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35 medical conditions NHS will no longer issue prescriptions for - including sore throat

Your GP will no longer issue treatments for a number of medical conditions. The NHS hopes the move will be beneficial for costs and people can turn instead to over the counter medication

Daily Mirror

More than 700,000 patients in Wales are now waiting for planned treatment on the NHS

The number of people on waiting lists for non-urgent treatment hit record levels for the 23rd month in a row

Wales Online

NHS scam text: Warning over fraudulent Covid close contact messages

The scam text encourages people to pay for a PCR test.

Evening Standard

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The 35 common medical conditions your GP no longer issues prescriptions for

The ailments include coughs, colds, migraines and conjunctivitis.

Daily Record

Monkeypox: What are the symptoms and how does it spread

Cases have recently been found in the UK, Spain, Portugal and the US

Manchester Evening News

Your GP will no longer issue a prescription for these 35 medical conditions

While there are some exceptions, the NHS has published a list of 35 conditions for which doctors no longer issue a prescription

Chronicle Live

100 objects left inside patients including drill bit and wire cutters

The list of 407 'never events' include one woman accidentally having her ovaries removed, six people injected in the wrong eye and the wrong hip being implanted 12 times

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Hospital admissions for eating disorders up 84% in five years, NHS data shows

Experts describe increase to 24,268 in England as alarming, with particularly stark rise among males

The Guardian - UK

Drill bits and scalpels left inside NHS patients, data shows

One woman had her ovaries removed by mistake when the plan was to conserve them.

The Independent UK

Hospital admissions for eating disorders rise 84% in five years

A stark rise was seen in boys and young men – from 280 hospital admissions in 2015/16 to 637 in 2020/2021.

The Independent UK

NHS checks for prostate cancer hit all-time high

Some 550,000 people checked their risk of developing the disease online during the six weeks of a campaign.

The Independent UK

Doctors let down by Government during COVID-19 pandemic, says BMA

Leading medics have penned a scathing report about the Government’s response to the crisis.

The Independent UK

Government to face court hearing over links to PPE supplier accused of modern slavery

The government is facing legal action over its decision to continue using Supermax as a supplier of disposable gloves for NHS workers

The Independent UK

NHS says 35 medical conditions will no longer get prescription from doctors

Patients have been urged to get over the counter medicine for these minor ailments

Liverpool Echo

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The Guardian - UK

New Order singer criticises ‘ludicrous’ NHS mental health waiting lists

People in crisis can’t wait 18 months, says Bernard Sumner at suicide prevention event in parliament

Daily Record

Lanarkshire nurse fighting for formal investigation over devastating cancer diagnosis

having complained of heavy, irregular and abnormal bleeding, the 28-year-old has now lost her fertility

Manchester Evening News

France holidays: Passport validity, Channel crossing, driving requirements and Covid and face mask rules explained

Holidaymakers need to have a Vaccination Certificate, or show proof of a negative Covid test, to be permitted to enter the country

Daily Mirror

Struggling NHS staff may be forced to quit if they can't pay hospital parking fees

NHS staff on low salaries - some of whom rely on food banks - may have to quit their jobs because they can't afford to pay parking charges that have been reinstated by a hospital in Crewe

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Daily Record

Fury as A&E waits increase again at Paisley's RAH

MSP Paul O'Kane says battling staff "get nothing" from Holyrood and fears the situation will worsen at the hospital

Daily Record

Stroke risk cut in half by common painkiller - if taken at correct time of day

Though aspirin can be purchased over the counter as a painkiller, you should consult with your doctor before taking it to prevent stroke.

The Guardian - UK

Let them eat junk food? Johnson seems to have forgotten how obesity put his life at risk

It’s immoral to delay curbs on dangerous meals and blame the cost of living crisis, says Sarah Boseley, former health editor of the Guardian

The Independent UK

NHS trust fined more than £1 million following patient deaths

NHS trust charged after a 30-year-old man bled to death and an 83-year-old man died trapped between a bed rail

The Guardian - UK

NHS trust fined £1.3m over deaths of two patients after staff mistakes

Shrewsbury and Telford trust admits failing to provide safe care to Mohammed Ismael Zaman and Max Dingle

Evening Standard

Keir Starmer tells Boris Johnson to make ‘inevitable U-turn’ and back energy windfall tax

The Labour leader said a one-off tax would ‘raise billions of pounds, cutting energy bills across the country’

Nottingham Post

DWP outlines 10 ways people can boost their finances if they are struggling

One expert suggests about £15 billion of benefits remain unclaimed each year

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