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Tried using the new online GP booking system? I have – and it was almost as miserable as my chest infection

Wes Streeting’s plan to make booking easier made sense. Then I encountered an AI triagist, a stubborn receptionist and a Kafkaesque vicious circle, says Guardian feature writer Simon Hattenstone

The Guardian - UK

New 'Mutant' H3N2 Flu Strain Sends Hospital Admissions Soaring — Are You at Risk?

A new 'mutant' H3N2 K-strain flu is driving UK hospital admissions to record levels. Here's what makes it different, the symptoms to watch, and who is most at risk this winter.

International Business Times UK

Warning system to spot poor care at NHS England maternity wards

Statistical analysis will track how many babies and mothers suffer harm so problems can be addressed urgently

The Guardian - UK

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Why Wes Streeting is unlikely to fulfil his promise to end corridor care

Experts have said that the health secretary’s welcome ambition to end ‘corridor care’ is all-but impossible if the government wants the NHS to make strides on hitting its raft of other targets

The Independent UK

NHS braces for ‘unprecedented flu wave’ as hospitalised cases in England rise

Average of 1,717 flu patients in beds last week, up 56% on a year ago, after ‘unusually early’ start to season

The Guardian - UK

NHS patients blocking up A&E with hiccups, sore throats and ingrown toenails

NHS England says emergency rooms are ‘under siege’ from minor ailments

The Independent UK

NHS test delays putting hundreds of thousands at risk, say doctors

Exclusive: Long wait times affected 386,849 patients in England during September, data analysis shows

The Guardian - UK

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Drug use is changing in England – with more adults showing signs of dependence

Drug use appears to be changing in England – both in the types of drugs people take and their potency, according to our latest survey of adult mental health and wellbeing.

The Conversation

Doctors Outraged: US 'Spying' Tech Giant Given Keys To NHS Patient Records

Doctors and privacy advocates condemn the NHS decision to grant Palantir a £330m contract to build its data platform, raising fears over surveillance, transparency and patient confidentiality.

International Business Times UK

NHS Launches Trial of Puberty Blockers for Kids Amid Debate Over Risks and Evidence

The NHS begins a controlled trial of puberty blockers for children, intensifying debate over safety, evidence gaps and ethics as political and clinical scrutiny grows.

International Business Times UK

Two UK clinical trials to assess impact of puberty blockers in young people

Multi-year studies announced after Cass review found ‘insufficient evidence’ about effects on children with gender dysphoria

The Guardian - UK

NHS failing to cut waiting times as promised in recovery plan, report warns

Public accounts committee finds Labour’s progress ‘appears to have stalled’ despite billions of pounds in investment

The Guardian - UK

MPs raise concerns about hospital waiting lists and plans to reform NHS

There is a serious risk that the Government will not meet its target for 92% of the NHS waiting list to be treated within 18 weeks by 2029, MPs warn.

The Independent UK

Plans to reform NHS have ‘chilling echoes’ of HS2 failures, MPs warn

Public accounts committee warns that ‘poor practices’ seen in the project to build the high-speed rail link are being replicated in the health service

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Wes Streeting accused of ‘chaotic and incoherent approach’ to NHS reform

Exclusive: thinktank report finds health secretary has failed to improve productivity and the health service is unlikely to meet its targets

The Independent UK

NHS may have to cut jobs if strike action over pay continues

This latest action marks the 13th walkout by doctors since March 2023

Evening Standard

NHS hospital performance in England: Latest numbers and trends

Some 180,329 people had been waiting more than a year to start routine hospital treatment at the end of September.

The Independent UK

‘My mother-in-law spent years working for the NHS. Last week she waited 10 hours outside hospital in an ambulance’

University Hospitals Birmingham Foundation Trust says it apologises for any delays patients are experiencing

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The Independent UK

Which area has the worst ambulance handover delays in England?

Eight out of the 10 worst-performing hospital trusts in England for average handover times are in the Midlands, analysis of data shows

Evening Standard

NHS England redundancies: What jobs and sectors are most at risk?

Over 18,000 staff are facing redundancy in the coming months

The Independent UK

Wes Streeting compares doctors’ union to the cartel as he warns strikes will cost NHS hundreds of millions of pounds

The health secretary claimed the British Medical Association is no longer a voice for doctors as he shrugged off Labour leadership claims and urged medics to call off the strikes

The Guardian - UK

Reeves rejects plea for £1bn of extra cash to cover NHS redundancy payouts

Health secretary Wes Streeting lobbied behind the scenes for emergency funds to pay off 18,000 staff losing their jobs

Evening Standard

Thousands of NHS staff redundancies to go ahead after funding agreed

The NHS will be permitted to overspend its budget this year to pay for redundancies, recouping the costs further down the line.

The Independent UK

Thousands of NHS England staff to be made redundant

The government announced the abolition of NHS England, with plans to bring the organisation under the Department of Health and Social Care

The Independent UK

Quarter of five-year-olds in England have tooth decay, damning report finds

NHS England figures show tooth decay is the leading cause of hospital admissions among children aged five to nine.

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