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Treasury must focus on prevention in UK public spending, says report

Analysts say ‘measurable, lasting outcomes’ require long-term planning after Tory cuts of up to 78% in some cases

The Guardian - UK

NHS patients at risk as hospital urgent repair costs triple in decade

Cost of maintenance backlog has increased dramatically since 2015 and health service lost 600 days of clinical time to related incidents in the past year

The Guardian - UK

Most people happy to share health data to develop artificial intelligence – poll

The study found three quarters of the public support sharing some of their personal data to help the NHS.

The Independent UK

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Support for processed food taxes grows

Participants of a survey conducted by Ipsos said the taxes would help combat the country’s obesity crisis

Salon

Third of people fear AI could lead to medics missing errors, poll suggests

The technology could play a ‘significant role’ in easing NHS pressure but ‘some remain unconvinced’, according to think tank The Health Foundation.

The Independent UK

Health groups call for social care minimum wage to avert staffing crisis in England

Warning on ‘cycle of low wages’ comes as government pledges in king’s speech to introduce fair pay agreement

The Guardian - UK

Why people are spending their own money on healthcare rather than wait for the NHS

The NHS is, once again, a central plank of pre-election debate and given the public’s views on the future of the NHS, waiting times and staffing numbers are being rightly scrutinised. Less attention, however, is being paid to the hidden health agenda of out-of-pocket spending. Along with Anita Charlesworth from…

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NHS will need extra £38bn a year by 2030, thinktank warns

Health Foundation finds current spending plans for England insufficient and says difficult trade-offs are inevitable

The Guardian - UK

Ethnic minorities in England ‘need more GP visits’ before cancer diagnosis

One in five people on average need at least three interactions – but for ethnic minorities figure rises to one in three

The Guardian - UK

Record 3.7m workers in England will have major illness by 2040, study finds

Health Foundation report also predicts people in poorest areas will be three times more likely to die by the age of 70

The Guardian - UK

More than 500,000 under-35s in UK out of work due to long-term illness

Experts link 44% increase in four years to a growing mental health crisis and underinvestment in health services

The Guardian - UK

Sunak ‘highly unlikely’ to meet promise to cut NHS waiting lists, warn health leaders

‘Sobering’ analysis suggests backlog will rise to 8 million next summer after a decade of underinvestment in the NHS

The Guardian - UK

NHS waiting lists ‘could top eight million by summer’ regardless of strikes

Waiting lists currently stand at a record 7.75 million.

The Independent UK

Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut NHS waiting lists ‘blown out of water’ as backlog set to soar

Latest figures show 500,000 more people are waiting to be seen since he made the key promise

The Independent UK

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The Independent UK

Blood tests in barber shops, supermarkets and mosques as NHS launches drive to tackle heart disease

The Health Foundation estimates that 9.1 million people will be living with a major illness by 2040

The Independent UK

NHS expands local blood pressure checks to help prevent cardiovascular illnesses

The Health Foundation estimates that 9.1 million people will be living with a major illness by 2040.

The Guardian - UK

Last time Britain was this sick, drastic action was taken. This time, politicians don’t seem to care

With record numbers out of work, we need a solution as bold as the creation of the NHS in the 1940s, says Prof Dame Sally Davies, former chief medical officer for England

The Guardian - UK

‘Catastrophic’ forecast shows 9m people in England with major illnesses by 2040

Cases of dementia, diabetes, cancer, depression and kidney disease expected to soar as growing numbers reach old age

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The Independent UK

Additional 2.5 million people will have major illnesses by 2040, report says

At the age of 70, people will have an average of three long-term conditions, rising to more than five by the age of 85, researchers said.

The Independent UK

‘Vanishingly small’ chance Sunak can cut NHS waiting lists by election, warn experts

PM on course to break his promise after his other big pledges thrown into doubt

Nottingham Post

75th anniversary of NHS sees it in 'critical condition'

Think tanks have warned that 'pressures on services are extreme and public satisfaction is at its lowest'

Wales Online

NHS in 'critical condition' as it reaches its 75th anniversary

Think tanks have warned that 'pressures on services are extreme and public satisfaction is at its lowest'

The Independent UK

Support for NHS ‘rock solid’ but service in critical condition, think tanks warn

The King’s Fund, the Health Foundation and the Nuffield Trust warned that the service faces ‘huge challenges’.

The Guardian - UK

‘Locked in a death spiral’: the state of the NHS at 75

Doctors and senior hospital figures – as well as the official statistics – paint a bleak picture. But is there cause for hope?

The Guardian - UK

Seven in 10 people believe charges for NHS care are on the way

Exclusive: Poll finds large majority in UK think key principle of health service will be dropped in next decade

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