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UK Wheelchair Shortage Cripples Disabled Children's Lives
Over 1,000 disabled children in the UK face lengthy delays for wheelchairs and mobility equipment due to increased demand, escalating costs, and strained NHS budgets, impacting their independence and daily lives.
UK Wheelchair Shortage Cripples Disabled Children's Lives
Over 1,000 disabled children in the UK face lengthy delays for wheelchairs and mobility equipment due to increased demand, escalating costs, and strained NHS budgets, impacting their independence and daily lives.
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40% Bias Score
UK Supermarkets Ordered to Cut 100 Calories from Average Basket
UK supermarkets face pressure to cut 100 calories from average shopping baskets to combat obesity, potentially saving the NHS £5 billion annually; political reactions range from 'nanny state' criticisms to support for linking weight loss to reduced hospital waiting times.
UK Supermarkets Ordered to Cut 100 Calories from Average Basket
UK supermarkets face pressure to cut 100 calories from average shopping baskets to combat obesity, potentially saving the NHS £5 billion annually; political reactions range from 'nanny state' criticisms to support for linking weight loss to reduced hospital waiting times.
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64% Bias Score
£200 Billion NHS Funding Boost Forces Cuts to Other Public Services
The UK government will increase NHS funding by £200 billion by 2028, a £17 billion real-terms rise, forcing cuts to other public services and potentially jeopardizing existing government targets. This comes after Labour's by-election win in Hamilton.
£200 Billion NHS Funding Boost Forces Cuts to Other Public Services
The UK government will increase NHS funding by £200 billion by 2028, a £17 billion real-terms rise, forcing cuts to other public services and potentially jeopardizing existing government targets. This comes after Labour's by-election win in Hamilton.
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56% Bias Score
Hospital Builds Secure Rooms to Address Mental Health Crisis in AE
King George Hospital in Ilford has built two secure rooms within its emergency department to address the rising number of mental health patients in crisis presenting at A&E, highlighting a nationwide shortage of mental health beds and insufficient social care support.
Hospital Builds Secure Rooms to Address Mental Health Crisis in AE
King George Hospital in Ilford has built two secure rooms within its emergency department to address the rising number of mental health patients in crisis presenting at A&E, highlighting a nationwide shortage of mental health beds and insufficient social care support.
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52% Bias Score
Over 1 Million Older People Face 12+ Hour A&E Waits in England
Over 1.15 million people aged 60+ in England waited over 12 hours in A&E in 2024, up from 991,068 in 2023 and 305,619 in 2019, with many experiencing degrading conditions and lacking vital checks, according to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
Over 1 Million Older People Face 12+ Hour A&E Waits in England
Over 1.15 million people aged 60+ in England waited over 12 hours in A&E in 2024, up from 991,068 in 2023 and 305,619 in 2019, with many experiencing degrading conditions and lacking vital checks, according to the Royal College of Emergency Medicine.
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44% Bias Score
UK Mental Health Crisis: Inequality and Systemic Failure
Mental health nurses in the UK are struggling financially while witnessing a disproportionate impact of mental illness on lower socioeconomic groups, highlighting a systemic failure to address inequality within the healthcare system.
UK Mental Health Crisis: Inequality and Systemic Failure
Mental health nurses in the UK are struggling financially while witnessing a disproportionate impact of mental illness on lower socioeconomic groups, highlighting a systemic failure to address inequality within the healthcare system.
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60% Bias Score
Power Outage Forces Surgeons to Use Phone Lights During Great Ormond Street Operation
A power outage at Great Ormond Street Hospital during spinal surgery forced surgeons to use mobile phone lights to finish the operation, highlighting recurring maintenance problems, staffing shortages, and a wider £14 billion NHS maintenance backlog impacting patient care.
Power Outage Forces Surgeons to Use Phone Lights During Great Ormond Street Operation
A power outage at Great Ormond Street Hospital during spinal surgery forced surgeons to use mobile phone lights to finish the operation, highlighting recurring maintenance problems, staffing shortages, and a wider £14 billion NHS maintenance backlog impacting patient care.
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40% Bias Score
NHS Funding Crisis Dominates UK Spending Review
Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces difficult decisions in the Spending Review, as residents highlight critical issues such as NHS underfunding, impacting healthcare professionals like Melissa Marley who quit midwifery studies due to £60,000 debt and job scarcity, alongside concerns about education and d...
NHS Funding Crisis Dominates UK Spending Review
Chancellor Rachel Reeves faces difficult decisions in the Spending Review, as residents highlight critical issues such as NHS underfunding, impacting healthcare professionals like Melissa Marley who quit midwifery studies due to £60,000 debt and job scarcity, alongside concerns about education and d...
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48% Bias Score
Northern Ireland GPs Reject Funding Offer, Threatening NHS Collapse
Northern Ireland GPs overwhelmingly rejected a £9.5 million funding offer, citing chronic underfunding and unsustainable workloads, leading to concerns about a mass exodus to private healthcare and the potential collapse of the NHS.
Northern Ireland GPs Reject Funding Offer, Threatening NHS Collapse
Northern Ireland GPs overwhelmingly rejected a £9.5 million funding offer, citing chronic underfunding and unsustainable workloads, leading to concerns about a mass exodus to private healthcare and the potential collapse of the NHS.
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44% Bias Score
UK Junior Doctors Threaten Further Strike Amid Pay Dispute
Junior doctors in the UK threaten another strike, adding to 11 walkouts in two years, demanding a pay raise beyond the recent 4 percent increase (plus £750 bonus) which the union considers insufficient to counter a 25 percent real-terms pay cut since 2009, causing significant NHS disruption.
UK Junior Doctors Threaten Further Strike Amid Pay Dispute
Junior doctors in the UK threaten another strike, adding to 11 walkouts in two years, demanding a pay raise beyond the recent 4 percent increase (plus £750 bonus) which the union considers insufficient to counter a 25 percent real-terms pay cut since 2009, causing significant NHS disruption.
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76% Bias Score
UK Budget: £40 Billion Tax Increase Funds NHS, Raises Business Concerns
The UK's autumn budget included £40 billion in tax increases, with £25 billion earmarked for the NHS, resulting in a five-month decline in waiting lists; however, businesses face a £25 billion increase in national insurance contributions, sparking concerns about job losses.
UK Budget: £40 Billion Tax Increase Funds NHS, Raises Business Concerns
The UK's autumn budget included £40 billion in tax increases, with £25 billion earmarked for the NHS, resulting in a five-month decline in waiting lists; however, businesses face a £25 billion increase in national insurance contributions, sparking concerns about job losses.
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52% Bias Score
Welsh Government Budget Faces Crucial Vote
The Welsh government's £26 billion budget for 2024-25, which includes extra funding for the NHS and a £1 bus fare scheme for under-21s, is set to be voted on in the Senedd on Tuesday, with the outcome potentially impacting public services by billions of pounds.
Welsh Government Budget Faces Crucial Vote
The Welsh government's £26 billion budget for 2024-25, which includes extra funding for the NHS and a £1 bus fare scheme for under-21s, is set to be voted on in the Senedd on Tuesday, with the outcome potentially impacting public services by billions of pounds.
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52% Bias Score
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