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Samaritans facing volunteer exodus over proposed branch closures
Posted onMichael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent Samaritans Samaritans volunteer James Watkins says concerns over proposed branch closures are “falling on deaf ears” Hundreds of Samaritans volunteers say they will leave the suicide prevention charity if plans to close more than 100 branches are supported at a meeting this weekend. Some opponents of the changes fear an exodus…
NHS scan delays putting some pregnant women at risk, experts warn
Posted onIn England, where there are 1,821 sonographers, vacancy rates have doubled since 2019 – from 12% to 24%, their analysis found. In the south east of England, 38% of posts were vacant, with 30% vacant in the North West. Only 11% were unfilled in the North East and Yorkshire.
Postcode lottery for new cancer treatments, doctors warn
Posted onPhilippa RoxbyHealth reporter and Jim ReedHealth reporter Getty Images Advances in radiotherapy and other forms of cancer treatment are driving up survival rates of the disease Senior cancer doctors are warning that excessive red tape means some patients in England are struggling to access the latest cancer treatments. The Royal College of Radiologists (RCR) says…
Nobel Prize for immune system stops destructive rampage
Posted onThe Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine 2025 has been awarded for discoveries that explain how the immune system attacks hostile infections, but not the body’s own cells. The prize is shared by Japan’s Shimon Sakaguchi and US researchers Mary Brunkow and Fred Ramsdell. They discovered “security guards” that eliminate parts of the immune system…
Covid inquiry hears of ‘generational slaughter’ in care homes
Posted onAlison Holt and James Melley Getty Images Nicky Hastie, holding an image of her mother, attended the inquiry in person on Monday A civil servant’s assertion that there was a “generational slaughter within care homes” in the early days of the pandemic is a phrase that “chimes with the experience of thousands of our families”,…
Trans people could be barred from services based on appearance
Posted onAlison Holt,Social affairs editor, Ewan Somerville and Kate Whannel,Political reporter Getty Images Trans people could be asked about whether they should be accessing single-sex services based on their physical appearance or behaviour, proposed new guidance seen by the BBC has said. A code of practice, produced by the equalities watchdog and awaiting ministerial approval, says…
