HEALTH
BBC Chief executive Ifti Majid apologised to staff and said the money was not a good use of charitable funds An under-fire NHS trust has apologised after using money from charitable funds to throw a leaving party for its former chairman. Cash from Nottinghamshire Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust’s charitable operations was applied for and used […]
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A pilot scheme designed to identify and nip potential health problems in the bud has been launched by the Isle of Man’s public health directorate. The so-called fit checks have begun at Ramsey Group Practice in the north of the island, as part of a project that could also help to shape future services. They
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PA Media Cold temperatures cause 16-year-old Amber to break out in red, itchy hives “I just want to be able to do normal things and have a normal life and not have to worry.” A 16-year-old girl from north Wales says she is “always scared” of having an allergic reaction after being diagnosed with a
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Getty Images Blue Monday is discussed every year, even though experts reject the idea Christmas is over, it’s cold and dark outside and you may be in an endless cycle of doomscrolling. Blue Monday – also known as the most depressing day of the year – has been trending online. According to TikTok, the number
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Giles Turner Giles Turner paid privately to access abiraterone and was part of the campaign to get it approved in England A life-extending prostate cancer drug is to be made available to thousands of men in England in a matter of weeks, after a campaign by a patient and a charity. Abiraterone has been provided
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Getty Images Babies in the Midlands and North of England are more likely to die before, during or shortly after birth than those in the South, a new study has found. Researchers analysed data from 121 maternity services in England to see which centres repeatedly produced outcomes better or worse than the average between 2013
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Rising demand for services has led an NHS trust serving Suffolk and Essex to declare a critical incident. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust told the BBC it was facing “significant pressure”, including hospitals in Ipswich and Colchester. Earlier this month, the NHS reported a rise in flu and other winter viruses after
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Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent BBC Dr Susan Gilby was forced out of her chief executive role at the Countess of Chester NHS Trust A former NHS chief executive has been awarded £1.4m in damages after suing the health service for unfair dismissal. Dr Susan Gilby took the Countess of Chester NHS Trust to court after
Getty Images Dr Sayed Mia carried out a liposuction procedure he was not registered to perform, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service heard A plastic surgeon who performed liposuction without proper registration and lied to inspectors from the health watchdog has been suspended for 12 months. Dr Sayed Mia, who was based at a private Harley
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George Torrand Angela Rafferty,East Midlands BBC Lucy Buckle praised the staff and commended their professionalism during immense pressure A woman who was told to go to A&E during a critical incident at Nottingham’s hospitals said she saw people “in beds in every corridor” she came across. Lucy Buckle, 38, said the scenes inside the Queen’s
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