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NHS patient record change will slash A&E visits by 20,000, government says

While DHSC said the reforms would give patients more control over their care, the BMA raised fears that the new law will open up the possibility that patient data is used inappropriately

The Independent UK

Care leavers to get free prescriptions and dental care until they are 25

Wes Streeting said the change is being made in recognition of the difficulties young people face if they have grown up in care.

Evening Standard

Michelle Mone-linked PPE Medpro wound up after being ordered to repay £148m

In a ruling, Insolvency and Companies Court Judge Sebastian Prentis placed the company into liquidation

The Independent UK

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Thousands of NHS England staff to be made redundant

The government announced the abolition of NHS England, with plans to bring the organisation under the Department of Health and Social Care

The Independent UK

Patients go to court to stop embryos being destroyed after admin error

Lawyer says ‘difficult to understand’ rules on storage consent led to confusion and left clients ‘in limbo’

The Guardian - UK

These disabled children died after they were left alone in their beds in the same care home. Now police are investigating

INVESTIGATION: Connor, Mia and Raihana died in the care of one of Britain’s biggest care homes for disabled children. A fresh probe has now been launched, writes health correspondent Rebecca Thomas

The Independent UK

NHS to get up to £30bn as other services squeezed in spending review

NHS leaders warn expected settlement will not be enough to enable recovery and reform

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More NHS England bosses step down weeks after top doctor and CEO resign

Resignations comes within weeks of NHS’s top doctor and boss both announcing departures

The Independent UK

Patients facing 16-year wait for autism tests as MPs say waiting times must fall

Chairwoman of the Health and Social select committee Layla Moran says the public will be unhappy if standards do not improve.

The Independent UK

Row erupts over how much women should be paid for donating their eggs

‘We do not pay kidney or blood donors: why is an exception made to incentivise women to sell their eggs, which are then often sold on in packages by fertility clinics at huge profits?’ campaigner asks

The Independent UK

Transparency row deepens as UK Government sends redacted Whatsapp messages to inquiry

Hugo Keith KC said the Cabinet Office and the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) had both submitted correspondence but had removed…

The National (Scotland)

Transparency row between Government and Covid inquiry widens

Both the Foreign Office and Cabinet Office had made submissions containing redactions, the chairwoman was told.

The Independent UK

People urged to return adrenaline pens over fears they won't activate

Patients have been told to contact their GP immediately and obtain a prescription for an alternative brand

Manchester Evening News

Widow of BBC presenter who died after Covid jab says ‘no alternative’ but to sue AstraZeneca

BBC Radio Newcastle’s Lisa Shaw had her first jab in May 2021 and died just a week later

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Widow of BBC presenter who died after Covid jab says ‘no alternative’ but to sue AstraZeneca

BBC Radio Newcastle’s Lisa Shaw had her first jab in May 2021 and died just a week later

The Independent UK

Real cost of junior doctors’ strike revealed in leaked documents as births face cancellation and funerals delayed

Hospitals to have as few as half the number of senior doctors available as during previous strike action, with cancer services and critical care among the casualties

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