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New online NHS hospital service by 2027, PM to promise
Posted onAn NHS online hospital service will be launched in England within two years to help cut waiting times, the prime minister is set to announce. Sir Keir Starmer will tell the Labour Party annual conference a “new world is coming” as he sets out plans for the digital service. NHS Online will have its own…
Redcar and Cleveland Council to support those with endometriosis
Posted onA council has unanimously voted to become the first endometriosis friendly local authority in the north of England. Deputy mayor of Redcar Ceri Cawley was diagnosed with the condition in her early 20s and has struggled with “agonising pain” for years. As well as Redcar and Cleveland Council, Southwark and Stoke-on-Trent City councils, have joined…
What do heatwaves do to the body and who is most at risk?
Posted onGetty Images Hot weather during the summer can affect anyone, but some people run a greater risk of serious harm. Experts recommend checking on those who may be more vulnerable, such as older people and babies. What does extreme heat do to our bodies? As the body gets hotter, blood vessels open up. This leads…
Covid inquiry PPE report – a look at the key findings
Posted onImage source, PA ByJim Reed and Michelle Roberts BBC News The Covid inquiry has published its damning report, external into why NHS workers did not have enough personal protective equipment (PPE) when the pandemic hit. It details what went wrong with the government’s planning and buying of vital items like gloves and gowns that cost…
Endometriosis: Its like barbed wire, says woman on gynae waiting list
Posted onLaura Maguire Laura Maguire said she often spends days in bed due to pain Marie-Louise ConnollyHealth correspondent, BBC News NI A woman waiting for endometriosis treatment has said the pain she experiences is like having barbed wire in her body. Laura Maguire, who is 25 and from Londonderry, has been put in an early medicated…
First place in British Isles set to approve right to die
Posted onDominic Hughes Health Correspondent Reporting fromDouglas, Isle of Man Getty Images The Isle of Man could be the first jurisdiction in the British Isles to legalise assisted dying A law to give terminally ill adults on the Isle of Man the right to end their own lives is entering its final stages, making it potentially…
