Shaun Wooller
Health Editor, Policy at Daily Mail
Health Editor at the Daily Mail. Tips, reports, studies and press releases welcome. Direct messages open. [email protected]
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1 week ago |
thisismoney.co.uk | Shaun Wooller
The NHS will be pursued if it does not follow new guidance on single-sex spaces, the Equality and Human Rights Commission has warned. Baroness Falkner, the Commission’s chairwoman, said the health service will be receiving guidelines after the UK Supreme Court unanimously ruled a woman is defined by biological sex under equalities law.
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thisismoney.co.uk | Shaun Wooller
GPs will receive a £20 ‘bonus’ each time they avoid referring a patient directly to hospital under a scheme aimed at cutting NHS waiting lists. Ministers say the cash incentives - totalling up to £80million - will ‘stop masses of people’ being sent to hospital for ‘unnecessary appointments’. But patient groups warn attempts to ‘massage waiting lists’ could be dangerous, with some missing out on the care they need.
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1 week ago |
thisismoney.co.uk | Shaun Wooller
State-of-the art robots that could improve surgery for thousands of patients have been approved for use on the NHS. The machines, which cost between £500,000 and £1.5 million, are capable of movements more precise than the human hand. Patients report faster recovery times, shorter hospital stays, less pain and reduced scarring than with traditional surgery. They are also able to return to work quicker.
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1 week ago |
thisismoney.co.uk | Shaun Wooller |Rebecca Camber
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Rapid rise of vaping in Britain appears to have 'stalled' as users anticipate a Government crackdown
1 week ago |
thisismoney.co.uk | Shaun Wooller
The rapid rise of vaping in Britain appears to have ‘stalled’ as users anticipate a Government crackdown, a study suggests. The proportion of people vaping increased by nearly a quarter each year from January 2022 to January 2024 amid the rising popularity of disposable vapes. But new analysis by University College London found rates then remained constant to January this year, including for young people.
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Doctors have been told to use the longest strike in NHS history as an opportunity to go for a picnic, have a BBQ or organise a 5-a-side football match. Union leaders say they only need to picket for 2 hours over the 5 days as ‘picketing can be tough work’. https://t.co/aukV9cFbm2
The BMA has been accused of hypocrisy for slashing the pay of its own staff while demanding taxpayers fund a 35% rise for doctors. It has cut pay by a fifth in real-terms since 2011 and needs to consider its ‘financial constraints’ before agreeing a rise. https://t.co/H8NdoIqPxy
A ban on advertising junk food online and on TV before the 9pm watershed is to be delayed by over two years — just weeks before it was set to take effect. @OHA_updates @DiabetesUK @actiononsugar @ad_association https://t.co/vY7LRPHJP4