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Women’s campaigners warn of safety risks from NHS app medical records access

Refuge said it is disappointed that the Government and NHS England have not fully addressed the risk to domestic abuse survivors.

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

New NHS remote medical records endanger domestic abuse victims, campaigners claim

Exclusive: Changes will allow perpetrators to get access to abuse victims’ personal health records, including details on medications and mental health history, Refuge warns

The Independent UK · Oct 24, 2023

The Observer view on gender dysphoria: criminalising therapy poses risk to children’s welfare

NHS England’s shift to a ‘watchful waiting’ brief on trans identity faces being undermined by campaigners seeking criminal ban on ‘conversion’ treatment

The Guardian - UK · Oct 22, 2023

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Rishi Sunak was branded ‘Dr Death’ by top government scientist in secret Covid WhatsApp messages

Deputy chief scientific adviser’s disparaging WhatsApp messages shown to inquiry

The Independent UK · Oct 19, 2023

New gender identity clinic openings further delayed

It was announced in July 2022 that the Gids service at the Tavistock and Portman Trust would be shutting down.

The Independent UK · Oct 18, 2023

Half a million of us want to donate our data to British science, but it’s languishing unused because of privacy fears

Data supplied to UK Biobank UK is not for sale, it’s not for trivial or suspect use, it’s for the good of humankind, says Guardian columnist Polly Toynbee

The Guardian - UK · Oct 17, 2023

Alarm at rise in use of mixed-sex wards in NHS England hospitals

Guidelines ban shared accommodation but breaches are at an all-time high, with patient safety and dignity compromised

The Guardian - UK · Oct 15, 2023

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Everything you need to know about NHS England’s biggest ever IT contract

What is the contract for? And why are there privacy concerns about the deal?

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023

Growing number of people face 18-month waits for NHS care in England

Figures reveal rise to 8,998 patients in August, despite ministers’ pledge to have ended such long waits by April

The Guardian - UK · Oct 12, 2023

What the latest NHS performance figures show

Some 8,998 people had waited more than 18 months to start treatment at the end of August, up from 7,289 at the end of July.

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

NHS waiting list hits record high of almost 7.8m

Pressure on NHS emergency services is creeping up as 123,000 wait more than 12 hours in A&E

The Independent UK · Oct 12, 2023

Doctors on strike for ‘equivalent of month’, says NHS chief in talks plea

The NHS had operated for 720 hours since March ‘without a significant proportion of our medical workforce’, chief executive Amanda Pritchard said.

The Independent UK · Oct 10, 2023

Mental healthcare in England is a national emergency, say hospital bosses

NHS Confederation says mental health has slipped down priority list and patients are being forgotten

The Guardian - UK · Oct 9, 2023

Charities call on NHS England to bring back Covid precautions for staff

As virus cases rise by 30% in the past week, the clinically vulnerable and medics fear they will be put at risk this winter

The Guardian - UK · Oct 8, 2023

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The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

People seeking mental health help ‘should be asked about problem gambling’

New guidance said people with depression or anxiety could be at a greater risk of gambling addiction

The Independent UK · Oct 4, 2023

Doctors’ strikes row escalates as NHS leaders claim walkouts are harming patients

NHS leaders warn hospitals have struggled to maintain safe staffing during doctors’ strikes

Evening Standard · Oct 4, 2023

Row erupts after NHS leaders say doctors strike ‘causing significant risk’ to patients

More than a million operations and appointments have been cancelled since industrial action in the NHS began last December

The Guardian - UK · Oct 3, 2023

Prison inmates ‘at risk of death’ due to healthcare failings, says inquest report

Jury finds failures in police custody and in prison contributed to death of Jack Zarrop, 23, at Wormwood Scrubs in 2021

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The Guardian - UK · Oct 2, 2023

NHS leaders believe 2m operations and appointments lost to strikes

Leaders say hidden total may be double official tally, as junior doctors, consultants and radiographers prepare more strikes

The Independent UK · Sep 29, 2023

Second NHS trust failed to send tens of thousands of patient and GP letters

The Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust said that no significant patient harm had been found but it would review its initial investigation.

Evening Standard · Sep 28, 2023

NHS nurses considering job offers in Canada as Home Office ‘risks worsening workforce crisis’ with visa fee hike

Increasing visa fees is ‘self defeating’ and ‘short sighted’, a doctors’ union warns

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

Parents urged to get children vaccinated after ‘worrying’ drop in jab uptake

Experts warned a failure to ensure children are fully protected could lead to a spread of contagious diseases.

The Independent UK · Sep 28, 2023

The right to choose: NHS patients decide where they are treated based on what matters most to them

When making decisions about healthcare, NHS patients are free to choose where they are treated based on what matters most to them, whether that is how far to travel, how long to wait, or how the provider is rated by other patients and the health and care regulator.

The Guardian - UK · Sep 27, 2023

NHS only gains one ‘full-time’ GP for every two trainees, report finds

Thinktank calls for bold solutions to address high dropout rates and rise in part-time working

Evening Standard · Sep 25, 2023

NHS strikes: More than a million appointments cancelled in England due to health service walkouts

‘Grim’ milestone passed as further walkouts planned in October

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