The NHS waiting list for mental health services is now at 1.2 million people. Years of underfunding and escalating demand post-pandemic have seen the National Health Service powerless in getting a grip on a developing crisis. An ever-increasing number of children and young people, who desperately need help, are receiving medication because doctors have no […]
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The Levelling Up, Housing and Communities (LUHC) Committee has said that the adult social care sector urgently needs a long-term plan and additional funding. The cross-party committee compiled a report to outline the needs of the sector and found that, although the government had a vision, it had failed to address the many unmet needs. […]
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A landmark review published in The Lancet Public Health Journal suggests that ‘for-profit health care might be damaging population health’. Co-author of the Oxford study into NHS privatisation, Benjamin Goodair said: “The results suggest privatisation of healthcare is corresponding with worse quality care.” Researchers examined 173 clinical commissioning groups (CCGs) and identified a 1 per […]
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The UK’s shortage of hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is leaving women suicidal, the chair of the parliamentary group that specialises in menopause has warned. Labour MP Carolyn Harris said the HRT shortage has been caused by the government’s failure to predict and respond to surging demand triggered by increased awareness about the menopause. Women have […]
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The Education Minister, Nadhim Zahawi, has dismissed last night’s calls by England’s Children’s Commissioner to outlaw slapping and smacking, saying parents must be trusted to know how to discipline their children. He added that there was “nothing wrong with a light slap on the arm”. Last night, Children’s Commissioner, Dame Rachel de Souza, called on […]
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With daily coronavirus infection rates as high as ever, the positive tones uttered by the NHS on the effectiveness of antiviral treatments should indeed be good news. Patients have reported a relief in symptoms only hours after taking them. The trouble is only high-vulnerability patients are eligible, and some doctors are having difficulty accessing the […]
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The Ockenden report on maternity services at the Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust is damning. Nearly 300 babies died or were born brain-damaged and over a dozen mothers died due to poor care. The Trust often blamed mothers for the avoidable deaths. The report also found that many women were made to have natural births […]
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The government has announced its response to last year’s Augur review. The review proposes 53 measures and changes to the UK’s current post-18 education and funding system. The government publicised its reforms to the student loan scheme on Thursday, but they’ve quickly earned criticism. To begin with, the income threshold for repayments has been reduced […]
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From the end of next week in England, people who test positive for coronavirus will no longer have to self-isolate, Downing Street has said. Next week, the Prime Minister will unveil his “living with Covid” plan. According to Sky News, he is set to tell MPs that vaccination alongside testing and new treatments suffice to […]
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The NHS has been instructed to “urgently secure” private resources for patients whose treatment has been delayed by the pandemic. Staff shortages and rising numbers of Covid patients has seen a growing number of hospital trusts declaring “critical incidents” and Sajid Javid has told the NHS to boost capacity by making “use of the independent […]
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