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14 days ago
Fed up of the interminable wait for a doctor's appointment? A new smartwatch claims to be the first on the market to offer an instant health check-up in just 60 seconds.
17 days ago
GPs told mother-of-one back pain was normal for 10 years - it was a spine tumour and now she's paralysed: 'I knew something was wrong'
A mother who spent 10 years in agony from lower back pain after her symptoms were dismissed by doctors has been left paralysed by a tumour in her spine.
22 days ago
An empty promise? Migrant hotel at centre of Runcorn by-election shows we have been 'let down' by Labour, say residents after Reform victory
EXCLUSIVE: Locals in Runcorn claim that crime has increased in the area since the migrants arrived and that access to services such as GPs and dentists are stretched to breaking point.
24 days ago
Pathemata by Maggie Nelson review – a writer’s attempt to describe chronic pain
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Woolf said language ‘runs dry’ when it comes to convey the reality of illness. Here is an impressive effort to do just that
In her landmark 1985 work, The Body in Pain, American essayist Elaine Scarry…
35 days ago
Nigel Farage clashes with charities as he claims GPs are 'massively overdiagnosing' children with special educational needs and disabilities
Ahead of next week's local elections , the Reform UK leader said there was a 'massive problem' among councils due to soaring demand for SEND services.
38 days ago
GPs in poor parts of England are paid £5,500 less a year than in wealthy areas, study finds
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a story from The Guardian ⚠ › International
Report analysed data from 8,500 doctors over 2015-21 and also found pressures on GPs were higher in deprived areas
- Patient satisfaction with GP services in England has collapsed, research finds
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39 days ago
This NHS-backed twice-a-year jab can slash the risk of heart disease AND dementia for patients with high cholesterol - so why are GPs refusing to offer it?
In 2022, Mariella Frostrup revealed she had heart disease and was 'on medication you inject twice a year' saying it was 'a life-saver as statins didn't work for me'.
40 days ago
Life-saving jab given go ahead at chemists and GPs for virus responsible for 8,000 deaths a year
In an effort to get more vulnerable people vaccinated against the virus the Government will allow hundreds of community pharmacies to offer a jab against respiratory syncytial virus
42 days ago
'Romeo and Juliet' clause exempts teachers from reporting consensual teen sex
The Crime and Policing Bill puts a new duty on teachers, GPs, and other professionals to report concerns or face criminal sanctions.
43 days ago
GPs paid £20 'bonus' each time they avoid referring a patient directly to hospital in bid to cut NHS waiting lists
Ministers say the cash incentives - totalling up to £80million - will 'stop masses of people' being sent to hospital for 'unnecessary appointments'.