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Blow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a third
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Blow to NHS as Royal Mail raises prices for bulk users by a third

Average 25% increase for letters such as marketing, bills and medical appointment notices from 5 OctoberRoyal Mail will increase the price of its wholesale postal service by as much as a third, in a m...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Carly Simon shares Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and says music has ‘rescued’ her
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Carly Simon shares Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and says music has ‘rescued’ her

Singer-songwriter also had surgery to treat carcinoma on her face, leading her to ‘withdraw from public view’The musician Carly Simon has revealed that she has Parkinson’s disease in a statement share...

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Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm
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Alarm at NHS patient records being put under control of US private equity firm

Doctors and MPs urge more scrutiny of £300m deal for company behind system used by most GPs in EnglandA US private equity firm will take control of NHS patient records in a deal experts say should “ri...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Andy Burnham vows to use his ‘political capital’ to fix social care system
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Andy Burnham vows to use his ‘political capital’ to fix social care system

PM says that without rapid action the NHS could effectively collapse, in first full interview since entering No 10Andy Burnham has promised to use “whatever political capital I have” to finally fix th...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Misleading AI-generated doctors pose ‘huge danger to public safety’
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Misleading AI-generated doctors pose ‘huge danger to public safety’

Research shows AI accounts are gaining millions of views on TikTok by spreading dubious health adviceMisleading health claims online pose a “huge danger to public safety”, experts have warned, after r...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Reform UK levy on employing overseas staff ‘would harm NHS and social care’
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Reform UK levy on employing overseas staff ‘would harm NHS and social care’

Exclusive: Experts say policy could also cause shortages of school teachers and drive some universities to bankruptcyReform UK’s plan to make employers pay an annual levy for overseas staff would harm...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
How Palantir got into the NHS - podcast
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How Palantir got into the NHS - podcast

The investigative journalist Lucas Amin reports on how the tech company Palantir won a £330m contract with the NHS … and what happened once its software was introducedHow did Palantir – sometimes desc...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
England’s north-south life expectancy gap grows despite record longevity
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England’s north-south life expectancy gap grows despite record longevity

King’s Fund report finds men and women live, on average, for 80 years and nearly 84 years, but gains are in southThe north-south divide in life expectancy in England has grown over the past decade, wi...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Restricted eating hours may reduce cognitive decline in older age, researchers find
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Restricted eating hours may reduce cognitive decline in older age, researchers find

Preliminary study shows older people who avoided food four hours before bed did better in problem solving testsConfining mealtimes and snacks to a nine-hour window and avoiding food for four hours bef...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Family of former Vodafone manager found drowned call for ‘Adrian’s law’ to protect franchisees
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Family of former Vodafone manager found drowned call for ‘Adrian’s law’ to protect franchisees

Adrian Howe’s family believe that fears his deal would be financially ruinous led him to kill himselfThe family of a former mobile phone store manager who was found drowned days before his new Vodafon...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
‘Ozempic face’ and hair loss: what evidence is there for weight-loss drug side-effects?
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‘Ozempic face’ and hair loss: what evidence is there for weight-loss drug side-effects?

Research into GLP-1 medications is not always robust but complaints such as digestive problems are well knownWeight loss jabs such as Wegovy and Mounjaro have boomed in popularity, and so have reports...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
England gymnast taken to hospital after horror fall at Commonwealth Games
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England gymnast taken to hospital after horror fall at Commonwealth Games

England gymnast Gabriel Langton has been taken to hospital after a bad fall at the Commonwealth Games.

Sky News - UK2 months ago
Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules
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Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules

Exclusive: Andy Burnham thought to be considering waiving stricter right to remain rules for people already working in the sectorHundreds of thousands of care workers could be exempted from the home s...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
From high heels to ‘Zara death pants’: how fashion falls foul of women’s safety
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From high heels to ‘Zara death pants’: how fashion falls foul of women’s safety

A physio, a tailor and a historian on the style trends that can put women in hospital and how to avoid the dangers“Buyer beware” is one of the oldest principles in English law. Now, a pair of wide leg...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Southport killer accused of 'manipulating system' after move to psychiatric hospital
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Southport killer accused of 'manipulating system' after move to psychiatric hospital

Southport killer Axel Rudakubana has been accused of trying to "manipulate the system" after he was transferred from prison to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital.

Sky News - UK2 months ago
Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find
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Replacing gas stove can help asthmatics as much as some drugs, US experts find

Team in Ohio finds swapping to electric has ‘very large’ impact, despite study being scaled back by Trump cutsA US study has found a 70% drop in hospital admissions and days off from work or school wh...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Poorest children in England 40% more likely to be hospitalised for lung infections
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Poorest children in England 40% more likely to be hospitalised for lung infections

Exclusive: Analysis of NHS England data reveals stark impact of air pollution in deprived areasChildren living in the poorest areas across England are 40% more likely to be admitted to hospital for re...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
'Life-changing' drug that helps MS patients walk available on NHS
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'Life-changing' drug that helps MS patients walk available on NHS

A drug to help people with multiple sclerosis (MS) to walk is being rolled out on the NHS in England, in a move that could be "life-changing" for thousands of people.

Sky News - UK2 months ago
NHS trust investigated for corporate manslaughter after Nottingham attacks
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NHS trust investigated for corporate manslaughter after Nottingham attacks

Trust that treated Valdo Calocane, who killed three people in 2023, sectioned him four times between 2020 and 2022The NHS trust that treated the triple killer Valdo Calocane in the years before the No...

The Guardian - UK News2 months ago
Nottingham attacks NHS trust faces manslaughter investigation
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Nottingham attacks NHS trust faces manslaughter investigation

The mother of one of the Nottingham attack victims has welcomed a corporate manslaughter investigation into the mental healthcare trust that treated triple killer Valdo Calocane, calling it the "begin...

Sky News - UK2 months ago