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Caesareans drive rise in assisted deliveries as experts warn of complex pregnancies linked to age, obesity and other conditionsMore than half of women having a baby in Britain now do so with the help of medical intervention, an audit of NHS maternity c…
Jamie Pearson killed himself in toilet at Blackpool Victoria hospital after being admitted over painkiller overdoseThe death of a 27-year-old man who killed himself in a hospital toilet after waiting 22 hours to be seen by the mental health team was “c…
More than 1,000 patients to take part in trial to see if the approach leads to faster and more reliable diagnosesDoctors have launched a clinical trial of a £100 blood test for Alzheimer’s disease in the hope of transforming diagnosis of the devastatin…
Both policies have been criticised for being too simplistic, and the star regime was eventually scrapped, will Wes Streeting’s update work?The Department of Health and Social Sare (DHSC) was glowing in its description of the league tables by which all …
Findings of CQC survey from November 2024 lead experts to say waiting in such settings has become normalisedCorridor care has become the new normal in England, experts have said, as a national survey found that one in five patients admitted to hospital…
Findings of CQC survey from November 2024 lead experts to say waiting in such settings has become normalisedCorridor care has become the new normal in England, experts have said, as a national survey found that one in five patients admitted to hospital…
All health trusts in England ranked from best to worst but analysts say idea is of ‘limited use’ to patientsLabour has published the first football-style league tables to rank hospitals in England from best to worst since the early 2000s, despite warni…
Patients who opt for surgery, which is storyline in Materialists film, warned they risk infection, nerve damage and disabilityIt is the ultimate eyebrow-raising kitchen table confession in Celine Song’s romantic comedy-drama, Materialists.After matchma…
Expert says self-testing kits are clinically useless and can be a distraction from evidence-based treatmentExpensive, over-the-counter hormone tests for menopause are clinically useless and risk undermining women’s healthcare, senior doctors have warne…
Doctors say NHS rollout not fit for purpose with fewer than half of commissioning bodies prescribing MounjaroThousands of patients in England are unable to access weight loss jabs via their GP, figures reveal, as doctors warn that the NHS rollout is “n…