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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…
Great Ormond Street doctor who botched surgery harmed nearly 100 children
Posted onThe report did not detail individual cases, but families have previously spoken about the problems their children have experienced. One girl, Bunty, who was born with a rare bone disease that caused her left leg to be bowed and short, was operated on multiple times by Jabbar and eventually had to have her lower leg…
Covid inquiry: Lockdown could have been avoided and other key findings
Posted onNick Triggle, Jim Reed, Dom Hughes and Michelle Roberts Getty Images The long-awaited independent report into how well or badly the government handled the Covid pandemic has been published. Chairwoman of the inquiry, former judge Baroness Hallett, said the UK’s response could be summarised as “too little, too late”. The report looks at whether lockdowns…
Active Luton given £13m to continue improving wellbeing
Posted onMore than £13m has been given to a town’s trust to continue its work improving the health and wellbeing of local residents. The money from Luton Rising, the Luton Borough Council company that owns London Luton Airport, has been given to Active Luton to secure investment in leisure and library services until 2030. The council…
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…
Why are measles cases rising in the UK and who can get the MMR vaccine?
Posted onGetty Images A young child has died at Liverpool’s Alder Hey Hospital after contracting measles, raising concerns about the spread of the disease. Cases have been rising in the UK and around the world, with more than 500 reported since January in England alone. The increase is being blamed on the poor uptake of the…
