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UK should ‘re-examine’ NHS funding model, says Farage ahead of Reform rally

Reform UK was launching its local election campaign in Birmingham on Friday.

The Independent UK

King Charles in hospital after cancer treatment - but what are the side effects?

The King was diagnosed with an undisclosed form of cancer in February 2024 and returned to public-facing duties in April

The Independent UK

Decline of cash credited for drop in NHS surgery for children swallowing objects

Figures reveal 29% fall in operations in England to remove foreign bodies from children’s airways, noses and throats

The Guardian - UK

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Government ‘must rethink NHS waiting times targets to move care closer to home’

The King’s Fund charity has called for a shift in how cash is spent to drive care into the community.

The Independent UK

Why rapid at-home PSA tests for prostate cancer are fast, convenient – and unreliable

A recent BBC investigation questioned the accuracy of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) self-tests – rapid at-home tests for men worried about prostate cancer. The BBC analysed five of these tests using one blood sample and found varying results: one positive, three negative, and one unreadable.

The Conversation

OPINION - The real cost of our courts crisis: has there ever been a better time to be a criminal in Britain?

Shoplifting has soared to such “epidemic” levels with reports of 17,000 incidents-a-day while attacks on shopkeepers are up by 50 per cent. Reports of violence against women and girls have surged so alarmingly in the last few years that the police declared it a “national emergency”.

Evening Standard

Theresa Banks obituary

Senior civil servant who was appointed director of the Office for Population Censuses and Surveys in 1986

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Norovirus levels remain ‘stubbornly high’ for time of year

It is first time in three weeks there has not been a small decrease in norovirus patients.

Evening Standard

Share of NHS spending on mental health to fall next year, says Streeting

The decision was confirmed in a written ministerial statement by the Health Secretary on Thursday.

Evening Standard

Government accused of ‘failing’ mental health patients as share of NHS budget to fall

The drop comes despite warnings of a deepening mental health crisis

The Independent UK

Woman issues warning after almost dying on long-haul flight: ‘It’s a miracle I’m still alive’

The TikToker said she had not gotten out of her seat for most of her long-haul flight when she collapsed and fell unconscious

The Independent UK

Researchers develop AI tool that could speed up coeliac disease diagnosis

Cambridge study finds algorithm is as effective as a pathologist in detecting disease – and much quicker

The Guardian - UK

Voices: Independent readers react to Rachel Reeves’ spring statement – from ‘out of touch’ to ‘genuine poverty’

THE INDEPENDENT DEBATE: The chancellor’s spring statement sparked fierce criticism from readers, who accused her of reviving austerity by targeting the poor while failing to prioritise improving living standards, tax reform, and sustainable economic growth

The Independent UK

NHS IT supplier hit with major fine following ransomware attack

Advanced has been fined for putting thousands of users information at risk.

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The Independent UK

Breakdown in staff relations putting hospital patients at risk, review finds

The study of three emergency departments at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde health board also found an ‘unacceptable normalisation’ of corridor care.

Evening Standard

Software provider fined £3m over ransomware attack that hit NHS services

The Information Commissioner’s Office said Advanced Computer Software Group had been fined over security failings that put personal data at risk.

The Guardian - UK

London maternity unit to shut in response to steep fall in birth rate

Royal Free hospital makes move as number of women having babies in borough declines by almost 30%

The Guardian - UK

Thousands have sought second opinion after NHS hospitals adopted Martha’s rule, MPs hear

Rule introduced in many parts of England last year has improved safety and reduced harm, says commissioner

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The Guardian - UK

‘It became very fraught’: how assisted dying bill has changed on its way back to Commons

After nine weeks of scrutiny and 150 amendments, there are still huge unknowns over legislation for England and Wales

Evening Standard

Assisted dying law would be implemented in ‘safe and practicable’ way, says PM

A committee of MPs has finished scrutinising the Bill, which will return to the Commons next month.

Evening Standard

Martha’s Rule is ‘reducing harm’ as thousands seek second opinion, MPs told

The scheme was set up following the death Martha Mills.

Evening Standard

Three quarters of UK fertility patients offered additional treatments 'not proven' to be effective

An alarming number of fertility patients in the UK are not being informed about the effectiveness or risks of add-on treatments

Evening Standard

Could Donald Trump's short attention span be a sign of ADHD?

The US president is impulsive, can’t focus for long or sit still – but does that mean he has the health condition?

Evening Standard

Terminally ill criticise longer four-year timeframe for assisted dying service

The new implementation period is double what was originally proposed when the Bill was published last year.

The Independent UK

Three-quarters of fertility patients using acupuncture and other add-on treatments they don’t need, watchdog warns

Fertility patients are spending up to £1,500 on add on treatments, UK watchdog found

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