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Politics Weekly Westminster: the cabinet revolt over benefits cuts

Politics Weekly Westminster: the cabinet revolt over benefits cuts Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey discuss whether the backlash to the government’s planned benefit cuts will result in a U-turn. And which other departments could face eye-watering cuts? To purchase tickets for Pippa Crerar’s live conversation with the health secretary, Wes Streeting, please visit: theguardian.com/WesStreetingEvent Continue reading... By Presented by Pippa Crerar and Kiran Stacey, produced by Frankie Tobi, music by Axel Kacoutié; the executive producer is Phil Maynard Politics Weekly Westminster: the cabinet revolt over benefits cuts to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums
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New NHS funding for hybrid closed-loop roll-out released

New NHS funding for hybrid closed-loop roll-out released

New NHS funding for hybrid closed-loop roll-out released NHS England is set to invest £59.5 million in the second year of the national hybrid closed-loop roll-out. In 2024, NHS England introduced the Hybrid Closed-Loop (HCL) 5-Year Implementation Strategy — a world-first initiative that has already provided approximately 12,000 people living with type 1 diabetes with access to this life-changing technology. This latest funding will […] Continue reading this article about New NHS funding for hybrid closed-loop roll-out released by Editor NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS staff face rise in physical violence

NHS staff face rise in physical violence

NHS staff face rise in physical violence One in seven NHS staff members (14.4%) experienced at least one incident of physical violence from patients, relatives or the public in 2024 Continue reading this article about NHS staff face rise in physical violence by Beth Gault NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Highland and Grampian health boards still using decades old X-ray and MRI scanners

Highland and Grampian health boards still using decades old X-ray and MRI scanners

Highland and Grampian health boards still using decades old X-ray and MRI scanners The oldest X-ray machine still in use by NHS Grampian is some 27-years-old. Continue reading this article about Highland and Grampian health boards still using decades old X-ray and MRI scanners by By Alasdair Clark March 17 2025, 6:00 am NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Waiting lists, crumbling buildings, staff burnout: five years on, COVID is still hurting the financial health of the NHS

Waiting lists, crumbling buildings, staff burnout: five years on, COVID is still hurting the financial health of the NHS

Waiting lists, crumbling buildings, staff burnout: five years on, COVID is still hurting the financial health of the NHS Five years on from the COVID pandemic how has the NHS ben impacted? Waiting lists, financial issues, crumbling buildings and staff burnout. Continue reading this article about Waiting lists, crumbling buildings, staff burnout: five years on, COVID is still hurting the financial health of the NHS by brunel.ac.uk NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Rachel Reeves tells regulators there is ‘too much bureaucracy’

Rachel Reeves tells regulators there is ‘too much bureaucracy’ Chancellor tells UK watchdogs she wants to cut down on overlapping regulation Business live – latest updates There is “too much bureaucracy” that is making it “too slow to get things done” across the UK, Rachel Reeves has told regulators after summoning them to Downing Street. As the government continues its war on red tape, the chancellor told the bosses of UK watchdogs on Monday morning that she wanted to reduce duplication by regulators. Reviewing environmental guidance given to planning authorities on protecting bats. Simplifying the process for agreeing environmental permits, with just one agency in charge of the system and permits being scrapped for low-risk...
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Lucy Letby calls for public inquiry into baby deaths to be halted

Lucy Letby calls for public inquiry into baby deaths to be halted Ex-nurse says inquiry should be suspended until review of convictions has finished Lucy Letby has called for the public inquiry into her crimes to be halted, arguing there was now “overwhelming and compelling” evidence undermining her baby murder convictions. Lawyers for the former nurse took the extraordinary step of writing to Lady Justice Thirlwall on Monday to say that the inquiry – which is due to end on Wednesday – should be suspended immediately. Continue reading... By Josh Halliday North of England editor Lucy Letby calls for public inquiry into baby deaths to be halted to Continue reading... NHS Forums - For NHS Staff | Patient Forums
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NHS high value machines

NHS high value machines

NHS high value machines The NHS has seen its budget grow considerably in recent years. Spending plans for NHS England estimate an outturn of £162.5 billion in 2024-25. Despite this level of funding, concerns continue about the performance of the NHS compared to its peers on key healthcare outcomes, including life expectancy and deaths. Continue reading this article about NHS high value machines by @the_tpa NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan

Long Covid is the pandemic’s dark shadow. Why does no one in power in Britain want to talk about it? | Frances Ryan Five years after the first lockdown, millions of lives are still being ruined by this debilitating disease. You wouldn’t know it Imagine a disease that can render its sufferers bedbound for years. One that could take a marathon runner and leave them unable to walk to the toilet. Imagine that at least 2 million people in England and Scotland alone were affected to some degree, each with a mix of debilitating symptoms, from breathlessness to brain fog to multi-organ damage. Then imagine that there were no proven treatments for this life-changing illness, let alone a cure. In fact, patients are often told it’s all in...
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Britain should learn from health systems that outperform the NHS

Britain should learn from health systems that outperform the NHS

Britain should learn from health systems that outperform the NHS Plus: Reform UK’s best bet; no to wooden homes; glad to be dyslexic; lost landlines; Reagan and the Falklands; and sanitising street names Continue reading this article about Britain should learn from health systems that outperform the NHS by Letters to the Editor NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Purge of top management indicates deep NHS cuts to come

Purge of top management indicates deep NHS cuts to come

Purge of top management indicates deep NHS cuts to come A massive new reorganisation of the NHS has been under way since the end of last year: it took a further lurch forward and hit news headlines on March 13 with Sir Keir Starmer’s surprise announcement that NHS England is to be abolished. Throughout the process the hand of Health Secretary Streeting and his aides Continue reading this article about Purge of top management indicates deep NHS cuts to come by John ListerJohn Lister NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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NHS putting anorexic girls into comas in ‘last resort’ attempt to force-feed them

NHS putting anorexic girls into comas in ‘last resort’ attempt to force-feed them

NHS putting anorexic girls into comas in ‘last resort’ attempt to force-feed them Cases go to court as world-renowned clinic expresses concern at ‘draconian approach when proven alternatives exist’ Continue reading this article about NHS putting anorexic girls into comas in ‘last resort’ attempt to force-feed them by Janet Eastham NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Getting to grips with civil service reform | Letters

Getting to grips with civil service reform | Letters Readers respond to government proposals to cut thousands of civil service jobs As a former civil servant, the Labour Together thinktank’s “project chainsaw” sounds depressingly familiar to me (Plan to cut thousands of civil service jobs in radical government shake-up, 11 March). Headcount reductions were very much in vogue in the Thatcher era, when she is said to have remarked that there were too many doctors working in the Department of Health. Critics thought that her “efficiency cuts” would be better characterised as inefficiency cuts, placing more burden on overstretched staff. Continue reading... By Guardian Staff Getting to grips with civil service reform | Letters to...
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Fury erupts after senior NHS doctor spouts antisemitic rant and racist abuse against David Lammy: ‘Utterly appalled!’

Fury erupts after senior NHS doctor spouts antisemitic rant and racist abuse against David Lammy: ‘Utterly appalled!’ Continue reading this article about Fury erupts after senior NHS doctor spouts antisemitic rant and racist abuse against David Lammy: ‘Utterly appalled!’ by Eliana Silver NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Sunday shows round-up: Wes Streeting – the NHS is ‘addicted to overspending’

Sunday shows round-up: Wes Streeting – the NHS is ‘addicted to overspending’

Sunday shows round-up: Wes Streeting – the NHS is ‘addicted to overspending’ This week, Keir Starmer and Health Secretary Wes Streeting announced their plan to abolish NHS England, which Starmer has said will ‘cut bureaucracy’ and bring management of the NHS ‘back into democratic control’. Today on Sky News, Streeting told Trevor Phillips that the size of NHS England had doubled since 2010, when the NHS had Continue reading this article about Sunday shows round-up: Wes Streeting – the NHS is ‘addicted to overspending’ by Joe Bedell-Brill NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Crack teams get patients off waiting lists at twice the speed

Crack teams get patients off waiting lists at twice the speed

Crack teams get patients off waiting lists at twice the speed Sending top doctors into areas of highest economic inactivity is busting through the backlog. Continue reading this article about Crack teams get patients off waiting lists at twice the speed by Department of Health and Social Care NHS Forums - For daily discussion by NHS Staff.
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Anorexic girls put in comas in NHS hospitals in bid to force feed them

Anorexic girls put in comas in NHS hospitals in bid to force feed them

Anorexic girls put in comas in NHS hospitals in bid to force feed them Patients are being sedated and given oxygen in intensive care for weeks at a time in some instances, as the number of cases of extreme malnutrition rises among those with the eating disorder. Continue reading this article about Anorexic girls put in comas in NHS hospitals in bid to force feed them by Sophie Carlin 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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