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NHS boss: Don't give a Brazilian butt lift as a Christmas gift... hospitals are under enough pressure as it is!
2 days, 14 hours ago

NHS boss: Don't give a Brazilian butt lift as a Christmas gift... hospitals are under enough pressure as it is!

Daily Mail  

It may not be unusual for men to buy their wife or girlfriend a dubious last-minute Christmas gift. Professor Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director at NHS England, said hospitals are under immense pressure and dealing with complications from surgery is the 'last thing they need'. Professor Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director at NHS England, said hospitals are under …

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The system is broken. Patients should have care closer to home from a familiar face, writes Health Secretary WES STREETING
2 days, 14 hours ago

The system is broken. Patients should have care closer to home from a familiar face, writes Health Secretary WES STREETING

Daily Mail  

Back in the summer, I pledged to fix the front door to the NHS, making clear to GPs that the cavalry was coming. However, since taking office, we have already significantly increased monthly payments to practices, are investing an extra £100million to upgrade the crumbling GP estate, and we're starting to hire 1,000 extra doctors who, without our action, would …

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Government apologises for 'offensive' NHS anti-smoking poster featuring Sikh man because tobacco is forbidden in the religion
2 days, 19 hours ago

Government apologises for 'offensive' NHS anti-smoking poster featuring Sikh man because tobacco is forbidden in the religion

Daily Mail  

The government have released an apology after launching an 'offensive' NHS poster featuring a Sikh man whilst urging the public to quit smoking. The poster featured a stock image of a Sikh man wearing a turban alongside the phrase: 'Make 2025 the year you quite smoking'. It is understood that although the The government have released an apology after launching …

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Labour's economic nightmare before Christmas as shoppers close their wallets: Retailers blame the Budget as sales fall for the third month in a row while families wait for bargains
3 days ago

Labour's economic nightmare before Christmas as shoppers close their wallets: Retailers blame the Budget as sales fall for the third month in a row while families wait for bargains

Daily Mail  

Labour's Budget is being blamed for a sluggish Christmas shopping period as shops struggle to get hard-pressed families to part with their cash. Food sales underpinned a 0.2 per cent rise in business, lower than the 0.5 per cent rebound forecast by economist, after retail sales fell 0.5 per cent in October. British retailers returned to growth last month, up …

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'Stopping the Pill turned me gay': Bizarre case of 28-year-old woman's sudden sexuality change is FOURTH linked to contraceptive
3 days, 4 hours ago

'Stopping the Pill turned me gay': Bizarre case of 28-year-old woman's sudden sexuality change is FOURTH linked to contraceptive

Daily Mail  

A woman has sensationally claimed that coming off the Pill left her 'disgusted' by men and 'turned her lesbian'. After downloading Hinge and Bumble Amy found she 'couldn't hold a conversation with any matches' and 'had no interest at all' in pursuing anything further 'Being in a relationship with a woman is not even comparable to being in a straight …

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Davina McCall says she is overwhelmed by her love for her partner Michael after brain tumour surgery as she urges anyone who can afford it to have private health check
3 days, 5 hours ago

Davina McCall says she is overwhelmed by her love for her partner Michael after brain tumour surgery as she urges anyone who can afford it to have private health check

Daily Mail  

Davina McCall has said that she is overwhelmed by her renewed love for her partner Michael Douglas after her brain tumour surgery. Davina McCall has said that she is overwhelmed by her renewed love for her partner Michael Douglas after her brain tumour surgery Davina and her hairdresser boyfriend, 49, have been together since 2019 and earlier this week packed …

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Dozens of kids hospitalised from vaping as NHS warns of Xmas flavours like mince pie
3 days, 14 hours ago

Dozens of kids hospitalised from vaping as NHS warns of Xmas flavours like mince pie

Daily Mail  

Health chiefs have criticised firms for selling festive-flavoured vapes to children as they revealed 170 kids have been hospitalised from vaping. Health bosses said flavours such as mince pie, candy cane, Christmas pudding and gingerbread are ‘likely to be appealing to younger age groups’ but there is ‘nothing joyful or fun’ about the serious effect vaping can have on their …

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Terrifying quad-demic could ruin your Christmas gatherings, warn health chiefs - as spiralling cases of potentially deadly vomiting bug hit 10-year high
3 days, 22 hours ago

Terrifying quad-demic could ruin your Christmas gatherings, warn health chiefs - as spiralling cases of potentially deadly vomiting bug hit 10-year high

Daily Mail  

Brits were today warned of an alarming upsurge in contagious norovirus as cases hit a decade-high. Rates of the vomiting bug, which can also cause diarrhoea, are also more than double the levels seen pre-Covid for this time of year, fresh figures show. Separate flu figures also released today by the UK Health Security Agency show cases and hospitalisations have …

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Starmer ‘giving with one hand and taking with the other’ after £100m hospice funding boost, critics say
3 days, 23 hours ago

Starmer ‘giving with one hand and taking with the other’ after £100m hospice funding boost, critics say

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Shadow health minister Dr Caroline Johnson slammed Labour for having "the audacity" to make such …

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NHS warning over Christmas gatherings as flu cases soar in worst December for three years
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4 days, 2 hours ago

NHS warning over Christmas gatherings as flu cases soar in worst December for three years

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The fresh NHS figures, which show hospital admissions for flu cases jumped by more than …

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Fresh flu warning as explosion shows 'no signs of letting up' - with hospitalisations up 50 per cent in a week, say health chiefs
4 days, 4 hours ago

Fresh flu warning as explosion shows 'no signs of letting up' - with hospitalisations up 50 per cent in a week, say health chiefs

Daily Mail  

Britain is being battered by a tidal wave of festive flu, health chiefs warned today. Surveillance programmes that monitor the UK's outbreak suggest flu hospital admissions in England have already surpassed last year's peak and are running at their highest level so far this winter. Surveillance programmes that monitor the UK's outbreak suggest flu hospital admissions in England have already …

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Five myths about caesareans everyone needs to stop believing
4 days, 5 hours ago

Five myths about caesareans everyone needs to stop believing

The Independent  

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Starmer ‘punching British people in face’ with policies, says Badenoch
4 days, 23 hours ago

Starmer ‘punching British people in face’ with policies, says Badenoch

The Independent  

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I was branded ‘too posh to push’ – but my caesarean section was hell
5 days, 8 hours ago

I was branded ‘too posh to push’ – but my caesarean section was hell

The Independent  

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Why one in four babies in England is now delivered by Caesarean section
5 days, 23 hours ago

Why one in four babies in England is now delivered by Caesarean section

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy One in four babies born in NHS hospitals in England last …

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Budget changes will leave disabled and elderly without care as struggling providers go under, experts warn
1 week ago

Budget changes will leave disabled and elderly without care as struggling providers go under, experts warn

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Rachel Reeves’ Budget measures will devastate care providers, leaving vulnerable …

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When is the next strike? From teachers to airport staff, every walkout scheduled in the coming weeks
1 week, 2 days ago

When is the next strike? From teachers to airport staff, every walkout scheduled in the coming weeks

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Tuesday 24 December Strikes at Leeds-Bradford Airport continue. Wednesday 25 December Strikes at Leeds-Bradford …

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The Independent’s Rebecca Thomas wins health journalist of the year at British Journalism Awards
1 week, 2 days ago

The Independent’s Rebecca Thomas wins health journalist of the year at British Journalism Awards

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The Independent’s health correspondent Rebecca Thomas has been named the …

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Is the NHS in more trouble than usual this winter?
1 week, 3 days ago

Is the NHS in more trouble than usual this winter?

The Independent  

Rather like Santa, mince pies, Wham!’s “Last Christmas” and the Mrs Brown’s Boys special, the NHS winter crisis has become something of an annual ritual. Indeed, this winter has brought what the NHS officially calls a “quad-demic” of viral illnesses, the seasonal peak has arrived early, and the health service is already in trouble. Stephen Powis, NHS medical director and …

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PinkNews boss suspended from NHS role after sexual misconduct allegations
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1 week, 3 days ago

PinkNews boss suspended from NHS role after sexual misconduct allegations

The Independent  

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The PinkNews boss accused of kissing a younger colleague “too …

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‘Tidal wave of flu’ warning for NHS in England this winter, new figures show
1 week, 4 days ago

‘Tidal wave of flu’ warning for NHS in England this winter, new figures show

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Professor Sir Stephen Powis, national medical director for NHS England, said: “The tidal wave of …

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What is medical misogyny that forces women to put up with pain for years?
1 week, 4 days ago

What is medical misogyny that forces women to put up with pain for years?

Firstpost  

Women and girls in the United Kingdom with gynaecological conditions are enduring years of pain due to ‘medical misogyny’, according to a parliamentary report. Reuters Women and girls in the United Kingdom with gynaecological conditions are enduring years of pain due to “medical misogyny,” according to a parliamentary report. The cross-party Women and Equalities Committee report concluded that because of …

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Tony Blair calls for roll out of digital ID to tackle immigration and spiralling NHS costs
1 week, 4 days ago

Tony Blair calls for roll out of digital ID to tackle immigration and spiralling NHS costs

The Independent  

Sign up for the View from Westminster email for expert analysis straight to your inbox Get our free View from Westminster email Get our free View from Westminster email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Tony Blair has revived his former government’s failed policy of ID …

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Are you worried about the NHS this winter? Join The Independent Debate
1 week, 4 days ago

Are you worried about the NHS this winter? Join The Independent Debate

The Independent  

Sign up for our free Health Check email to receive exclusive analysis on the week in health Get our free Health Check email Get our free Health Check email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy The NHS is bracing for a challenging winter as health experts …

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