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Mental health care provider fined £650k over patient death
The father of a man who died while in the care of the Priory healthcare group has described it as a ‘calculating, cruel and fundamentally dangerous company’. Richard Caseby made the comments in court earlier today, where the Priory was fined 650-thousand pounds for criminal safety failings that lead to the death of his son…
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England A&Es worse than Scotland and Wales on key 4 hour target, analysis finds
In all three nations, things have got worse over the past decade.
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‘There’s a culture and attitude that M.E. doesn’t exist’, says father whose daughter died with the disease
We spoke to Times reporter Sean O’Neill, whose daughter Maeve died in 2021 aged 27, after suffering with severe M.E.
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M.E.: Lives devastated – and sufferers are told it’s made up
For years many doctors believed M.E. – the long term neurological condition which causes debilitating pain and fatigue – was “all in the mind” of those who were suffering. That means many of the 250,000 people in the UK estimated to have the disease have struggled to find appropriate medical care. There’s no known cure,…
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Red, White and Blue: Oscar nominated short film explores the US’s strict abortion laws
A punch to the gut – that’s how many have described the short film Red, White and Blue, which highlights the limited access to abortion for many women in the United States.
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‘The last mile is going to be challenging’, says a Malawian Malaria expert on eradicating the disease
We spoke to Donnie Mategula in Blantyre in Malawi.
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How religion and misinformation are harming Malawi’s fight against malaria
Almost every minute a child dies with malaria – a disease that’s entirely treatable and preventable.
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£11,000 iPad data bill scandal forces Scottish health minister to resign
Scotland’s Health Secretary has resigned following a backlash over the £11,000 roaming data bill racked up on his parliamentary iPad.
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SEND struggle: years out of school waiting for education support
It’s a challenge many families have first-hand experience of, or they know someone who has.
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Tories ‘rather presumptively’ promising dental changes after election says Labour
We spoke to the Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting, and began by asking who will deliver more NHS appointments – the Conservatives or Labour?
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People resort to DIY dentistry as UK announces dentistry ‘recovery plan’
People in Bristol have been queuing round the block for a third day after a new dentist opened its doors to NHS patients.
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Government should declare ‘national health and care emergency’, says BMJ
The UK government should declare a “national health and care emergency” – according to the British Medical Journal, whose report into the future of the NHS says the entire service is facing an existential crisis.
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‘Carers are just abandoned’: Demand for council respite care soars as funding squeezed
Councils in England have been given an emergency £600 million by the Government to stave off financial crisis after Tory MPs threatened a rebellion over the prospect of steep spending cuts in an election year.
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‘Children should never vape – it’s got incredibly bad consequences for them’, says Health Minister Andrea Leadsom
We spoke to the Government’s Minister for Public Health, Andrea Leadsom.
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Disposable vapes to be banned and flavours limited to tackle ‘alarming’ rise in children vaping
Rishi Sunak has set out plans to ban disposable vapes after a steep rise in the number of children taking up vaping.