Laura Donnelly
The Telegraph
United Kingdom
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Junior doctors to go on strike for three days
Walkouts will see the medics withdraw from A&E services as well as planned care → Read More
Nurses pause strikes for 'intensive talks' over pay
The Health Secretary will meet with the Royal College of Nursing on Wednesday → Read More
New prostate cancer test could spare men from needless biopsies
Combined with a PSA check the test reached accuracy rates of 94 per cent → Read More
Women too embarrassed to seek help for pelvic floor problems
Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists says NHS needs to do far more to provide support after pregnancy and childbirth → Read More
How the typical British diet is fuelling the risk of cancer
The UK diet is 'exceptionally high' in ultra-processed food, and there’s more at risk than just weight gain → Read More
Pictured: Doctor shows army of ‘pointless’ forms burying NHS hospitals
Dr Gordon Caldwell says ‘horribly inefficient’ paperwork around patients moving in and out of wards is fuelling record NHS delays → Read More
The reason your constant coughing won't go away
Doctors notice wave of infections is lasting longer than usual as social distancing weakens nation’s immunity → Read More
Statins should be offered to anyone who wants them, says new NHS guidance
Health service to embark on statins free-for-all, in bid to tackle alarming rise in heart deaths and ease pressure on struggling services → Read More
Striking health workers could get pay boost from April in return for radical reforms
Steve Barclay, the Health Secretary, has extended an olive branch to unions ahead of continuing industrial action → Read More
NHS strike dates: When the next nurse walkouts are and which areas are affected
The second round of nurses' strikes will affect 55 trusts across England, up from 44 before Christmas → Read More
Flu admissions worst for a decade, new data reveals
The figures show Britain in the grip of the worst flu season since 2017/18, when 30,000 people died. → Read More
Ambulance workers announce two more strikes in January
Members of Unite union at five ambulance services in England say walkouts will take place on Jan 11 and 23 → Read More
Nearly 10,000 people a year dying from alcohol-related causes
Experts say ONS figures should ring 'alarm bells' in Westminster that trends which began during lockdown show no sign of changing → Read More
Teenage girls should be taught that their ‘ovaries get worn out’
Women’s health ambassador says young people need to have a greater understanding of fertility and calls on TikTok to help deliver messages → Read More
Quarter of teens who lived through lockdowns now have mental health problems
Boys in primary school and those aged 17 to 19 were particularly impacted by Covid restrictions → Read More
NHS should consider robots to plug staffing gaps, says Steve Barclay
Health Secretary says the risk of introducing technology needs to be judged against the impact staff shortages have on the service → Read More
NHS England to fast-track prostate drug which can prolong survival by years
It will be the first health service in Europe to offer it after a post-Brexit partnership between UK, US and Australian medicines regulators → Read More
NHS employs more than 2,000 managers on six-figure salaries
Highest earners in health service paid almost twice as much as Prime Minister at a time when nurses are due to strike over wages → Read More
GPs will fast-track patient scans to speed up cancer diagnoses
NHS ‘Direct Access’ scheme will provide peace of mind and clear backlog by allowing people to go for a scan without visiting a specialist → Read More
Nurses’ pay demands ‘simply not reasonable’ as they plan first national walkout
Half of all hospitals to be affected as No 10 hits out at call for ‘not deliverable’ 17.6pc wage rise → Read More