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NHS perinatal staff ‘exhausted, on their knees’, says maternity safety expert
A damning report into the state of UK maternity services has found that poor care is frequently tolerated, with women giving birth treated as an ‘inconvenience.’ The Birth Trauma Inquiry heard from more than 1,300 women who’ve experienced traumatic birth, while exclusive new analysis by this programme shows how one in nine maternity services in…
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NHS trust fined £200K for failings that led to death of two mental health patients
An NHS Trust has been fined £200,000 for failings that lead to the deaths of two of its mental health patients.
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NHS England: life in ‘no man’s land’ on the waiting list
What happens when you’re one of the 6.3 million people in England, stuck in a queue for the NHS? Patients left waiting for surgery, support and, sometimes, life itself. “The worst time in my life.” “Fallen through the cracks.” “You don’t know what the hell’s going on.” After years of Covid backlog, increased demand and…
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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 has described it as a ‘fundamentally dangerous company’.
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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.