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More cancer screenings sounds like good news. But can the NHS cope with them?

Earlier detection means more successful treatment – but also a drain on resources for an already creaking health service, says Christina Pagel, professor of operational research at UCL

The Guardian - UK

Labour will pay GPs extra if they let patients see the doctor of their choice

Labour’s plans would see GPs paid more for respecting the wishes of their patients

The Independent UK

Labour pledges to strengthen accountability for NHS bosses in wake of Letby case

Calls for hospital managers to be held accountable for failings have mounted as concerns about the killer nurse were not addressed for months.

The Independent UK

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Lib Dems say increasing number of ambulance breakdowns putting patients at risk

One NHS trust said it had a 14-year-old ambulance, according to the Lib Dems

The Independent UK

Labour vows to make NHS managers accountable after Lucy Letby failings

Shadow health secretary says bank managers are more regulated than hospital executives

The Guardian - UK

NHS cancer patients ‘facing post code lottery’ in waits for treatment

Nearly 45 per cent of cancer patients waiting more than two months for chemotherapy in some parts of England, analysis suggests

The Independent UK

Labour blames postcode lottery in cancer care in England for delays

Analysis also reveals patients in more deprived areas are more likely to have their cancer diagnosed late

The Guardian - UK

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‘Postcode lottery’ in cancer care leaves some patients waiting longer – Labour

The party said its analysis of NHS data revealed the extent of regional inequalities in cancer treatment.

The Independent UK

Lucy Letby case ‘only too familiar’, says father bereaved in Morecambe Bay maternity scandal

James Titcombe, whose son Joshua died 15 years ago, warns that there are patterns that must not be repeated

The Guardian - UK

Lucy Letby case: more babies face harm unless NHS ends ‘defensive leadership’

Exclusive: Ombudsman Rob Behrens hits out at ‘unacceptable attitudes to whistleblowing’ and calls for urgent change

The Guardian - UK

Womb transplants may be the dawn of a new age, but they fill me with foreboding

Ethical questions – not least, about risks to the donors – have been ignored in the excited coverage of this British medical breakthrough

The Guardian - UK

Always get a sore, bloated stomach when flying? This foolproof formula will help you ditch travel bloat for good

According to two qualified pros.

Marie Claire

What the papers say – August 27

A variety of stories feature across the front of the UK’s newspapers.

The Independent UK

Chilling warning that scandals across NHS will be covered up as staff say whistleblowers are ignored

In wake of missed chances to catch killer nurse Lucy Letby, figures show doctors and nurses’ widespread concerns about sounding the alarm

The Independent UK

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Artificial intelligence used to train staff in ‘UK first for social care sector’

An avatar – digital representation – of a real-life trainer is being piloted with the aim of training 20,000 new carers a year

The Independent UK

AI used to train workforce in ‘UK first for social care’

An avatar – digital representation – of a real-life trainer is being piloted with the aim of training 20,000 new carers a year.

The Guardian - UK

The Lucy Letby case must lead to changes in hospital management

Letters: From the business model, to lack of resources, to mushrooming management, readers look at what the NHS must learn

The Guardian - UK

Number accepted on to nursing courses in England falls 13%, data shows

Labour says second year-on-year decline in a row is ‘incredibly concerning’ for future of the NHS

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Evening Standard

Hospital say sorry after coroner finds mother died due to neglect and string of failures

Barts Health NHS Trust has apologised after Sultana Choudhury, 60, died when a post-op bleed was missed by medics

The National (Scotland)

Fury as Jackie Baillie draws 'parallels' between Lucy Letby case and Scottish NHS

JACKIE Baillie has been widely condemned after she claimed there were “parallels” between the case of serial killer Lucy Letby and a flagship…

The Guardian - UK

Ministers indicate support for statutory inquiry into Lucy Letby killings

Ministers initially ignored calls by victims’ families for inquiry that would be able to force witnesses to give evidence

The Independent UK

‘A sick joke’: NHS bosses accused of ‘ignoring’ Lucy Letby concerns later handed key whistleblower roles

Revealed: NHS bosses accused of ‘protecting’ killer nurse appointed to investigate warnings from whistleblowers doctors

The Conversation

Lucy Letby: child murder case highlights need to regulate managers and improve whistleblowing procedures

The recent conviction of Lucy Letby, the neonatal nurse who murdered seven infants and attempted to murder six others while working at the Countess of Chester Hospital between 2015-2016, has raised fundamental questions about how something like this could have happened – and why it took so long to stop…

The Conversation

Why CEOs and footballers attract different levels of outrage about high pay

The average pay of FTSE100 CEOs rose by 16% from £3.38 million in 2021 to £3.91 million in 2022, according to the latest figures from thinktank the High Pay Centre. In the same week this was reported, UK political figure Nigel Farage called outgoing NatWest boss Alison Rose’s £2.4 million…

Evening Standard

More than half of the children in London haven’t seen a dentist in a year

The extent of London’s dental crisis was laid bare on Friday as figures showed that more than half of London children hadn’t seen a dentist in the past year.

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