High Costs of Private Hysterectomies Expose NHS Gynaecological Care Delays
Research by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists reveals that British women are paying up to £11,154 for private hysterectomies due to significant delays in NHS gynaecological care, with three women sharing their experiences of seeking private treatment.
High Costs of Private Hysterectomies Expose NHS Gynaecological Care Delays
Research by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists reveals that British women are paying up to £11,154 for private hysterectomies due to significant delays in NHS gynaecological care, with three women sharing their experiences of seeking private treatment.
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44% Bias Score
New Blood Test Trials Aim to Revolutionize Dementia Diagnosis in the UK
NHS clinics in the UK are conducting trials on a new blood test designed to detect early signs of dementia, addressing the current low diagnosis rate (2%) due to limited access to specialized brain scanners and trained staff; the study involves more than 3,000 patients.
New Blood Test Trials Aim to Revolutionize Dementia Diagnosis in the UK
NHS clinics in the UK are conducting trials on a new blood test designed to detect early signs of dementia, addressing the current low diagnosis rate (2%) due to limited access to specialized brain scanners and trained staff; the study involves more than 3,000 patients.
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56% Bias Score
UK Allergy Crisis: Urgent Call for National Lead Amidst Rising Deaths
The UK faces a severe allergy crisis with preventable deaths due to inadequate care, prompting calls for a national allergy lead to improve training, increase specialist clinics, and address inconsistent support across the country. Hospital admissions for anaphylaxis more than doubled from 2002-03 t...
UK Allergy Crisis: Urgent Call for National Lead Amidst Rising Deaths
The UK faces a severe allergy crisis with preventable deaths due to inadequate care, prompting calls for a national allergy lead to improve training, increase specialist clinics, and address inconsistent support across the country. Hospital admissions for anaphylaxis more than doubled from 2002-03 t...
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48% Bias Score
Record Norovirus Surge Overwhelms England's Hospitals
England's hospitals are facing an unprecedented surge in norovirus cases, reaching the highest level since January 2020, overwhelming hospitals already struggling with high flu rates and delayed discharges, leading to dangerously high bed occupancy rates of 96 percent.
Record Norovirus Surge Overwhelms England's Hospitals
England's hospitals are facing an unprecedented surge in norovirus cases, reaching the highest level since January 2020, overwhelming hospitals already struggling with high flu rates and delayed discharges, leading to dangerously high bed occupancy rates of 96 percent.
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44% Bias Score
UK's First Keyhole Brain Tumor Removal via Eye Socket
A UK nurse became the first person to have a meningioma brain tumor removed through a minimally invasive keyhole surgery performed through her eye socket in Leeds, offering a less risky alternative to traditional methods.
UK's First Keyhole Brain Tumor Removal via Eye Socket
A UK nurse became the first person to have a meningioma brain tumor removed through a minimally invasive keyhole surgery performed through her eye socket in Leeds, offering a less risky alternative to traditional methods.
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48% Bias Score
200+ Surgery Deaths Investigated in Sussex NHS Trust
Sussex Police are investigating over 200 cases of death or injury following surgery at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust, prompted by whistleblowers alleging negligence, cost-cutting, and insufficiently trained staff; the investigation, launched in 2023, has doubled in size since its inception, ...
200+ Surgery Deaths Investigated in Sussex NHS Trust
Sussex Police are investigating over 200 cases of death or injury following surgery at University Hospitals Sussex NHS Trust, prompted by whistleblowers alleging negligence, cost-cutting, and insufficiently trained staff; the investigation, launched in 2023, has doubled in size since its inception, ...
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36% Bias Score
NHS Crisis: Over 57,000 Deaths Potentially Linked to A&E Delays
Images from William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, show approximately 15 elderly patients waiting on trolleys in a crowded corridor due to overflowing departments, highlighting a nationwide NHS crisis with research suggesting over 57,000 deaths in 2022 were potentially linked to 12-hour-plus A&E ...
NHS Crisis: Over 57,000 Deaths Potentially Linked to A&E Delays
Images from William Harvey Hospital in Ashford, Kent, show approximately 15 elderly patients waiting on trolleys in a crowded corridor due to overflowing departments, highlighting a nationwide NHS crisis with research suggesting over 57,000 deaths in 2022 were potentially linked to 12-hour-plus A&E ...
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60% Bias Score
NHS Funding Increase Largely Consumed by Rising Costs
The NHS faces a funding shortfall as £10.6 billion in additional funding will be consumed by staff pay rises (£3.8 billion), increased National Insurance (£1.6 billion), inflation (£1.9 billion), and new treatments (£0.5 billion), leaving limited resources for service expansion.
NHS Funding Increase Largely Consumed by Rising Costs
The NHS faces a funding shortfall as £10.6 billion in additional funding will be consumed by staff pay rises (£3.8 billion), increased National Insurance (£1.6 billion), inflation (£1.9 billion), and new treatments (£0.5 billion), leaving limited resources for service expansion.
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48% Bias Score
NHS Hospital Rebuilds Delayed: Essex Hospital Highlights Wider Infrastructure Crisis
The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex, plagued by sewage leaks, floods, and equipment failures three times a week due to its aging 1960s infrastructure, faces a rebuild delay until at least 2032, highlighting a wider NHS maintenance backlog and impacting patient care.
NHS Hospital Rebuilds Delayed: Essex Hospital Highlights Wider Infrastructure Crisis
The Princess Alexandra Hospital in Essex, plagued by sewage leaks, floods, and equipment failures three times a week due to its aging 1960s infrastructure, faces a rebuild delay until at least 2032, highlighting a wider NHS maintenance backlog and impacting patient care.
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56% Bias Score
UK Declares Eating Disorder Crisis: Urgent Call for Action
A UK parliamentary report declares eating disorders a national emergency due to inadequate care, highlighting cases of delayed diagnosis and urging for a national strategy, mandatory training, and increased funding to address the crisis affecting millions.
UK Declares Eating Disorder Crisis: Urgent Call for Action
A UK parliamentary report declares eating disorders a national emergency due to inadequate care, highlighting cases of delayed diagnosis and urging for a national strategy, mandatory training, and increased funding to address the crisis affecting millions.
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32% Bias Score
UK-First Keyhole Surgery Successfully Removes Inoperable Brain Tumor
In a UK-first, surgeons at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust used keyhole surgery through a patient's eye socket to remove a previously inoperable brain tumor from the cavernous sinus in February 2024, offering hope to patients with similar conditions.
UK-First Keyhole Surgery Successfully Removes Inoperable Brain Tumor
In a UK-first, surgeons at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust used keyhole surgery through a patient's eye socket to remove a previously inoperable brain tumor from the cavernous sinus in February 2024, offering hope to patients with similar conditions.
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4% Bias Score
UK Nurses Report Critical NHS Failures, Leading to Patient Deaths
A survey of over 5,000 UK nurses revealed critical staffing shortages and inadequate facilities in NHS hospitals, resulting in patient deaths in corridors and a general lack of basic care; nurses described conditions as 'worse than Covid-19'.
UK Nurses Report Critical NHS Failures, Leading to Patient Deaths
A survey of over 5,000 UK nurses revealed critical staffing shortages and inadequate facilities in NHS hospitals, resulting in patient deaths in corridors and a general lack of basic care; nurses described conditions as 'worse than Covid-19'.
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52% Bias Score