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Poorer women in UK have sixth-highest cancer death rates in Europe, WHO finds

Those from deprived backgrounds are particularly at risk of dying from cancer of the lungs, liver, bladder and oesophagus

The Guardian - UK

Slowdown in European doctors working in NHS following Brexit, says think tank

The Department of Health and Social Care said it rejected the Nuffield Trust’s findings.

The Independent UK

Ministers face pressure to explain PPE Medpro contracts decision

Labour to ask how Michelle Mone-linked firm was assessed as fit to agree deal worth more than £200m

The Guardian - UK

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Dentists to receive fairer payments in bid to end patient backlogs

Health Minster Neil O’Brien said: ‘I am determined to make sure everybody seeking NHS dental care can receive it when they need it.’

The Independent UK

PPE Medpro declines to say how it would repay millions if told to do so

Government is seeking to recoup money from Michelle Mone-linked firm after gowns rejected as unusable

The Guardian - UK

Ministers consider staff body cameras to tackle NHS mental health abuse scandals

Exclusive: Ministers warned use of cameras in hospital could breach human righs and patient confidentiality

The Independent UK

Health department reported to stats watchdog over 'misleading' nurses' pay tweet

The post on the official DHSC account 10 days ago claimed nurses received a pay rise of £1,400 this year putting the most experienced on more than £40,000

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Minister in charge of hospitals said healthcare is 'natural place to start' with cuts

Steve Barclay said just two months ago that he had instructed department heads within the health service to release information on how much their teams cost, telling a right-wing thinktank that the health service is a "natural place to start" looking for savings

Daily Mirror

Care homes face being ‘vilified’ if patients given visitor rights

The care minister said she was still hearing from families who are being stopped from seeing loved ones amid coronavirus fears.

The Independent UK

DWP unveils plan to help disabled Universal Credit and ESA claimants into work

The Department for Work and Pensions has shared a new plan to help people with disabilities or health conditions claiming Universal Credit and Employment Support Allowance into work.

Glasgow Live

DWP shares new plan to help Universal Credit and ESA claimants with disability or health condition into work

The £1.3billion investment includes increasing Work Coach support in Jobcentres across the UK.

Daily Record

‘No fat left to trim’: how spending cuts could affect UK government

As Rishi Sunak warns of a ‘profound economic challenge’, struggling departments face reduced budgets

The Guardian - UK

Randox lawyers demand MPs retract ‘defamatory’ report on Covid contracts

Schillings says Randox was ‘ambushed’ by ‘inaccurate’ and ‘misleading’ allegations, as it had not been given ‘reasonable’ chance to comment.

The Independent UK

'Millions more will die without more action': North East health leaders urge minister to urgently clarify Stop Smoking plans

Public health bosses in our region are concerned by suggestions the Government could ditch a key anti-smoking plan

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The Guardian - UK

Thérèse Coffey to drop smoking action plan, insiders say

Officials say health secretary will not publish plan, as campaigners warn ‘smoke-free’ UK is seven years behind target

The Guardian - UK

Government ‘burying head in sand’ over health inequality, says bishop of London

Exclusive: UK’s most senior female bishop calls for long-awaited white paper promising ‘bold action’

Liverpool Echo

Tesco, Asda and Aldi forced to bring in huge ban for shoppers

Morrisons, Waitrose, Sainsbury's and other supermarkets are also affected

The Guardian - UK

Thérèse Coffey scraps promised paper on health inequality

Exclusive: health secretary has decided not to publish white paper, which was originally intended for publication by last spring

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The Guardian - UK

Dangerous NHS England hospital roofs ‘will not be fixed until 2035’

FoI request reveals long wait to repair roofs at risk of collapse, including those affecting Truss and Coffey constituents

Wales Online

Patients turn to DIY dentistry after failing to book NHS appointments

'It is a national scandal that people are desperately resorting to pulling their own teeth out'

Chronicle Live

'Plan for Patients' aims to cut NHS appointment waiting times and recruit one million volunteers

Therese Coffey wants to end the '8am scramble' for appointments and is asking for Coronavirus volunteers to come back and work for free again

The Independent UK

Government plan to tackle NHS staff shortages shelved amid Treasury row

Exclusive: ‘HMT now says we have the money. If [the plan] is out before Christmas I’ll eat Santa’s hat,’ says one senior NHS figure

The Guardian - UK

Coffey urges staff to be positive, be precise, and not use Oxford commas

Officials say they find the new UK health secretary’s memo ‘super patronising’

The Guardian - UK

Thérèse Coffey considers paying care homes in England to free hospital beds

New health secretary examining proposals for care homes to look after patients whose discharge is prevented by lack of social care

Evening Standard

Liz Truss holds out olive branch to Rishi Sunak backers as she recasts junior team

Several MPs who supported the former chancellor in the Tory leadership contest have been handed ministerial roles

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