doctor

Campaigners say monarch’s decision to put Dr Michael Dixon in charge of royal medical household is ‘inappropriate’

The Guardian - UK

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Danger warning for hospitals as flu cases soar by 50 per cent

‘Most hospitals are already experiencing chaotic and dangerous scenarios,’ senior hospital doctors warn

The Independent UK

Flu and norovirus levels ‘creeping up’ as NHS braces for winter pressures

Norovirus is the most common infectious cause of vomiting and diarrhoea.

Evening Standard

The Guardian view on cystic fibrosis treatments: a rollercoaster ride for the sick

Editorial: Patients are facing shorter lives as drug companies are demanding prices that health services here and in other countries cannot pay

The Guardian - UK

Huge delays to access maternal mental health care in England called a scandal

Exclusive: NHS figures obtained by Labour reveal 11,507 women sought care but did not get any last year

The Guardian - UK

The doctor will call you now: are remote GP appointments safe?

As phone and video consultations increase, study examines safety incidents and offers advice for refining the process

The Guardian - UK

Number in hospital with norovirus in England 179% higher than last year

Admissions caused by vomiting and diarrhoea-causing virus almost three times up on same time in 2022

The Guardian - UK

NHS England faces lawsuit over patient privacy fears linked to new data platform

Four groups claim no legal basis exists for setting up the Federated Data Platform which facilitates information sharing

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The Independent UK

Monitoring abnormal cells ‘could increase cervical cancer risk in long term’

The Danish study looked at the records of women with cells deemed a ‘medium risk’ over a 20-year period.

The National (Scotland)

SNP MP grills Rishi Sunak over US tech firm's NHS contract

SNP MP Deidre Brock grilled Rishi Sunak at PMQs on Wednesday over NHS England’s awarding of an IT contract to US tech firm Palantir.

The Guardian - UK

Thousands dying needlessly from cancer in UK, report says

Cancer Research says Britain is lagging behind other comparable countries in terms of survival rates

The Guardian - UK

NHS care delays in England harmed 8,000 people and caused 112 deaths last year

Exclusive: figures include one man who died during 18-minute wait for the ambulance service to answer his 999 call

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Two in five adults in England would not ask GP about possible cancer symptoms

Poll finds more than half of male respondents would not seek doctor’s advice, as NHS England seeks to promote early diagnosis

Evening Standard

Four in ten London women not screened for cervical cancer

NHS bosses urge women to come forward for potentially 'life saving' appointment

The Independent UK

Number attending cervical screening appointments at lowest level since 2020

NHS England is urging people to attend their appointments when invited.

The Conversation

Why NHS England is struggling – despite more staff and money

Overall public satisfaction with the NHS in England is currently at a 40-year low of 29%, a recent survey by the King’s Fund thinktank has found. People are not happy with waiting times for GP and hospital appointments. Over half of those surveyed think the service is beset by staff…

The Independent UK

Eating disorder rates four times higher in girls than boys, survey shows

The statistic was one of the findings of a report into young people’s mental health published by NHS England.

The Guardian - UK

Patient privacy fears as US spy tech firm Palantir wins £330m NHS contract

Awarding of contract to create new data platform prompts immediate concerns about security of medical records

The Guardian - UK

NHS data platform may be undermined by lack of public trust, warn campaigners

Patients cannot opt out of personal medical records being shared, albeit anonymised, between NHS bodies

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