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Safety fears as UK hospitals use nurses to cover for doctors due to shortage of medics

Exclusive: Advanced practitioners are being deployed to cover doctor rota gaps across the NHS, figures show

The Guardian - UK

Palantir and the NHS – 10 things you need to know

Palantir, a US data analytics company backed in its early years by In-Q-Tel, now plays a central role in the NHS’s £330 million Federated Data Platform. Supporters say it could improve planning and efficiency, while critics have raised questions about governance, transparency and trust. Here’s what you need to know.

The Conversation

NHS operations cancelled or delayed as patients ‘aren’t ready’ for surgery

Almost four in 10 last-minute cancellations were potentially avoidable

The Independent UK

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Is Alberta really ‘following the science’ on trans healthcare?

The Alberta government under Premier Danielle Smith’s government has banned gender-affirming health care for youth in the province. This legislation bans access to puberty blockers and gender-affirming hormone replacement therapy for youth aged 15 and younger for the treatment of gender dysphoria, with few exceptions.

The Conversation

NHS issues Covid jab warning over ‘waning immunity’ – how to get yours

NHS England said these patients will be invited to come forward for their spring Covid-19 vaccinations

The Independent UK

Labour and Lib Dem MPs demand ‘shameful’ Palantir NHS contract be scrapped

Spy-tech company and founder Peter Thiel should ‘have their hands ripped off our NHS’, say MPs

The Guardian - UK

NHS makes progress ‘in spite of strikes’ as waits fall for fourth month in a row

Despite industrial action, the health service is now within ‘touching distance’ of a key waiting time target of 18 weeks, according to officials.

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A&E visits hit record high – partly driven by deadly meningitis outbreak

As pressure on emergency care intensifies, the NHS waiting list for hospital care has fallen for the fourth month in a row

The Independent UK

FA urged to train coaches and referees to spot sudden cardiac arrest after teen’s death

Adam Ankers died at the age of 17 after suffering a cardiac arrest while playing for Wycombe Wanderers under-19s in January 2024

The Independent UK

Expert teams to be sent to worst corridor care offenders in bid to end practice

Revealing the plan, Health Secretary Wes Streeting said corridor care was ‘unacceptable and undignified’.

Evening Standard

Alarm in health service over Palantir staff being given NHS email accounts

Exclusive: Sources believe AI tech company’s engineers have been granted access to directory of up to 1.5m staff

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

Revealed: £3 billion cost to NHS of striking doctors as new six day walkout begins

Resident doctors in England have begun six days of industrial action in a row over jobs and pay

Evening Standard

Streeting says striking doctors will leave patients ‘waiting in pain longer than is necessary’ as walkout begins

Tens of thousands of resident doctors have walked off the job in the latest row with ministers over work and pay

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Resident doctors in England to strike for six days

It comes after an offer from the Government was rejected by the British Medical Association.

The Guardian - UK

Key stroke treatment still not available around the clock across England

Exclusive: Seven of England’s 24 stroke centres still not providing mechanical thrombectomy 24/7 despite ministers’ pledges

The Guardian - UK

NHS urges patients not to put off care as doctors in England prepare for strike

People encouraged to ‘come forward as normal’ when BMA members begin industrial action over pay on Tuesday

Evening Standard

NHS urges patients to come forward as normal amid ‘difficult’ six-day strike

Tens of thousands of resident doctors in England are to stage a six-day walkout on Tuesday.

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Streeting hits out at BMA ‘delusion’ as talks to avert resident doctors’ strike fail

Six-day stoppage in England to go ahead from Tuesday as health secretary withdraws offer of extra training places

The Independent UK

New mother who lost sight after birth has vision restored with donated plasma

Jessica Kent-Hazledine, 33, was afraid she would not be able to see her son grow up.

The Independent UK

‘I lost my sight after childbirth but it was restored thanks to donated plasma’

New mother Jessica Kent-Hazledine said she feared “the worst” when her vision started to go in April last year, but now her sight is “so much better”

The Guardian - UK

MP rejects Palantir’s claims that criticism of NHS England deal is ‘ideologically motivated’

Committee says it was appropriate for government to seek guidance on way out of £330m deal with US data company

The Guardian - UK

Wednesday briefing: How did Russia become the unexpected beneficiary of the Iran war?

In today’s newsletter: As conflict engulfs Iran, shifting global alliances and soaring energy prices are reshaping the existing power balances that could redefine the next stage of international security

The Guardian - UK

NHS England to offer weight-loss drugs to 1.2m people to reduce risk of heart attacks and strokes

People who are not obese but overweight and at risk of serious cardiovascular events eligible for weekly jabs

Evening Standard

Crunch talks between resident doctors and ministers set to continue

The Prime Minister has given doctors a deadline to reconsider an offer on pay and jobs.

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