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Drug use is changing in England – with more adults showing signs of dependence

Drug use appears to be changing in England – both in the types of drugs people take and their potency, according to our latest survey of adult mental health and wellbeing.

The Conversation

Doctors Outraged: US 'Spying' Tech Giant Given Keys To NHS Patient Records

Doctors and privacy advocates condemn the NHS decision to grant Palantir a £330m contract to build its data platform, raising fears over surveillance, transparency and patient confidentiality.

International Business Times UK

NHS Launches Trial of Puberty Blockers for Kids Amid Debate Over Risks and Evidence

The NHS begins a controlled trial of puberty blockers for children, intensifying debate over safety, evidence gaps and ethics as political and clinical scrutiny grows.

International Business Times UK

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Two UK clinical trials to assess impact of puberty blockers in young people

Multi-year studies announced after Cass review found ‘insufficient evidence’ about effects on children with gender dysphoria

The Guardian - UK

NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns

Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment

The Guardian - UK

MPs raise concerns about hospital waiting lists and plans to reform NHS

There is a serious risk that the Government will not meet its target for 92% of the NHS waiting list to be treated within 18 weeks by 2029, MPs warn.

The Independent UK

Plans to reform NHS have ‘chilling echoes’ of HS2 failures, MPs warn

Public accounts committee warns that ‘poor practices’ seen in the project to build the high-speed rail link are being replicated in the health service

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Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform

Exclusive: thinktank report finds health secretary has failed to improve productivity and the health service is unlikely to meet its targets

The Guardian - UK

NHS may have to cut jobs if strike action over pay continues

This latest action marks the 13th walkout by doctors since March 2023

The Independent UK

NHS hospital performance in England: Latest numbers and trends

Some 180,329 people had been waiting more than a year to start routine hospital treatment at the end of September.

Evening Standard

‘My mother-in-law spent years working for the NHS. Last week she waited 10 hours outside hospital in an ambulance’

University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust says it apologises for any delays patients are experiencing

The Independent UK

Which area has the worst ambulance handover delays in England?

Eight out of the 10 worst-performing hospital trusts in England for average handover times are in the Midlands, analysis of data shows

The Independent UK

NHS England redundancies: What jobs and sectors are most at risk?

Over 18,000 staff are facing redundancy in the coming months

Evening Standard

Wes Streeting compares doctors’ union to the cartel as he warns strikes will cost NHS hundreds of millions of pounds

The health secretary claimed the British Medical Association is no longer a voice for doctors as he shrugged off Labour leadership claims and urged medics to call off the strikes

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Reeves rejects plea for £1bn of extra cash to cover NHS redundancy payouts

Health secretary Wes Streeting lobbied behind the scenes for emergency funds to pay off 18,000 staff losing their jobs

Evening Standard

Thousands of NHS staff redundancies to go ahead after funding agreed

The NHS will be permitted to overspend its budget this year to pay for redundancies, recouping the costs further down the line.

The Independent UK

Thousands of NHS England staff to be made redundant

The government announced the abolition of NHS England, with plans to bring the organisation under the Department of Health and Social Care

The Independent UK

Quarter of five-year-olds in England have tooth decay, damning report finds

NHS England figures show tooth decay is the leading cause of hospital admissions among children aged five to nine.

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Evening Standard

Fact check: Fake ‘train attack’ imagery and child obesity stats

Round-up of fact checks from the last week compiled by Full Fact.

The Independent UK

Fears NHS faces a ‘collision’ of huge flu wave and doctor strikes this winter

Sir Jim Mackey said the NHS will have to stay focused on patient safety.

Evening Standard

NHS faces a ‘collision’ of flu and doctor strikes, chief says

Sir Jim Mackey said the NHS will have to stay focused on patient safety.

Evening Standard

‘Urgent need’ for GPs to be better trained to recognise ADHD, report says

NHS England estimated that almost 2.5 million people in England are likely to have ADHD.

The Guardian - UK

NHS staff bearing brunt as ‘ugly’ racism of 70s and 80s returns, says Streeting

Exclusive: Health secretary and NHS England chief warn of winter pressures and rising levels of abuse

Evening Standard

Gender change reversal data sought as part of new NHS detransition service

NHS England said between 15 and 20 people who had detransitioned were spoken to in April as part of work on a new service.

The Independent UK

Morning-after pill made free at thousands of community pharmacies in England

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