NHS waiting lists
How to ruin a country
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But it is a long time since his approval ratings peaked – during the Covid pandemic, when a calm manner and obvious ...
Almost 20,000 prostate cancer diagnoses missed because of Covid pandemic
Health
Almost 20,000 diagnoses of prostate cancer may have been missed during the pandemic, research suggests. The study by the University of Surrey ...
Do you know how long the wait is for cancer treatment? The answer might shock you
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All NHS patients have the right to complain. The charity Healthwatch.co.uk can help people make a complaint more effectively. It states that ...
No firm date for stopping the boats, admits Rishi Sunak
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He was also repeatedly asked why his Government was not revealing the overall estimated costs of the Rwanda deportation plan, with flights ...
Britain is paying the deadly price for telling the public to ‘protect the NHS’
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One of the most controversial slogans during the lockdowns was telling people to stay home to “protect the NHS”. This was deeply ...
GPs ought to have known that virtual appointments put patients at risk
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A national duty to protect the Elgin Marbles SIR – As a student in the 1960s, I hitchhiked around Greece with some ...
Eye patients pay for private treatment – or risk going blind in NHS backlog
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Of those paying to go private, many needed treatment for simple conditions that can cause sight loss if left untreated. ‘Irreversible sight ...
If sick toddlers can’t rely on the NHS, the system really is finished
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We are living in an age of wonder drugs. Donanemab, a drug for Alzheimer’s disease which is under review, has been hailed ...
Elderly twice as likely to face long A&E waits, research into NHS shows
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Frail elderly people are twice as likely as other patients to face long A&E waits, research shows, prompting warnings they may be ...
The NHS is a case study in how technology is ruining our lives
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On the radio yesterday morning, the manager of a big NHS trust said the key to improving patient satisfaction is to invest ...