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Toby Helm, Political Editor · Oct 26, 2024

Reeves: ‘My budget will match greatest economic moments in Labour history’ The chancellor says she will invest to reverse Tory decline, but stands accused of breaking party manifesto promises Labour will launch a new era of public and private investment in hospitals, schools, transport and energy as momentous as any in the party’s history in this week’s budget, the chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has said. In an interview with the Observer before the first budget by a female chancellor, Reeves draws comparisons with Labour’s historic reform programmes begun in 1945 by Clement Attlee, in 1964 under Harold Wilson and in 1997 under Tony Blair. Continue reading... By Toby Helm, Political Editor Reeves: ‘My budget will match greatest...

Merope Mills · Oct 26, 2024

This mother made six attempts to raise the alarm about her sick toddler. Doctors told her he’d be fine. They were fatally wrong The death of her son, Micah, highlights the danger of medics ignoring parental concerns. ‘It was like they were gaslighting us,’ says Keri-Sue McManus On the morning of 30 November 2022, Keri-Sue McManus sat down with her three-year-old son, Micah, to watch the TV series Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood. A preschool animation about a tiger cub, the show sets out to teach life lessons. That day, Keri-Sue chose a specific episode, Daniel Goes to the Hospital, for a reason. She planned to take Micah to hospital and was using the cartoon to reassure him that everything would be OK. She was sensitive to his mood...

Peter Walker, Aletha Adu and Jessica Elgot · Oct 25, 2024

Labour MPs fear chancellor’s tough budget will bring new set of problems Concerns from party that significant cuts to key departments will set damaging tone for new government When Rachel Reeves stands up in the Commons on Wednesday, her budget will end months of speculation, allowing the government to fully set out what it stands for. And that, some Labour MPs fear, might herald a whole new set of problems. For all the expectation management about a disastrous economic inheritance and the fabled £22bn fiscal black hole, the sheer lack of money and tight constraints over tax rises mean that however well Reeves presents her choices, many of them will be painful. Continue reading... By Peter Walker, Aletha Adu and Jessica Elgot...

Nicola Davis Science correspondent · Oct 25, 2024

Which disease-modifying Alzheimer’s drugs are the most promising? Many drugs in development aim to delay, slow or reverse symptoms, but which are causing the biggest stir? This week England’s health spending watchdog rejected a new Alzheimer’s drug – the second such drug it has turned down this year. Both donanemab and lecanemab were approved by the UK’s Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA), yet the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) said their benefits were too small to justify their costs, while there have also been concerns over potential side effects – such as brain swelling and bleeding. Continue reading... By Nicola Davis Science correspondent Which disease-modifying Alzheimer’s...

Julia Kollewe · Oct 25, 2024

Private healthcare boom fuelled by NHS waiting lists UK market rose to all-time high of £12.4bn last year, with NHS paying for nearly £3.5bn of procedures to ease backlog The value of the UK’s private healthcare market rose to a record £12.4bn last year as long NHS waiting lists fuelled demand from individuals and the health service paid for nearly £3.5bn of procedures to help ease the care backlog. As private medical insurance boomed, total revenues generated in the independent healthcare sector hit an all-time high in real terms pegged to 2003 prices, research revealed. Continue reading... By Julia Kollewe Private healthcare boom fuelled by NHS waiting lists to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums

Guardian Staff · Oct 24, 2024

French finesse can deter buffet gluttons | Brief letters A warning sign | Queuing for Van Gogh | NHS passports | Paddington Bear’s passport | Fitting F-words for Trump Fining diners who overload their plates is one way to stop bad buffet behaviour (Emma Beddington, 21 October), but gentler solutions can be just as effective. The French do it well. A favourite local bistro in Saint-Palais-sur-Mer has a sign at the buffet counter, warning customers: “Gluttony is a wicked vice. Please fill your plates with moderation.” It works: I’ve hardly dared help myself to an extra cornichon with my slice of terrine. William Ham Bevan Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan • Four of us travelled from Essex and Suffolk on Wednesday with 2pm timed tickets for...

Deborah Harding · Oct 24, 2024

Carole Pound obituary My friend Carole Pound, who has died aged 66 of ovarian cancer, was a speech and language therapist. She broke new ground as a champion for the inclusion in services and research of people with language loss (aphasia) after they had suffered a stroke, head injury or neurological illness. After working in hospitals, in 1995 she moved into an academic role at the speech and language therapy department at City, University of London, where she led research but also continued to work clinically at the university’s aphasia clinic. Continue reading... By Deborah Harding Carole Pound obituary to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums

Polly Toynbee · Oct 24, 2024

A royal commission on social care may be coming – don’t despair, it may actually work this time | Polly Toynbee Though royal commissions have a bad reputation, this is a real chance to establish a realistic plan before it is too late A collective groan greeted the rumour that the government will announce yet another royal commission on social care. The fear is that it just kicks this problem into the blue yonder; it was Harold Wilson who jibed that royal commissions “take minutes and waste years”, which can be politically convenient. The world of the NHS and local government needs a resolution to the care crisis: 250,000 people wait for a care assessment and almost 30,000 a year die waiting while councils go bankrupt because of...

Andrew Gregory Health editor · Oct 23, 2024

NHS in England to trial AI tool to predict risk of fatal heart disease ‘Superhuman’ technology known as Aire can detect potential problems doctors cannot see from ECG results The NHS in England is to trial a “superhuman” artificial intelligence tool that predicts a patient’s risk of disease and dying early. The new technology, known as AI-ECG risk estimation, or Aire, is trained to read the results of electrocardiogram (ECG) tests, which record the electrical activity of the heart and are used to check for problems. Continue reading... By Andrew Gregory Health editor NHS in England to trial AI tool to predict risk of fatal heart disease to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums

PA Media · Oct 23, 2024

Alzheimer’s drug rejected for widespread NHS use in England Health spending watchdog says donanemab ‘does not currently demonstrate value for the NHS’ A new Alzheimer’s drug has been rejected for widespread use by the NHS in England after the health spending watchdog said that it “does not currently demonstrate value for the NHS”. The news comes as the UK’s medicines regulator said donanemab could be licensed for use in the UK. Continue reading... By PA Media Alzheimer’s drug rejected for widespread NHS use in England to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums

Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent · Oct 22, 2024

Ian Paterson pitched cleavage-sparing mastectomy ‘like sales job’, inquest told Procedures performed by convicted breast surgeon were not a recognised or authorised type of operation The convicted breast surgeon Ian Paterson pitched one of his patients an unauthorised cleavage-sparing mastectomy “almost like a sales job”, an inquest has heard. Chloe Nikitas, an environmental consultant from Tamworth, died in 2008 at the age of 43 from breast cancer that returned three years after having a mastectomy she believed had removed all of her breast tissue. Continue reading... By Jessica Murray Midlands correspondent Ian Paterson pitched cleavage-sparing mastectomy ‘like sales job’, inquest told to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For...

Andrew Gregory Health editor · Oct 22, 2024

NHS in England given go-ahead for AI scans to help detect bone fractures X-ray add-on at estimated £1 a scan aimed at reducing missed diagnoses in initial assessment Millions of patients in England with suspected broken bones could have their X-rays checked with a £1 artificial intelligence scan to help NHS doctors avoid missing fractures. Overlooked broken bones are among the most common mistakes made in A&E units and urgent care centres, with as many as 10% of fracture cases either not spotted at all by medical professionals or diagnosed late. Continue reading... By Andrew Gregory Health editor NHS in England given go-ahead for AI scans to help detect bone fractures to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient...

Guardian Staff · Oct 21, 2024

Private sector offers to the NHS must beat ‘one for the price of two’ deal | Brief letters Streeting’s scepticism | The force of female artists | Accordion jokes | Defining ‘scientific racism’ | Tesco’s solar energy drive Re Polly Toynbee on private sector offers to help the NHS (Let’s get this straight: private healthcare will and must work for the NHS – not the other way around, 15 October), in around 2000, a similar proposal was made to the then health secretary, Alan Milburn, who commended it to NHS bodies. I remember Geoff Scaife, then chief executive of Birmingham Health Authority, describing it as “one for the price of two”. We can perhaps hope, with Polly, that Wes Streeting will be more sceptical. Alan Wenban-Smith Former...

Rebecca Hendin · Oct 21, 2024

Rebecca Hendin on Labour’s plans for the NHS – cartoon Continue reading... By Rebecca Hendin Rebecca Hendin on Labour’s plans for the NHS – cartoon to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums

Aletha Adu Political correspondent · Oct 21, 2024

NHS delays mean ‘death sentence’ for some patients, says Wes Streeting Health secretary spoke alongside Keir Starmer, who stressed the need for AI diagnosis to ‘get in earlier with cancer’ Some NHS patients have received a “death sentence” due to delays within the health service, Wes Streeting has said, as Keir Starmer stressed the need for more use of AI and technology. The health secretary was speaking alongside the prime minister at the launch of what they described as the “biggest national conversation about the future of the NHS since it was founded 76 years ago”. Continue reading... By Aletha Adu Political correspondent NHS delays mean ‘death sentence’ for some patients, says Wes Streeting to Continue reading... NHS...

Presented by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey · Oct 21, 2024

Labour wants your views on the NHS – Politics Weekly Westminster The Guardian’s Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey look at Wes Streeting’s plan for a ‘national conversation’ on NHS reform. Plus, with the budget just 9 days away, there is plenty of speculation on what will be in it and how departments are reacting to more cuts Support the Guardian today: theguardian.com/politicspod Continue reading... By Presented by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey, produced by Frankie Tobi, original music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Maz Ebtehaj Labour wants your views on the NHS – Politics Weekly Westminster to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums

Andrew Sparrow · Oct 21, 2024

Starmer and Streeting invite ‘entire nation’ to contribute to consultation on reforming NHS – UK politics live Labour invite the public to share their experiences, views and ideas on fixing the NHS in a nation-wide consultation Stephen Kinnock, the care minister, was giving interviews this morning on behalf of the government. He was promoting the consultation on the future of the NHS, but many of the questions he took were about the government’s plans for a digital “patient passport”, ensuring people’s medical records are all available in one place, through the NHS app. Pippa Crerar and Denis Campbell explain that here. Kinnock sought to play down concerns that people’s data would be at risk. But, in an interview with Mishal Husain...

Wes Streeting · Oct 21, 2024

I love the NHS: it saved my life, but the operation to rescue it must be led by the people and its staff | Wes Streeting My treatment showed me the brilliance and failings of our health service. But it is in crisis and government can’t tackle that alone When I was diagnosed with kidney cancer, in 2021, the NHS saved my life. I felt this Rolls-Royce machine kick into gear, as I was treated by a world-class surgeon equipped with a robot and looked after by a group of incredibly caring nurses. I saw the best of the NHS. Continue reading... By Wes Streeting I love the NHS: it saved my life, but the operation to rescue it must be led by the people and its staff | Wes Streeting to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff |...

Anna Bawden Health and social affairs · Oct 21, 2024

White women most likely to get HRT prescriptions in England, study finds Exclusive: 10-year study finds menopausal women of Chinese and black African backgrounds about 80% less likely to get HRT Menopausal women of Chinese and black African backgrounds are about 80% less likely to receive hormone replacement therapy than white women, according to a large-scale study. HRT is one of the most common treatments for menopausal symptoms such as hot flushes, mood swings, poor sleep and vaginal dryness. It can also help maintain muscle strength and prevent osteoporosis. Continue reading... By Anna Bawden Health and social affairs correspondent White women most likely to get HRT prescriptions in England, study finds to Continue...

Denis Campbell Health policy editor · Oct 21, 2024

Number of people with chronic pain in England to rise by 1.9m by 2040 Those aged 50 to 69 will be the worst affected, with some left in such pain that they cannot work Almost 2 million more people will be suffering from sore backs, necks and other body parts by 2040 due to a surge in chronic pain caused by England’s ageing population, new research shows. The number of people in England aged 20 and over with chronic pain is set to soar from 5.345 million in 2019 to 7.247 million by 2040, according to projections by the Health Foundation thinktank. Continue reading... By Denis Campbell Health policy editor Number of people with chronic pain in England to rise by 1.9m by 2040 to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff |...

Pippa Crerar and Denis Campbell · Oct 21, 2024

Wes Streeting unveils plans for ‘patient passports’ to hold all medical records Health secretary launches consultation on government’s move to transform NHS in England from ‘analogue to digital’ Wes Streeting is to unveil plans for portable medical records giving every NHS patient all their information stored digitally in one place on Monday, despite fears over breaching privacy and creating a target for hackers. The health secretary is launching a major consultation on the government’s plans to transform the NHS from “analogue to digital” over the next decade. It will offer “patient passports” containing health data that can be swiftly accessed by GPs, hospitals and ambulance services. Continue reading... By Pippa Crerar and...

Eleni Courea, Peter Walker and Andrew Gregory · Oct 18, 2024

Rachel Reeves considers raising tax on vapes in autumn budget Exclusive: news comes as figures show a quarter of 11 to 15-year-olds in England have tried vaping Rachel Reeves is considering raising the tax on vaping products in her budget this month as figures show that a quarter of 11 to 15-year-olds in England have used e-cigarettes. The chancellor is looking at increasing the tax after a consultation carried out by the last Conservative government. Continue reading... By Eleni Courea, Peter Walker and Andrew Gregory Rachel Reeves considers raising tax on vapes in autumn budget to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums

Pippa Crerar Political editor · Oct 20, 2024

Wes Streeting denies ‘dystopian future’ over weight-loss jabs for unemployed UK health secretary says people will not be ‘involuntarily jabbed’ but that medications could be ‘gamechanging’ Wes Streeting has denied his plans to give new weight-loss jabs to unemployed people to help them back into work would result in a “dystopian future” where overweight people would be “involuntarily jabbed”. The UK health secretary acknowledged that weight-loss drugs were not, on their own, the answer to the nation’s obesity crisis after he suggested this week that they could have a “monumental” impact on getting more people working. Continue reading... By Pippa Crerar Political editor Wes Streeting denies ‘dystopian future’ over weight-loss...

Phillip Inman · Oct 19, 2024

If you let Google have your data, why not the NHS? | Phillip Inman A government with access to personal information could deliver welfare and services much more easily – and could also be a bulwark against the tech giants’ business practices The government will need to intrude into people’s lives more than ever to cope with spiralling demands on the state’s finances. In the transition to greener technologies, the need to track who is emitting carbon and where they are doing it will only intensify. Last week’s announcement by the mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, that he is employing more people to monitor cars coming into the ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) to make sure they are fined is another example of big brotherism that his...

Rachel Hall · Oct 19, 2024

When therapy goes wrong: the problem of underqualified practitioners In the age of influencer therapists and mental health apps, experts say the public need to be better informed Psychotherapists in England must be regulated, experts say, after abuse claims rise ‘I was completely vulnerable’: woman tells of alleged abuse by ‘counsellor’ From influencer therapists on social media to psychotherapy platforms advertising on TV and radio, going to see a therapist is increasingly mainstream – yet many people know little about who they are seeing and what they are getting. Experts said more information and awareness among the public of how therapy works was desperately needed, to minimise the risks of making their mental health worse...

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Reeves: ‘My budget will match greatest economic moments in Labour history’

This mother made six attempts to raise the alarm about her sick toddler. Doctors told her he’d be fine. They were fatally wrong

Labour MPs fear chancellor’s tough budget will bring new set of problems

Which disease-modifying Alzheimer’s drugs are the most promising?

Private healthcare boom fuelled by NHS waiting lists

French finesse can deter buffet gluttons | Brief letters

Carole Pound obituary

A royal commission on social care may be coming – don’t despair, it may actually work this time | Polly Toynbee

NHS in England to trial AI tool to predict risk of fatal heart disease

Alzheimer’s drug rejected for widespread NHS use in England

Ian Paterson pitched cleavage-sparing mastectomy ‘like sales job’, inquest told

NHS in England given go-ahead for AI scans to help detect bone fractures

Private sector offers to the NHS must beat ‘one for the price of two’ deal | Brief letters

Rebecca Hendin on Labour’s plans for the NHS – cartoon

NHS delays mean ‘death sentence’ for some patients, says Wes Streeting

Labour wants your views on the NHS – Politics Weekly Westminster

Starmer and Streeting invite ‘entire nation’ to contribute to consultation on reforming NHS – UK politics live

I love the NHS: it saved my life, but the operation to rescue it must be led by the people and its staff | Wes Streeting

White women most likely to get HRT prescriptions in England, study finds

Number of people with chronic pain in England to rise by 1.9m by 2040

Wes Streeting unveils plans for ‘patient passports’ to hold all medical records

Rachel Reeves considers raising tax on vapes in autumn budget

Wes Streeting denies ‘dystopian future’ over weight-loss jabs for unemployed

If you let Google have your data, why not the NHS? | Phillip Inman

When therapy goes wrong: the problem of underqualified practitioners

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