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An NHS consultant geriatrician has retired after working in the NHS for 60 years. tinyurl.com/4chhndpk
Consultant retires after six decade-long career with NHS
An NHS consultant geriatrician has retired after working in the NHS for 60 years.
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The autism spectrum may have become “too broad” and risks misunderstanding the needs of patients, according to an expert in the condition.
Autism has widened to become 'catch-all diagnosis', says longtime researcher
The autism spectrum may have become “too broad” and risks misunderstanding the needs of patients, according to an expert in the condition.
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A Commonwealth Games netball star has traded her Team Scotland colours for medical scrubs as she starts her new career as an NHS doctor. tinyurl.com/5h5yk3rs
Netball star's NHS doctor career begins post-Commonwealth Games
A Commonwealth Games netball star has traded her Team Scotland colours for medical scrubs as she starts her new career as an NHS doctor.
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A sharp rise in an infection that causes "explosive" diarrhoea has been associated with travellers returning home from Mexico, the UK Health Security Agency has said. tinyurl.com/38b4f77p
Sharp rise in infection causing explosive diarrhoea linked to travellers returning home from Mexico, UKHSA says
A sharp rise in an infection that causes explosive diarrhoea has been associated with travellers returning home, the UK Health Security Agency has said.
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It is likely 2026 will see the highest number of heat-associated deaths on record, the UK Health Security Agency has said. tinyurl.com/3ezncfcm
Likely 2026 will see the highest number of heat-associated deaths on record
It is likely 2026 will see the highest number of heat-associated deaths on record, the UK Health Security Agency has said.
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The number of fitness to practise concerns about doctors submitted to the GMC increased by 25% in a year. tinyurl.com/4c44zehu
Concerns about doctors submitted to GMC jumped by 25% last year
The number of fitness to practise concerns about doctors submitted to the GMC increased by 25% in a year.
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A woman with advanced ovarian cancer has become the first patient in the world to receive a pioneering new therapy. tinyurl.com/2k678536
UK woman becomes first to receive pioneering new cancer therapy
A woman with advanced ovarian cancer has become the first patient in the world to receive a pioneering new therapy.
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Concerns that an emergency department simultaneously used two triage systems due to a lack of resources for training have been raised by a coroner who investigated the death of a patient. tinyurl.com/pb3texbk
Coroner criticises ED for using two triage systems after investigating death
Concerns that an emergency department simultaneously used two triage systems due to a lack of resources for training have been raised by a coroner.
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Older patients are more likely to face long waits in emergency departments, with two in five waiting over 12 hours to be admitted, according to data. tinyurl.com/bn8dx4ku
Two in five older adults face ‘unacceptable’ 12-hour ED waits
Older patients are more likely to face long waits in emergency departments, with two in five waiting over 12 hours to be admitted, according to data.
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Researchers have found strong genetic evidence that fibromyalgia is mainly a disorder of the central nervous system. tinyurl.com/ym5asvk6
Fibromyalgia caused by ‘pain processing’ problem
Researchers have found strong genetic evidence that fibromyalgia is mainly a disorder of the central nervous system.
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The Scottish Government has been urged to pause its plans to roll out another 20 GP walk-in clinics after figures showed some centres are seeing as few as three patients a day on average. tinyurl.com/4wvuu2bb
Call to pause GP walk-in centre rollout - as some see three patients a day
The Scottish Government has been urged to pause its plans to roll out another 20 GP walk-in clinics after figures showed some centres are seeing as few as three patients a day on average.
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The Doctors’ Association UK has said the recommendation from expert advisers not to offer a COVID-19 vaccination to doctors next winter will “backfire” with staff sickness and absences. tinyurl.com/yc4jpu8a
Failing to offer Covid vaccine to NHS doctors will ‘backfire’
Doctors’ Association UK has said the recommendation from expert advisers not to offer a COVID-19 vaccination to doctors will “backfire” with staff sickness.
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A professional rugby star has achieved his dream of becoming a doctor after completing his medical degree. tinyurl.com/2vshfvnd
England rugby player successfully tackles medical degree
A professional rugby star has achieved his dream of becoming a doctor after completing his medical degree.
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‘Professionalism’ standards intended to mirror the conduct expected of registered doctors are being used punitively and to punish freedom of speech, medical students said. tinyurl.com/48t38cff
‘Professionalism’ standards are used to punish protest and manage dissent, medical students claim
‘Professionalism’ standards intended to mirror the conduct expected of registered doctors are being used punitively and to punish freedom of speech.
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The NHS will “collapse” unless action is taken to fix the social care system across England, Andy Burnham has said. tinyurl.com/2fkyev3m
Burnham warns NHS will ‘collapse’ unless social care reformed
The NHS will “collapse” unless action is taken to fix the social care system across England, Andy Burnham has said.
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Dr Julian Kilburn has practised medicine on some of the world's largest cruise ships, sometimes as the sole doctor for hundreds of passengers. He talks about dealing with outbreaks – and taking in the best view in the world. tinyurl.com/2483ws2j
View from the deck: what it’s like working as a cruise ship doctor
Dr Julian Kilburn has practised medicine on some of the world's largest cruise ships, sometimes as the sole doctor for hundreds of passengers.
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A patient has become the first teenager in the UK to have a pain-relieving implant fitted to his spinal cord to ease an agonising condition. tinyurl.com/y8ysu7aa
Implant brings immediate relief for teenager with long-lasting pain in UK first
A patient has become the first teenager in the UK to have a pain-relieving implant fitted to his spinal cord to ease an agonising condition.
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With more than 400 "never events" in a single year, safety experts say preventable harm will persist until we stop blaming individuals and meaningfully redesign the processes that give rise to mistakes. tinyurl.com/yc4v58mr
Medical errors: the NHS must fix systems, not punish clinicians
Patient safety experts say preventable harm will persist until we stop blaming individuals and meaningfully redesign the processes that give rise to mistakes
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Within hours of taking office as the UK’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham announced Yvette Cooper — a seasoned Labour Party heavyweight — as his new health secretary. What will that mean for doctors and the NHS? tinyurl.com/4sdrs3m2
What is in the new health secretary’s in-tray?
Within hours of taking office as the UK’s new prime minister, Andy Burnham announced Yvette Cooper — a seasoned Labour Party heavyweight — as his new health secretary. What will that mean for doctors…
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The government is being urged by a doctors’ group not to adopt the British Medical Association’s “discriminatory” call for international doctors to have five years of NHS experience to access training posts. tinyurl.com/264w9yu3
Ministers warned against using five-year IMG threshold to access training
The government is being urged by a doctors’ group not to adopt the British Medical Association’s “discriminatory” call for international doctors to have five years of NHS experience to access…
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Doctors have faced three heatwaves so far this summer, as the NHS has struggled to meet rising clinical demand. tinyurl.com/3jfz8szw
Summer strain: What impact are heatwaves having on the NHS, patients and staff?
Doctors have faced three heatwaves so far this summer, as the NHS has struggled to meet rising clinical demand.
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Concerns from GPs about “inconsistency” in the quality of mandatory training on the care of patients with autism and learning disabilities have been raised with NHS England. tinyurl.com/ysha3snb
Quality concerns over mandatory autism training raised by GPs
Concerns from GPs about “inconsistency” in the quality of mandatory training on the care of patients with autism and learning disabilities have been raised with NHS England.
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One-size-fits-all fetal growth charts used in the NHS “systematically fail’ to identify fetuses which are either too small or too large, according to a large study in England. tinyurl.com/mu2cvctw
NHS fetal growth charts often fail to spot at-risk babies, research finds
One-size-fits-all fetal growth charts used in the NHS “systematically fail’ to identify fetuses which are either too small or too large, according to a large study in England.
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Doctors have welcomed proposals for vapes to be put in plain packaging under plans to stop the devices being marketed to children. tinyurl.com/yupaejtn
Vapes to be put in plain packaging to protect children
Doctors have welcomed proposals for vapes to be put in plain packaging under plans to stop the devices being marketed to children.
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A consultant who delayed access to standard treatments and deviated from clinical guidelines "potentially contributed" to the premature deaths of three patients and permanent harm to others, a review has found. tinyurl.com/2vs9j8cw
Consultant's care 'potentially contributed' to three patients' premature deaths, review finds
A consultant who delayed access to standard treatments and deviated from clinical guidelines "potentially contributed" to the premature deaths of three patients and permanent harm to others, a review…
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A trial of using artificial intelligence on the NHS app to triage patients saw the number of people queuing on the phone for a GP appointment by almost a third, NHS England said. tinyurl.com/mtycaneh
AI triage tool cuts GP phone queue by nearly a third
A trial of using artificial intelligence on the NHS app to triage patients saw the number of people queuing on the phone for a GP appointment by almost a third, NHS England said.
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Pharmacies are “bracing themselves” for a surge in patients starting weight loss drugs as the Wegovy pill becomes available. tinyurl.com/3tbzk25n
Wegovy pill becomes available in UK
Pharmacies are “bracing themselves” for a surge in patients starting weight loss drugs as the Wegovy pill becomes available.
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A long Covid rehabilitation programme where patients set small, achievable goals, shows "sustained improvements" to processing speed and their ability to achieve tasks, a study suggests. tinyurl.com/3ezw2txr
Long Covid patients see ‘lasting improvements’ after cognitive rehabilitation therapy
A long Covid rehabilitation programme where patients set small, achievable goals, shows "sustained improvements" to processing speed and their ability to achieve tasks, a study suggests.
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A consultant has been suspended for 12 months for dishonestly running private clinics for a “sustained” period while contracted to work for an NHS hospital. tinyurl.com/kpnhm2ns
Consultant suspended after running dozens of private clinics during NHS hours
A consultant has been suspended for 12 months for dishonestly running private clinics for a “sustained” period while contracted to work for an NHS hospital.
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International medical graduates should have two to three years of NHS experience to qualify for specialty training posts, leading medical organisations have said. tinyurl.com/y9nf5y8n
IMGs need two to three years in NHS to access training, doctors’ leaders say
International medical graduates should have two to three years of NHS experience to qualify for specialty training posts, leading medical organisations have said.
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