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‘The British state has failed’ says former Health Secretary on blood scandal
We spoke to Stephen Dorrell – Health Secretary between 1995 and 1997, while John Major was Prime Minister.
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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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‘Over 70 per cent of the public’ support anti-smoking bill, says Public Health Minister
We spoke to Public Health Minister Andrea Leadsom about the Prime Minister’s anti-smoking bill.
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‘NHS waiting lists have fallen for fifth month in a row’ says health minister
We spoke to the health minister Maria Caulfield and began by pointing out that the government isn’t hitting its own targets on the NHS.
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75 years of National Parks: Only 6% of land is in good health for nature
They’re supposed to be Britain’s most precious places, but as our national parks turn 75, there are warnings that many of them are, sadly, in crisis.
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Lake Windermere – why swimmer health could be at risk in World Heritage waters
It’s England’s largest natural lake and a world heritage site, with bathing waters classed as ‘excellent’ by the Environment Agency. But campaigners say Windermere’s water testing regime isn’t up to the job. They warn that, at times, the health of people swimming in the lake could be at risk. Our North of England Correspondent Clare…
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Public tone shifts from speculation to sympathy after Royal health announcement
The announcement from Catherine, the Princess of Wales yesterday about undergoing treatment for cancer has sparked support from around the world. And with that a row-back on the intense speculation on her absence from public life. We visit Windsor, where curiosity has been replaced by sympathy.
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‘A lot of the speculation has been driven by the US’, says broadcast executive on Princess of Wales health
We spoke to author and broadcast executive Stewart Purvis.
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What can be done to improve life chances and health outcomes for people with Down’s Syndrome?
Those living with Down Syndrome and other learning disabilities have long faced poorer life chances, health outcomes and a life expectancy around 20 years lower than the average. What can be done to improve the picture was a question that our reporter, Ruben Reuter, put to politicians in charge when he went along to a…
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Covid Inquiry: Ex-Welsh Health Minister questioned over missing WhatsApp messages
The Welsh health minister during the Covid pandemic has admitted that losing his WhatsApp messages is a “real embarrassment”. Vaughan Gething told the UK Covid Inquiry that his messages were wiped in 2022 during a phone upgrade. On Saturday he will find out if he has won the contest to become Welsh Labour leader 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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NHS crisis Scotland: mental health service waits costing lives
NHS waiting times have worsened over the past decade in SNP-run Scotland. So how is that affecting people trying to access health services in Scotland?
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‘Catastrophic and dire’ healthcare in Gaza
We spoke to Nebal Farsakh who is a spokesperson for the Palestine Red Crescent Society and we began by asking her to paint us a picture of what healthcare is like now in Gaza.
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‘I want to apologise for delays’, says Wales’ health minister on long wait for NHS tests
We spoke to Wales’ health minister, Eluned Morgan.
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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.
