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Hungry mothers and dirty wards – maternity care ‘much worse’ than anticipated, review chief says/in /by
An interim report by Baroness Amos finds poor care and dirty wards are blighting England’s maternity services.
Masks to be worn in three hospitals as flu cases surge/in /by
Frimley Health NHS Trust is the latest to reintroduce masks as UK hospitals come under strain.
Partial victory for nurse in NHS trans changing room row/in /by
A tribunal said NHS Fife harassed Sandie Peggie but dismissed other claims she made against the health board and a transgender doctor.
‘Life being stressful is not an illness’ – GPs on mental health over-diagnosis/in /by
Hundreds of GPs in England tell the BBC they are also worried about a lack of help for patients.
Streeting orders review into mental health and ADHD diagnoses/in /by
The health secretary says the aim is to tackle a rising demand for services and pressure on the NHS.
Hospitals facing unprecedented flu season, say NHS bosses/in /by
Record number of patients in hospital in England with flu for this time of year, figures show.
NHS must take elderly infections more seriously, Chris Whitty warns/in /by
England's chief medical officer says doctors do not appreciate risk of heart attack and stroke, as flu cases rise.
Girls ‘taught how to get a job but not about women’s health’/in /by
Young women say they were taught how to open a bank account in school, but not about their own health.
Girls ‘taught how to get a job but not about women’s health’/in /by
Young women say they were taught how to open a bank account in school, but not about their own health.
Group supports those with ‘lonely condition’/in /by
Bethany Lewis, 18, set up the group after her polycystic ovary syndrome diagnosis, in April.