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NHS waiting lists: reasons to be careful

NHS waiting lists: reasons to be careful

NHS waiting lists: reasons to be careful Rajan Madhok The focus on waiting lists is good news for people who have waited for a long time, and it seems wrong to question the efforts being made to help them –surely we must do whatever it takes to alleviate their suffering. Equally, it is important to understand the implications of making this decision. […] Continue reading this article about NHS waiting lists: reasons to be careful by Mark Mansfield NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Inside the biggest overhaul of the NHS in its history

Inside the biggest overhaul of the NHS in its history

Inside the biggest overhaul of the NHS in its history A final version of the government’s ten-year plan to ‘reimagine’ the health service will soon be published. Here is what to expect Continue reading this article about Inside the biggest overhaul of the NHS in its history by Eleanor Hayward, Health Editor NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS to cut waiting lists by directing patients to GPs for treatment

NHS to cut waiting lists by directing patients to GPs for treatment

NHS to cut waiting lists by directing patients to GPs for treatment Most of those on the 7.4 million-strong list are outpatients who, under Wes Streeting’s ten-year plan, would be treated by community services closer to home Continue reading this article about NHS to cut waiting lists by directing patients to GPs for treatment by Eleanor Hayward, Health Editor NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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‘They entrusted me with their daughter’s memory’: Women’s prize winner Rachel Clarke on her story of a life-saving transplant

‘They entrusted me with their daughter’s memory’: Women’s prize winner Rachel Clarke on her story of a life-saving transplant The Story of a Heart, which won this year’s award for nonfiction, tells how one child saved the life of another. The author talks about the amazing families involved, campaigning for a better NHS, and how being a doctor frames the way she writes To read Rachel Clarke’s The Story of a Heart, which has won this year’s Women’s prize for nonfiction, is to experience an onslaught of often competing emotions. There is awed disbelief at the sheer skill and dedication of the medical teams who transplanted the heart of nine-year-old Keira, who had been killed in a head-on traffic collision, into the body of Max, a...
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Resident doctors have good reason to strike over pay | Letters

Resident doctors have good reason to strike over pay | Letters Readers reflect on the hardships faced by younger medics and those training, and the degradation of an entire public service I write in response to the letter from senior clinicians urging resident doctors to vote against strike action (8 June). During my 22-year career we have seen fundamental changes in medical training, including the introduction of tuition fees for medical school, loss of free accommodation for first-year doctors, the lack of expansion in training numbers, and pay erosion over 15 years. This has left many resident doctors with crippling debt on graduation, spiralling costs of training, deteriorating pay, and the prospect of unemployment. I, and the...
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Suman Fernando obituary

Suman Fernando obituary My friend and colleague Suman Fernando, who has died aged 92, had an international reputation in the field of critical psychiatry, particularly in relation to advocating for race equity in mental health. As well as being a consultant psychiatrist in the NHS for more than 20 years, Suman wrote 14 books and many articles in which he consistently and methodically challenged institutional racism in British mental health provision. Continue reading... By Rachel Tribe Suman Fernando obituary to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums
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Blue-sky thinking is great, but not if it fails to reach the grassroots

Blue-sky thinking is great, but not if it fails to reach the grassroots

Blue-sky thinking is great, but not if it fails to reach the grassroots Pulse editor-in-chief Jaimie Kaffash tells the tale of his trip to the land of NHS managers, where he encounters plenty of blue-sky thinking Continue reading this article about Blue-sky thinking is great, but not if it fails to reach the grassroots by Sofia Lind NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Women’s Prize winner issues plea to Wes Streeting as NHS doctors face unemployment

Women’s Prize winner issues plea to Wes Streeting as NHS doctors face unemployment

Women’s Prize winner issues plea to Wes Streeting as NHS doctors face unemployment Author and palliative care doctor won the literary award for her fourth book, ‘The Story of a Heart’ Continue reading this article about Women’s Prize winner issues plea to Wes Streeting as NHS doctors face unemployment by Lydia Spencer-Elliott NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS 'actively planning' around expected population boom in south Essex

NHS 'actively planning' around expected population boom in south Essex

NHS 'actively planning' around expected population boom in south Essex The NHS has said it is “actively planning” around an expected population boom in one of Essex’s fastest-growing areas Continue reading this article about NHS 'actively planning' around expected population boom in south Essex by Piers Meyler, Local Democracy Reporter NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Weight-loss jabs could soon be among most commonly used NHS drugs, top doctor says

Weight-loss jabs could soon be among most commonly used NHS drugs, top doctor says

Weight-loss jabs could soon be among most commonly used NHS drugs, top doctor says Patients may eventually access weight-loss jabs at pharmacies in a drive to ‘turn the tide’ on rising obesity, Professor Sir Stephen Powis says Continue reading this article about Weight-loss jabs could soon be among most commonly used NHS drugs, top doctor says by Health Correspondent NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Feature: With 10 days to summer, NHS transformation heats up with £30bn – the conversation continues 26 June at the NHS Strategy Summit

Feature: With 10 days to summer, NHS transformation heats up with £30bn – the conversation continues 26 June at the NHS Strategy Summit Continue reading this article about Feature: With 10 days to summer, NHS transformation heats up with £30bn – the conversation continues 26 June at the NHS Strategy Summit by HTN NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS Sussex News

NHS Sussex News

NHS Sussex News Increased support for people living with diabetes as numbers rise This Diabetes Week (9 to 15 June), NHS Sussex is encouraging people with diabetes to embrace the benefits of self-management… Continue reading NHS Sussex News – 13 June 2025 Continue reading this article about NHS Sussex News by Harriet Rayfield NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Blood Cancer UK | NHS patients to be first in world to benefit from new blood cancer drug

Blood Cancer UK | NHS patients to be first in world to benefit from new blood cancer drug

Blood Cancer UK | NHS patients to be first in world to benefit from new blood cancer drug means around 3,600 patients across England and Wales every year will now be eligible for this treatment combination. Continue reading this article about Blood Cancer UK | NHS patients to be first in world to benefit from new blood cancer drug by Blood Cancer UK NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Three local NHS CEOs join NHS England as directors

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Two integrated care board chief executives and a trust CEO have been appointed as part-time national directors at NHS England.

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NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds

NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds

<p>Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’</p><p>The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.</p><p>An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.</p> <a href="NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds">Continue reading...</a>

Budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on care for obese patients, leading to ‘postcode lottery’

The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist teams for support and treatments such as weight-loss jabs.

An investigation by the British Medical Journal found budget cuts to local services fell disproportionately on obesity care, with patients living with the condition often deemed less worthy of care than others.

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