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Trans women to be banned from female NHS wards, as Steve Barclay insists ‘Tories know what a woman is’

Health secretary vows to restore ‘common sense’ to NHS despite no evidence of complaints about trans people

The Independent UK

Tories announce plan to ban trans trans women from female hospital wards

Trans rights charities have slammed the proposal

Evening Standard

Sunak challenged over claim strikes are ‘number one reason’ for NHS backlog

The Prime Minister said the Government had ‘tried multiple times’ to meet the British Medical Association (BMA) as he faced pressure from medics.

The Independent UK

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Thousands of patients to miss out on scans as radiographers walk out

Radiographers to join consultants and junior doctors on picket line

Evening Standard

Experts call for Lucy Letby inquiry to cover statistical evidence used in trial

Royal Statistical Society suggests a better understanding of statistics could help NHS trusts act more quickly in similar cases

The Guardian - UK

Radiographers’ strike on Tuesday ‘will stop thousands in England getting scans’

Action expected to add to disruption to health services with consultants and junior doctors also striking

The Guardian - UK

Wegovy weight-loss jab 'significantly' improves blood sugar in diabetics

Hailed as potential ‘game changer’ in tackling obesity, Semaglutide can also help those with type 2 diabetes

The Independent UK

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Ministers urged to enter Acas talks with consultants

It comes in the middle of a joint strike by junior doctors and consultants in England.

The Independent UK

Barclay to set out medical school expansion plans

His speech at the Conservative conference takes place against a backdrop of the largest strike by doctors so far in the dispute over pay.

The Independent UK

Hunt’s speech pleases Tory faithful but is unlikely to resonate with voters

Cost of living crisis, rising unemployment and extended NHS waiting times will determine government’s chances in general election

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on the Conservative tax debate: the PM is losing friends and voters

Editorial: Rishi Sunak is unpopular because he is raising taxes, but failing to spend the money to fix Britain

The Guardian - UK

NHS midwife swaps London birth centre to work on Antarctica island with 1,000 penguins

Bridie Martin-West has been appointed as ‘base leader’

Evening Standard

Paris bedbug crisis: What are bedbugs and how can you get rid of them?

As bed bugs cause panic in Paris, we look at how Londoners can spot an infestation – and hopefully prevent the next one

Evening Standard

NHS midwife swaps birth centre to work on Antarctica island with 1,000 penguins

Bridie Martin-West has been appointed as ‘base leader’.

The Independent UK

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BBC Wales presenter reveals routine check-up ‘saved’ her eyesight

Lucy Owen learnt one of her retinas was close to detaching at a high street opticians

Evening Standard

What is Stoptober? NHS scheme to help smokers quit this month

Research reveals smokers can expect positive changes as soon as two weeks after quitting, including having more energy

Al Jazeera

NHS strikes: What ails UK health service? Doctors’ protests or budget cuts?

UK doctors have begun a 72-hour strike to demand pay rise and better working conditions amid cost of living crisis.

The Guardian - UK

Calls for a big increase in UK spending on preventative policies

Demos says Treasury should create separate spending category to help prioritise measures that prevent problems from arising

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The Independent UK

NHS pays doctor £7,900 to cover striking colleagues

Multiple hospitals say they have shelled out more than £3,000 for a strike shift

The Independent UK

The curious status of the vasectomy in the UK in 2023: ‘Young, none and done’

Oliver Keens explores why younger men are getting the snip and why getting a doctor to agree to it is harder than you might think

Evening Standard

Patients at risk, warns London’s top doctor as three-day strike begins

NHS London chief Dr Chris Streather urges both sides to enter ‘urgent talks’ as junior doctors and consultants begin three-day walkout

The Guardian - UK

NHS leaders believe 2m operations and appointments lost to strikes

Leaders say hidden total may be double official tally, as junior doctors, consultants and radiographers prepare more strikes

The Independent UK

One in 50 GP appointments carried out online or via video in August

It comes as face-to-face appointments fell to their lowest level in 12 months.

The Independent UK

Public blames Government for long NHS waiting list – BMA

Junior doctors and consultants will launch a joint three-day strike this week in their pay dispute.

The Independent UK

People urged to get flu jabs to reduce NHS pressure this winter

The vaccine programme for flu and Covid-19 started earlier this year.

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