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Pop star Ella Henderson reveals endometriosis diagnosis

Should student mental health responsibility fall to universities?

BBC Listen to Joe read this article When Imogen arrived at the University of Nottingham in September 2022, she carried with her a letter addressed to the student wellbeing services. As a teenager, she struggled with anxiety and self-harm. The letter, written by her former head of year, was a direct plea to the university

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Pop star Ella Henderson reveals endometriosis diagnosis

Why are resident doctors striking and what do they earn?

Getty Images Resident doctors in England have started a five-day walkout over pay. They say they haven’t had a “credible pay deal” for 2025-2026, but Health Secretary Wes Streeting argues the strike is “unreasonable” after substantial pay rises in recent years. Who are resident doctors? Resident doctors used to be known as junior doctors, but

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Pop star Ella Henderson reveals endometriosis diagnosis

Streeting warns NHS faces challenging few days as doctor strike begins

Nick Triggle Health correspondent Getty Images The NHS is facing a challenging few days during the doctors’ strike in England as it attempts to keep as many services as possible running, said the health secretary. Wes Streeting said while it was not possible to eliminate disruption from the five-day strike by resident doctors, it was

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Pop star Ella Henderson reveals endometriosis diagnosis

Why we need to talk about periods, breasts and injuries

Getty Images England striker Chloe Kelly celebrates her goal during the UEFA Women’s Euro 2022 final between England and Germany The Euros are reaching their conclusion in a massive summer across women’s sport. But away from the drama and excitement on the pitch, there is also a scientific revolution taking place. Teams of scientists are

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Pop star Ella Henderson reveals endometriosis diagnosis

10,000 steps myth – do we really need to stick to recommended daily doses?

Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Getty Images It felt like there was a collective sigh of relief when a study, published this week, suggested 10,000 steps a day isn’t the health utopia we had all been led to believe. The news that we only had to reach 7,000 steps was enough to quite literally

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Pop star Ella Henderson reveals endometriosis diagnosis

Anger and fear for patients as strike delays operations

Lucy Clarke-Billings BBC News PA The resident doctors strike in England has begun after a dispute over pay between the government and the British Medical Association (BMA). Thousands of doctors are walking out over five days, with Health Secretary Wes Streeting insisting that disruption will be kept to a minimum. But several NHS patients have

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Badenoch says Conservatives would ban strikes by NHS doctors

Badenoch says Conservatives would ban strikes by NHS doctors

Kemi Badenoch has said the Conservatives will ban strikes by all NHS doctors if they return to power. The Tory leader said her party would introduce legislation for minimum service levels and block doctors taking widespread industrial action, placing them under the same restrictions that apply to police officers, soldiers and prison officers. Dr Tom

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