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England’s Senior Doctors Pause Strikes As Ministers Agree To Talk
Public healthcare staff have been staging walk-outs for almost a year in England, leading to more than a million cancelled hospital appointments.
Britain’s Black Women Still Far More Likely To Die Giving Birth
Deprivation is also linked to mortality, with women living in the poorest parts of the country twice as likely to die as those living in the richest.
Pap Smear Review For Thousands Of U.K. Women After Years Of Lab Failings
Some 17,500 women in Northern Ireland will have their pap smears re-checked following an independent review of a laboratory in the south of the country.
England’s Kids Will Never Be Able To Buy Cigarettes Under New Policy
Children aged 14 or younger will never be able to legally buy tobacco products in England under a policy proposed this week by prime minister Rishi Sunak.
Lung Health ‘Crisis’ Costing U.K. $860 Million Per Year
Late diagnosis, inconsistent treatment and inadequate support are costing the U.K. hundreds of millions of pounds every year, a report has found.
Millions Of Britons Avoid Penicillin — But Most Don’t Need To
In the U.K., around 4 million people — or 6% of the population — have “penicillin allergy” in their medical record. But most can likely tolerate the drug.
A Million Appointments Canceled As England’s Hospital Strikes Continue
It’s thought hospitals have spent more than £1 billion ($1.22 billion) covering doctor’s strikes in the ongoing industrial action.
Thousands Of Heat Related Deaths A Year ‘Will Become The Norm’ In England
More than 4,500 people died in hot weather last year — the highest number ever recorded for a year that broke numerous heat records.
England’s Hospitals In Crisis As Patients Wait Longer Than Ever For Care
Over the last financial year, more than 1.7 million patients waited in emergency rooms for more than 12 hours after arriving. That’s just under 8% of all ER attendances.
Covid-19: England Urges Public To Get Shots As Hospital Cases Rise
Health leaders asked members of the public to book their winter booster shots as soon as possible in the hopes of getting everyone eligible a shot by the end of October.
