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How does Wegovy work? The ‘game changing’ weight loss drug beloved by Hollywood

Ministers have announced plans which could see tens of thousands given access to new weight-loss drug

The Independent UK

Transparency row deepens as UK Government sends redacted Whatsapp messages to inquiry

Hugo Keith KC said the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) had both submitted correspondence but had removed…

The National (Scotland)

Transparency row between Government and Covid inquiry widens

Both the Foreign Office and Cabinet Office had made submissions containing redactions, the chairwoman was told.

The Independent UK

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US banker paid £73m dividend in 2021 after firm won millions in UK Covid contracts

Banks Bourne, sole owner of Tanner Pharma in North Carolina, took sum from Tanner’s UK arm, records show

The Guardian - UK

Government failing to tackle alcohol harm, MPs say

Existing data suggests 10 million people in England regularly exceed recommended guidelines on drinking.

The Independent UK

HRT medicine Utrogestan restricted in UK amid shortages

Pharmacists can only dispense maximum of two months’ supply for every prescription as supplier struggles to meet demand

The Guardian - UK

Mental health hospitals are ‘making children worse’, leading charity warns

Exclusive: Damning report finds young patients exposed to ‘abuse, neglect and unsafe care’

The Independent UK

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Covid contracts: messages reveal extent of Tory donor access to Matt Hancock

Two major donors used ministerial access to promote firms offering Covid services with which they were involved

The Guardian - UK

Former Isle of Man chief medic sacked for whistleblowing is awarded £3.2m

Tribunal finds Dr Rosalind Ranson was unfairly dismissed after speaking out on Manx approach to Covid

The Guardian - UK

Sunak ‘not aware of any informal concerns about Steve Barclay’s conduct’

The Health Secretary has become the latest member of the Prime Minister’s Cabinet to face bullying allegations.

The Independent UK

Experts call for tobacco levy to help nation become smoke-free

The Government’s current plans are ‘nowhere near enough’, a letter signed by health charities and medical Royal Colleges says.

The Independent UK

Government lacks ‘focus and direction’ on social care reform, says expert

Simon Bottery of the King’s Fund, said social care is being ‘short-changed’.

The Independent UK

GPs 'ordered to answer phone to more patients' in plan to end 8am scramble

Surgeries will reportedly be told it is unacceptable to ask patients to call back later

Wales Online

GPs being helped to take more calls at peak times as part of appointment drive OLD

Surgeries will reportedly be told they will no longer be able to ask patients to ring back later.

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Junior doctors’ leaders to halt strikes and enter pay talks

The Department of Health and Social Care said the BMA has agreed to talks on the same terms as other health unions which concluded this week.

The Guardian - UK

Rishi Sunak preparing for fresh concessions to end public sector strikes

Negotiations with teachers begin and junior doctors also agree to formal talks following action this week

Manchester Evening News

NHS nurse and ambulance unions reportedly close to breakthrough with Government

A deal could be announced on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

Steve Barclay accused of breaking pledge over NHS staff abuse data

Exclusive: Union decries failure to publish statistics as Labour claims ministers ‘burying their heads in the sand’ over attacks

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The Guardian - UK

Breakthrough imminent on NHS nurses and ambulance staff pay, insiders say

Exclusive: sources close to ministers and health unions in England expect announcement as soon as Thursday

The Guardian - UK

‘If we leave, Nepal will suffer’: embattled hospitals fear impact of UK job offers

As Nepali nurses weigh up the benefits of an NHS salary, any staff drain will worsen shortages in the country’s creaking healthcare system

The Guardian - UK

Junior doctors’ strike threatens patient safety, say NHS hospital bosses

Hospital chiefs urge BMA and health department to talk over weekend to avert strike set to begin on Monday

The Independent UK

Former Olympian appointed heart illness-prevention tsar

Cardiologist Professor John Deanfield fenced in the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games.

The Guardian - UK

UK health officials spent £42m in a year on ‘golden goodbyes’ and staff payoffs

In the last five years, 324 health sector staff have received payoffs of more than £150,000, according to new figures

The Independent UK

Government has wasted £26.8 billion under Sunak’s watch, says Labour

The party compiled a ‘catalogue of waste’ from the PM’s time as Chancellor and Chief Secretary to the Treasury.

The Independent UK

Community diagnostic centres helping cut NHS waiting lists, says Sunak

The Prime Minister toured Oldham Community Diagnostic Centre, where patients can go for quicker access to tests, scans and checks after a referral.

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