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Hospitals to share waiting lists under Labour plans for quicker care

Party says pooling resources across regions would deliver 40,000 extra appointments a week for patients

The Guardian - UK

Labour pledges 40,000 extra NHS appointments a week

The £1.1bn scheme would be funded by cracking down on tax dodgers and people with non-domiciled status

The Independent UK

NHS must listen to whistleblowers, says health secretary

Victoria Atkins says she has asked officials to look into claims doctors and nurses who have spoken up were mistreated

The Guardian - UK

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Alcohol abuse costing £27bn a year in England, new study finds

Alcohol abuse is costing England a whopping £27bn a year, a new study has estimated.

Evening Standard

Infected blood scandal – what you need to know

The infected blood scandal has been hailed the worst treatment disaster in the history of the NHS. Over 3,000 people have died as a result of receiving contaminated blood products in the 1970s, 80s and 90s, and it is estimated that an infected person still dies every four days.

The Conversation

‘They call us the fatherless ones’: the trauma of families devastated by the infected blood scandal will last for generations

On the day of her uncle’s funeral in 1995, Jane’s life changed forever.* That was when she found out her uncle Edward, a person with haemophilia, had been infected with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) from the treatment he was taking for his condition.

The Conversation

Maternity services are failing mothers and babies, and it’s not just down to austerity

Letters: Medical professionals and women who had bad experiences themselves respond to the findings of the birth trauma report

The Guardian - UK

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Alcohol abuse costing £27bn a year in England

Exclusive: Experts call for higher taxes and tougher regulation as research shows cost to NHS, other public services and economy

The Guardian - UK

'So rude': Stephen Flynn interrupted almost 40 times on Question Time

THE BBC has been accused of having a "general antipathy" towards the SNP after the party's Westminster leader Stephen Flynn was found to…

The National (Scotland)

OPINION - Rachel Reeves' Hammersmith Bridge vow shows Labour's conundrum

Stop me if you've heard this one before. The shadow chancellor appeared on the radio this morning and, when asked about a crumbling corner of the public realm, agreed it was bad and said a Labour government would fix it. Pressed on whether she was actually committing any funding towards this,…

Evening Standard

Voters back taxing rich more to help pay for NHS, poll finds – as report shows Sunak wealthier than the King

Rishi Sunak and Akshata Murty’s personal wealth surged by more than £120m over past year, Sunday Times Rich List suggests

The Independent UK

I love being a pharmacist, but the UK’s drug shortage makes me want to give up – and Brexit makes it worse

Telling patients I can’t get their life-saving medication is awful. The government must act to prevent a real tragedy, says pharmacist Mike Hewitson

The Guardian - UK

'Hold on a minute': Stephen Flynn continuously interrupted on BBC Question Time

STEPHEN Flynn was interrupted multiple times by almost all the panel as he tried to speak on the economy on last night's BBC Question Time ...

The National (Scotland)

Mark Brown: The sale of Summerhall reveals the sorry state of Scotland’s arts

THE news, announced on Tuesday of this week, that the Summerhall arts centre in Edinburgh is up for sale on the open market has caused dismay among…

The National (Scotland)

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The Guardian - UK

‘My mum had to tell me I had HIV’: the former blood transfusion poster boy campaigning for infected victims

Andy Evans was injecting his own clotting protein at three, and was 13 when he found it had given him HIV. Now he campaigns for fellow survivors – and the truth about the contamination scandal

The Guardian - UK

Patients in England want right to see GPs with 24 hours enshrined in NHS

Royal College of GPs says constitution guarantee would just pile on pressure given loss of 1,000 practices in past 10 years

The Guardian - UK

Hospitals struggle as social care crisis cancels out funding boost, NHS report says

The number of people stuck in hospital for more than three weeks has risen 15% on pre-Covid levels

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer dons his election boots to tramp all over Tory territory

The Labour leader launched his general election campaign today with a 48-hour blitz of Conservative-held battleground seats

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The Guardian - UK

What are Labour’s six pledges and how likely is their success?

Commitments range from cutting NHS waiting times to delivering economic stability – and are united by a lack of detail

Evening Standard

How does boiling drinking water help? Water boss apologises for parasite outbreak in Devon

South West Water says it believes it has located the source where the parasite could have entered the water network

GoodToKnow

Why is it important that children learn about gender identity? We ask the experts after Rishi Sunak declared 'schools should not teach about the concept'

New guidance is set to say that children under the age of 13 will not be taught about contraception, sexually transmitted infections and abortion either

The National (Scotland)

John Swinney tears into Keir Starmer’s six pledges pre-election pitch at FMQs

JOHN Swinney tore into Keir Starmer’s six pledges speech at First Minister's Questions today...

Evening Standard

What are Labour's 2024 general election policies?

A spokesperson said the policies were a ‘bridge to longer-term plans’

The Guardian - UK

Dining across the divide: ‘Soon there won’t be any leftwingers in Labour, just Keir Starmer clones’

They’re both natural Labour supporters, but one is so unhappy with the leadership he isn’t planning to vote for the party. Will either of them see red?

The Guardian - UK

Imagine getting life-saving drugs to sick people without relying on big pharma? We may have found a way

An NHS trust’s attempts to bring a crucial drug to market itself is hopeful news for patients, says Dr Catriona Crombie of the medical charity LifeArc

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