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NHS delays may drive patients to buy unsafe weight-loss drugs, says top GP

People warned against buying illegal weight-loss medicines through beauty salons or fake pharmacy websites

The Guardian - UK

Long waiting lists for NHS weight loss services ‘driving unsafe buying of jabs’

A top GP has urged people to seek help before purchasing weight loss jabs online.

Evening Standard

Continuing healthcare payments that are too hard to get

Letters: Hardly anyone hears about CHC payments, where the NHS covers all the costs of care, without having done a lot of digging and searching, writes Dr Michael Duxbury

The Guardian - UK

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The 5 worst cyberattacks of 2024

2024 was another bumper year for cyber attacks. Here's my rundown of the most serious situations we saw in the last twelve months.

TechRadar

Controversial face-down restraint still being used for mental health patients in England

Dangerous practice was supposed to be phased out but new data reveals thousands of incidents every year

The Guardian - UK

What the papers say – December 29

Here are the biggest stories leading Sunday’s front pages.

The Independent UK

How the CrowdStrike outage made IT supply chains the new big issue in tech

The CrowdStrike outages, which brought infrastructure around the world to a standstill, placed new focus on IT supply chains.

Evening Standard

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NHS patients at risk as hospital urgent repair costs triple in decade

Cost of maintenance backlog has increased dramatically since 2015 and health service lost 600 days of clinical time to related incidents in the past year

The Guardian - UK

NHS warns people with norovirus to stay at home as infections soar

‘If you catch it; stay home, rest and have plenty of fluids,’ NHS warns

The Independent UK

How to get 10,000 steps in without leaving the house - in just 7 easy activities

You don't have to give up your step streak on a busy day (or a lazy one) at home, as you can get 10,000 steps in without leaving the house

Woman & Home

Black cancer patients in England less likely to feel supported in hospital, says charity

Macmillan Cancer Support criticises unacceptable variations in people’s cancer care

The Guardian - UK

One in five Britons would use weight-loss drug if free on NHS, poll reveals

Survey also finds one in seven have either taken such jabs themselves or know someone who has

The Guardian - UK

AI tool can find people with heart condition who have no symptoms

Researchers are assessing the impact of the algorithm at GP surgeries in West Yorkshire.

The Independent UK

Schools, hospitals and prisons among England’s crumbling public buildings

Guardian analysis finds 1.6 million pupils in schools in need of repair, while some NHS sites endanger patients and staff

The Guardian - UK

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The Guardian - UK

Revealed: 1.5m children in England studying in unfit school buildings

Underinvestment has led to crumbling infrastructure in schools, hospitals and courts, Guardian study shows

The Guardian - UK

Allow more people in UK with lung cancer symptoms to self-refer for tests, say experts

Making it easier to get chest X-rays, rather than having to wait for a GP referral, could improve survival rates, finds study

The Independent UK

What the papers say – December 27

Here are the biggest stories leading Friday’s front pages.

Evening Standard

Make it easier for those with lung cancer symptoms to get tests, experts say

Researchers called for the widespread adoption of services that allow patients to self-refer without a GP consultation.

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The Guardian - UK

NHS at risk of paralysis while waiting for Wes Streeting’s reforms, says thinktank

Leaders in health service should be able to bring in reforms to cut huge waiting times, says charity founder

The Guardian - UK

People urged to do at least 150 minutes of aerobic exercise a week to lose weight

Review of 116 clinical trials finds less than 30 minutes a day, five days a week only results in minor reductions

The Independent UK

NHS warning over Boxing Day betting adverts as demand for gambling addiction treatment soars

Advertisements for Boxing Day betting could cause ‘perfect storm’, doctors say

The Guardian - UK

Resist ‘predatory’ Boxing Day gambling offers, say NHS bosses amid worsening crisis

Barrage of gambling adverts likely to exacerbate addiction, as NHS in England doubles number of clinics to meet demand

The Independent UK

A&E departments ‘absolutely full to bursting’ as flu surge worsens already dire situation, top medic warns

Hospitals ‘don’t have enough beds’ to deal with additional pressure of bad flu season

The National (Scotland)

From child poverty to Gaza – Scottish parties issue Christmas Eve messages

The Scottish Government’s “utmost priority” is tackling child poverty, the First Minister has said in his Christmas message ...

The Independent UK

NHS advice on drinking, rabies and bites top queries last Christmas

Advice was sought on a variety of maladies on Christmas Day and Boxing Day, according the NHS website.

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