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NHS Hiring Freezes Hamper Cancer Care
Dozens of NHS hospitals banned their cancer or diagnostic units from hiring new staff in 2024, despite growing referrals for suspected cancer; this caused concern that it may undermine efforts to cut NHS waiting times.
NHS Hiring Freezes Hamper Cancer Care
Dozens of NHS hospitals banned their cancer or diagnostic units from hiring new staff in 2024, despite growing referrals for suspected cancer; this caused concern that it may undermine efforts to cut NHS waiting times.
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44% Bias Score
UK Health Disparity: Black Men Face Double Prostate Cancer Mortality Risk
A new report reveals that Black men in the UK are diagnosed with stage 3 or 4 prostate cancer at a rate 48% higher than white men, leading to a 14% lower chance of receiving life-saving treatment and double the mortality risk; Prostate Cancer UK urges the government to update NHS guidelines to allow...
UK Health Disparity: Black Men Face Double Prostate Cancer Mortality Risk
A new report reveals that Black men in the UK are diagnosed with stage 3 or 4 prostate cancer at a rate 48% higher than white men, leading to a 14% lower chance of receiving life-saving treatment and double the mortality risk; Prostate Cancer UK urges the government to update NHS guidelines to allow...
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36% Bias Score
NHS failings allowed Letby's killing spree to continue
Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt admitted today that the absence of a medical examiner at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016, when nurse Lucy Letby murdered seven babies and attempted to kill seven more, likely contributed to the delayed detection of her crimes.
NHS failings allowed Letby's killing spree to continue
Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt admitted today that the absence of a medical examiner at the Countess of Chester Hospital between June 2015 and June 2016, when nurse Lucy Letby murdered seven babies and attempted to kill seven more, likely contributed to the delayed detection of her crimes.
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40% Bias Score
Increased Demand for Adult Autism Diagnoses Strains Scottish NHS
William Butchart, a 41-year-old Scottish church minister, recently received a private autism diagnosis after facing difficulties navigating the NHS system; this follows diagnoses for his two children and highlights the increasing demand for adult autism diagnoses in Scotland, straining healthcare re...
Increased Demand for Adult Autism Diagnoses Strains Scottish NHS
William Butchart, a 41-year-old Scottish church minister, recently received a private autism diagnosis after facing difficulties navigating the NHS system; this follows diagnoses for his two children and highlights the increasing demand for adult autism diagnoses in Scotland, straining healthcare re...
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36% Bias Score
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust Investigation Doubles in Size
A police investigation into alleged preventable deaths and injuries at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust between 2015 and 2021 has more than doubled in size, expanding from 105 to over 200 cases, primarily involving the neurosurgery and general surgery departments; the increase stems from additi...
University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust Investigation Doubles in Size
A police investigation into alleged preventable deaths and injuries at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust between 2015 and 2021 has more than doubled in size, expanding from 105 to over 200 cases, primarily involving the neurosurgery and general surgery departments; the increase stems from additi...
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48% Bias Score
Starmer's NHS Plan: Ambitious 92% Waiting Time Target by 2029
Keir Starmer's NHS plan promises to reduce planned care waiting times to 92% within 18 weeks by spring 2029, utilizing expanded community diagnostic centers, surgical hubs, and increased private sector involvement, despite expert skepticism regarding its feasibility.
Starmer's NHS Plan: Ambitious 92% Waiting Time Target by 2029
Keir Starmer's NHS plan promises to reduce planned care waiting times to 92% within 18 weeks by spring 2029, utilizing expanded community diagnostic centers, surgical hubs, and increased private sector involvement, despite expert skepticism regarding its feasibility.
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48% Bias Score
UK Government Leverages Private Sector to Tackle NHS Waiting Lists
The UK government plans to use private hospitals to provide an additional 1 million NHS appointments, scans, and operations annually to tackle waiting lists, despite concerns about diverting NHS resources and staff.
UK Government Leverages Private Sector to Tackle NHS Waiting Lists
The UK government plans to use private hospitals to provide an additional 1 million NHS appointments, scans, and operations annually to tackle waiting lists, despite concerns about diverting NHS resources and staff.
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44% Bias Score
Hunt Apologizes for Delayed NHS Medical Examiners, Linking to Letby Case
Former UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt apologized for the NHS's delayed introduction of medical examiners, a measure proposed in 2004 to prevent deaths like those caused by Lucy Letby, whose murders at the Countess of Chester hospital between 2015 and 2016 went undetected for too long, highlighting ...
Hunt Apologizes for Delayed NHS Medical Examiners, Linking to Letby Case
Former UK Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt apologized for the NHS's delayed introduction of medical examiners, a measure proposed in 2004 to prevent deaths like those caused by Lucy Letby, whose murders at the Countess of Chester hospital between 2015 and 2016 went undetected for too long, highlighting ...
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40% Bias Score
NHS Hospitals Overwhelmed by Surge in Winter Illnesses
A surge in flu, norovirus, RSV, and Covid cases has overwhelmed Britain's hospitals, leading to critical incidents in a dozen trusts and long waits for patients, with East Cheshire NHS Trust showing the highest infection rate at 19 percent of beds occupied by patients with these illnesses.
NHS Hospitals Overwhelmed by Surge in Winter Illnesses
A surge in flu, norovirus, RSV, and Covid cases has overwhelmed Britain's hospitals, leading to critical incidents in a dozen trusts and long waits for patients, with East Cheshire NHS Trust showing the highest infection rate at 19 percent of beds occupied by patients with these illnesses.
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52% Bias Score
Two Die Waiting for Ambulances in West Midlands Amidst Record Handover Delays
Two patients died in the West Midlands on New Year's Eve while waiting for ambulances due to lengthy hospital handover delays, highlighting a critical healthcare crisis with the region reporting the highest number of such delays in England.
Two Die Waiting for Ambulances in West Midlands Amidst Record Handover Delays
Two patients died in the West Midlands on New Year's Eve while waiting for ambulances due to lengthy hospital handover delays, highlighting a critical healthcare crisis with the region reporting the highest number of such delays in England.
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24% Bias Score
Liverpool Hospital Declares Critical Incident Amidst Soaring Flu Cases
Royal Liverpool Hospital declared a critical incident due to 'exceptionally high' flu cases, causing patient A&E waits of up to 50 hours; the hospital urged use of alternative services like GPs or NHS 111, amid a national surge in flu hospitalizations exceeding 4,500 daily last week, four times high...
Liverpool Hospital Declares Critical Incident Amidst Soaring Flu Cases
Royal Liverpool Hospital declared a critical incident due to 'exceptionally high' flu cases, causing patient A&E waits of up to 50 hours; the hospital urged use of alternative services like GPs or NHS 111, amid a national surge in flu hospitalizations exceeding 4,500 daily last week, four times high...
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56% Bias Score
Scottish NHS A&E Performance Hits Joint Fifth Worst Weekly Record Amidst Flu Surge
Scotland's NHS faces "very high levels of winter pressure" due to a flu surge hospitalizing over 1,500 people in the final week of 2024; only 58.4% of A&E patients were seen within four hours, the joint fifth-worst weekly performance on record, prompting criticism of the SNP government's handling of...
Scottish NHS A&E Performance Hits Joint Fifth Worst Weekly Record Amidst Flu Surge
Scotland's NHS faces "very high levels of winter pressure" due to a flu surge hospitalizing over 1,500 people in the final week of 2024; only 58.4% of A&E patients were seen within four hours, the joint fifth-worst weekly performance on record, prompting criticism of the SNP government's handling of...
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44% Bias Score
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