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Thousands dying as they didn't get statins or blood pressure medicines in pandemic

Britons' reluctance to bother the NHS with routine conditions after they were begged to stay at home except for emergencies during 2020 and 2021 is thought to be contributing to a surge in excess deaths

Daily Mirror

Opioid overprescribing ‘putting lives at risk’ amid warning excess pills could end up black market

One woman said she was sent ‘bags full’ of unneeded drugs and a former addict reveals he exploited the system to obtain four times his prescribed dose

The Independent UK

Ambulance staff 'told to conserve oxygen supplies' due to surge in demand

There is a shortage in oxygen cylinders due to a recent spike in flu and Covid cases, with the number of people suffering from respiratory conditions "higher than during the first wave of the Covid pandemic".

Daily Mirror

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'Please don't visit our hospitals' message to anyone with flu in Nottinghamshire as trusts issue plea

NHS bosses across Nottinghamshire ask for the public to help as the healthcare system continues to face sustained pressures.

Nottingham Post

Nicola Sturgeon outlines pledges to Scotland in Hogmanay address

FIRST Minister Nicola Sturgeon has pledged to strengthen Scotland’s international connections, protect the NHS and other “precious public…

The National (Scotland)

Winter set to be worst ever for A&E waits as NHS ‘pressurised like never before’

A number of NHS trusts have declared ‘critical incidents’, meaning they cannot function as usual due to extraordinary pressure.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of thousands of diabetes patients now using ‘life-changing’ gadgets

NHS England said that just more than 200,000 patients are now using non-invasive glucose monitoring devices.

The Independent UK

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Hundreds of people caught Covid in Welsh hospitals over the Christmas period

The worrying data comes at a time when flu and other respiratory infections are also rife on wards

Wales Online

New Year’s honours 2023: Nottinghamshire people who made the list

They've been recognised for a number of reasons

Nottingham Post

All the incredible people from Greater Manchester recognised in King's New Year Honours list

England star player Lucy Bronze is amongst those honoured from Greater Manchester

Manchester Evening News

Hospitals in plea to New Year revellers as Covid and flu 'twindemic' sees cases soar

Figures show hospital flu cases are up more than seven-fold and Covid is still rife, with ambulance services appealing for people to use them "wisely" on Saturday night

Daily Mirror

'Our NHS is buckling but it is just about still there for us - now we need to help ensure it doesn't tip over the edge'

NHS In Crisis: The M.E.N's Adam Maidment on why we need to do our best to support the frontline

Manchester Evening News

NHS in crisis: 149 patients rushed to hospital in ambulances made to wait over an HOUR at Greater Manchester A&Es in just one day

Sick patients arriving at hospitals face A&E handover delays as flu cases surge

Manchester Evening News

'I must have been lucky, only waited 16 hours': Patients continue to experience huge waits in A&E as bosses issue updated plea

NHS in crisis: Data and reports show the NHS in Greater Manchester facing perhaps its toughest ever period.

Manchester Evening News

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The Independent UK

NHS staff on annual leave urged to help health board facing ‘extreme pressure’

NHS Grampian officials have said they are under an ‘extreme level of pressure’.

Nottingham Post

Notts health bosses urge public to help NHS deal with pressures as 'critical incident' declared

High numbers of patients continue to arrive at hospitals, creating a high demand across the system, extended waiting times to access beds within our hospitals and difficulties in discharging patients as well as the rise in Covid-19 and flu cases, ICB said.

The Independent UK

Flu and Covid ‘twindemic’ hits NHS amid spike in hospital admissions

The sharp increase has been across both general hospital and critical care beds – those for the sickest patients

Bristol Post

Bristol tops list of hospital patients waiting more than an hour to be handed over by ambulance staff

It comes after industrial action by ambulance workers the previous week and as more people are in hospital beds with winter viruses

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Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: 'A really challenging position'

The NHS in crisis PLUS the 'forgotten' Bolton town and a 'perversion of justice'

Daily Record

Doctor treating patients outside accident and emergency due to level of demand

Dr David Caesar claimed there is a sense of “impending doom” among doctors as Hogmanay approaches.

Evening Standard

Robot prostate surgeons help London hospital set world record

Aquablation technique used to treat ten patients with enlarged prostates in single day

Liverpool Echo

Mum's 'heart breaks' every time she hears daughter cry after stroke

"She can't talk, walk or even sit up on her own so it's incredibly frustrating when she can't speak or explain how she's feeling"

Daily Mirror

Revellers told to 'bring first aid kits' on their New Year trips amid NHS pressure

n a now-deleted tweet, Royal Cornwall Hospitals Trust on Wednesday urged holidaymakers to "be wise" and bring pain relief, flu and cold remedy and rehydration powders with them

Chronicle Live

Warning issued as abuse and attacks on North East NHS staff rise during busy winter

The South Tyneside and Sunderland NHS Foundation Trust and Northumbria Police have joined forces to reinforce the message

The National (Scotland)

Scottish NHS board in 'urgent call' for aid amid 'extreme' Covid and flu pressure

A SCOTTISH health board has been forced to put out an “urgent call” for help from staff amid “extreme pressure” on its services.

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