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Hospitals could face further disruption with further strikes

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The Independent UK

Hikma chief executive replaced by former boss after share price weakens

Riad Mishlawi is stepping down from the top role by ‘mutual agreement’ with the firm’s board of directors, it told investors.

Evening Standard

Super flu: Race to get two million Londoners vaccinated before Christmas

Just over 1.87 million people in the capital had had the flu jab as of December 7

Evening Standard

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People pulling own teeth due to lack of urgent NHS dental care in England, watchdog finds

Emergency help should be available, but some being forced to travel 100 miles or go private, says Healthwatch England

The Guardian - UK

Robotic-assisted procedure promises to revolutionise lung cancer diagnosis

Experts have hailed the method as a “paradigm shift” in lung cancer treatment

The Independent UK

Robotic-assisted biopsy hailed as ‘paradigm shift’ for lung cancer diagnosis

The technology allows medics to reach small spots on the lungs that would usually be left to be monitored, speeding up diagnosis for patients.

Evening Standard

Hospitals in England ‘face dangerous winter overcrowding due to discharge delays’

Exclusive: Analysis of NHS data shows rise in patients ‘stranded’ in beds as flu crisis hits and resident doctors’ strikes loom

The Guardian - UK

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NHS administrators are vital to patients

Letter: They are not ‘bureaucrats’ who must be culled, writes Michael Joffe

The Guardian - UK

Victims of sexual offences face ‘postcode lottery’ with police, says home secretary – as it happened

Shabana Mahmood responds to claims that up to 50% of police officers on sexual violence and rape squads are trainees

The Guardian - UK

Super Flu Virus Surge: Why Hospitalisations Are Soaring and What UK Residents Must Know This Winter Season

The UK is facing a severe 'super flu' surge that has driven hospital admissions up by 55%, placing extreme pressure on the NHS and prompting urgent calls for vaccination and preventive measures.

International Business Times UK

Children’s operations cancelled as super flu piles pressure on intensive care units

Exclusive: Paediatric units are under ‘severe and sustained pressure’, warn top intensive care doctors

The Independent UK

‘Beyond catastrophic’: How super flu is pushing the NHS to the brink

NHS WINTER CRISIS : Leading medics warn of severe hospital overcrowding, staff struck down with flu, and a worrying number of cases among children. Rebecca Thomas reports

The Independent UK

Risk to women of severe bleeding after giving birth at five-year high in England

Rate rises by 19% compared with 2020, prompting fresh concerns about NHS maternity care

The Guardian - UK

Streeting’s warning about NHS collapse amid flu surge is ‘scaremongering’, BMA says as strike looms

The doctors’ union claims health secretary has acted in a ‘cruel and calculated’ way

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The Independent UK

How to get a cancer screening – as King Charles warns of missed opportunities

Monarch ‘deeply troubled’ 9 million people in UK are not up to date with cancer screenings, as he opens up about own diagnosis

Evening Standard

BMA accuses Streeting of ‘scaremongering’ about NHS as strike looms

The doctors’ union claimed the Health Secretary had acted in a ‘cruel and calculated’ way and described the Government’s offer as ‘poor.’

The Independent UK

Labour MP pressures government to ban foxhunting for good with private member’s bill

Exclusive: Parliament-based campaigners to set out ‘gold-standard’ reforms including banning trail-hunting

The Independent UK

Almost 3 million have already been affected by this year’s flu. Here are the states hit the hardest

More than 127 million flu vaccine doses have been handed out this season

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The Independent UK

Dr Dolphin, call off these strikes

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: With the NHS under pressures not seen since the once-in-a-century Covid pandemic, the BMA’s refusal to reconsider the timing of its industrial action is dangerous and wrong

The Independent UK

King Charles shares ‘good news’ of reduced cancer treatment and opens up on ‘overwhelming’ diagnosis

The King gave a personal update as he urged Brits to take up screening programmes

Evening Standard

OPINION - Is wearing a mask on the Tube ‘nonsense’, or just common decency?

With super flu raging across London, covering your cough has somehow become a matter of political ideology. It really shouldn’t be, says Claudia Cockerell

Evening Standard

Starmer: Doctors’ strikes as NHS battles flu ‘epidemic’ would be ‘beyond belief’

The Prime Minister said a good deal was on the table.

The Guardian - UK

Resident doctors, a fair deal is on the table. Please do not strike at this moment of crisis for the NHS

A super flu epidemic is sweeping the country. Let us come together to protect the institution we all love, says Keir Starmer, the UK prime minister

The Guardian - UK

‘Beyond belief’ that resident doctors could strike amid flu crisis, says Starmer

Exclusive: PM’s outspoken attack on stoppages planned for 17-22 December risks inflaming tensions with medics

The Independent UK

Streeting warns doctors’ strikes could collapse NHS – but BMA chief insists walkouts won’t put patients at risk

Tom Dolphin says ‘the same model that has worked for all the previous strikes to keep patients safe will apply’ during next week’s planned walkout, which comes amid surging flu cases

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