We will end up with an NHS without doctors says striker

A further two inquests have been opened into the deaths of former patients of jailed surgeon Ian Paterson. Judge Richard Foster opened the inquests of Pauline Brown, who died aged 62, and Jennifer Fox, who died aged 47, at Birmingham Coroners’ Court on Tuesday. There are now 65 inquests ongoing into the deaths of patients…

An 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…

Weighted vests have become a trendy fitness accessory, spotted on celebrities and promoted on social media for purported benefits like weight loss and muscle gain. They’ve become particularly popular among older women, said Kristen Beavers, PhD, professor of gerontology and geriatrics at Wake Forest University School of Medicine—largely due to the belief that they can…

Official data shows that more complex care, in particular, has become much harder to access on the NHS. Over the last ten years, the number of routine NHS examinations has fallen by 6% in England while the number of root canals, where an infection is removed from deep inside the tooth, has dropped by 49%.