Chris Pollard

5 days ago | dailymail.co.uk | Emily Stearn |Chris Pollard

Hospitals are making 'unthinkable' cuts to services including diabetes and mental health clinics in a bid to meet the 'eye-watering' savings demanded by NHS bosses, a new report has revealed. In March, the health service's new chief executive Sir Jim Mackey ordered NHS trusts to make unprecedented cuts to avoid a projected £6.6bn deficit becoming a reality.

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Chris Pollard

NHS staff to be given special training in PTSD and combat wounds to treat Britain's war veterans as nation marks 80th anniversary of VE DayBy CHRIS POLLARD Published: 19:01 EDT, 7 May 2025 | Updated: 19:01 EDT, 7 May 2025 NHS medics will be trained in treating combat wounds and PTSD to provide better support to Britain's Armed Forces veterans.

1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Chris Pollard

Are you a 'genetic nurturer'? Parents' abilities 'rub off' on their children, even if they didn't pass down intelligence genesBy CHRIS POLLARD Published: 19:01 EDT, 7 May 2025 | Updated: 19:01 EDT, 7 May 2025 Children with gifted parents tend to do better in school even if they didn't inherit the intelligence genes, a study found.

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1 week ago | dailymail.co.uk | Chris Pollard

England's obesity crisis continues to deepen despite billions spent on treatment and prevention, new data shows. Nearly a two-thirds of adults were overweight, with an extra 260,000 people entering that category last year. More than a quarter (26.5 per cent) — an estimated 14 million people — were obese. A growing number of local areas were also found to have at least a third of adults living with obesity, many of them in the Midlands or the North East.