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Reform UK levy on employing overseas staff ‘would harm NHS and social care’

Exclusive: Experts say policy could also cause shortages of school teachers and drive some universities to bankruptcy

The Guardian - UK

UK’s North–South life expectancy divide widens as study finds shocking differences

UK life expectancy is now also lowest of all comparable high-income countries, apart from Germany and the US

The Independent UK

England’s north-south life expectancy gap grows despite record longevity

King’s Fund report finds men and women live, on average, for 80 years and nearly 84 years, but gains are in south

The Guardian - UK

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Delayed NHS hospital discharge costs continue to soar as patients left stranded in beds

King’s Fund charity analysis indicates one in ten hospital beds are occupied by medically fit patients

The Independent UK

Patients forced to chase NHS test results in admin ‘doom loop’

A new study found that two-thirds of people have experienced at least one NHS admin problem in the past year

The Independent UK

Warning issued over ‘precarious’ state of long-term adult social care in England

Around 890,000 people received long-term care in England last year

The Independent UK

NHS dissatisfaction is falling – is this a turning point or is something else at play?

For a health service long defined by waiting lists, staff shortages and steady erosion of public confidence, the latest figures offer something unfamiliar: a sense that the mood is shifting. A new survey by The King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust records a six-point increase in satisfaction, and the sharpest fall…

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NHS satisfaction rises for the first time since the pandemic but ‘still a long way to go’

The latest survey found public satisfaction with the UK’s health service rose by five percentage points to 26%

The Independent UK

NHS trusts facing difficult decisions amid ‘perilous’ financial situation

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The Independent UK

NHS financial crisis deepens as trusts report £780 million deficit

The situation is forcing health leaders to make ‘increasingly difficult choices’

The Independent UK

The generation ‘at risk of being left behind’ amid mental health and obesity crisis

They are ‘struggling’ to access support as funding hasn’t kept up with demand

The Independent UK

New study lays bare the growing crisis NHS faces

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The Independent UK

NHS frontline staff forced to ‘plug gaps that should be filled by managers’

Skilled clinical professionals are spending hours each week ‘chasing paperwork, managing rotas or navigating broke administrative systems’ says a new report

The Independent UK

How does your hospital rank in new NHS league tables?

West Streeting said the rankings will end the ‘postcode lottery’ of care, but experts warn hospital performance is ‘not as simple as good or bad’

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

NHS ‘reliant’ on private firms and charities for mental health care – think tank

Analysis by the King’s Fund shows ‘a significant increase in the share of NHS mental health inpatient care being outsourced to independent providers’.

The Independent UK

This is why we’ve stopped living longer

LET’S UNPACK THAT: Life expectancy is stalling – and the UK is officially the sick man of Europe. At a time when longevity medicine is gaining steam, Helen Coffey investigates why our mortality seems to be catching up with us, and whether we’ve finally hit our age ceiling when it…

The Guardian - UK

Experts express concern for future of Health Survey for England

Study is not being stood down but will no longer be run by NHS England, government says

The National (Scotland)

England can learn from Scotland's population health plan, think tank says

England can learn from Scotland’s population health framework which will “drive action and change” over the next decade, a think tank has said…

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The Independent UK

Major new NHS plan vows to end ‘8am scramble’ for GP appointment

Radical plans to improve community healthcare include training more GPs

The Independent UK

New NHS plan will ‘fundamentally rewire’ health service – Keir Starmer

New neighbourhood health services will be rolled out across the country to bring tests, post-op care, nursing and mental health teams closer to homes.

Evening Standard

No guarantee waiting lists will fall to hit targets, health leaders say

The NHs will see a large proportion of the extra cash swallowed by pay rises for staff and existing commitments, experts say.

The Independent UK

Warning NHS making same mistakes that led to Mid Staffs scandal as bosses ‘consider cutting hospital beds’

Community services for children and mental health support for cancer patients axed amid savings drive

The Independent UK

Expand volunteer programme to bolster NHS workforce, charity says

Around 107,000 NHS secondary care roles in England are vacant.

The Guardian - UK

Patient satisfaction with NHS has hit record low of 21%, survey finds

Dissatisfaction also at record 59% in Great Britain, with A&E, GPs and dentists causing the most discontent

The Independent UK

Major poll reveals ‘startling collapse’ in public satisfaction with NHS

The poll found people still believe in the founding principles of the NHS and the majority believe it needs more money and staff.

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