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UK: Dialysis patient suffers heart attack, dies as nurse girlfriend doesn't call ambulance, continues fun in car

The nurse called her colleague around 11.56 pm, in distress and begging for help. The co-worker told her to call an ambulance while she rushed over, but Williams failed to do so

Britain's NHS at 75: How the country's public health service is ailing

In a secular age, the NHS is the closest thing Britain has to a national religion — devoutly cherished, with levels of public support higher than the royal family or any other British institution. However, it stands at a critical juncture, facing challenges that require urgent attention

A Big Fat Problem: Will children in the UK be given weight-loss injections?

The UK health department has asked medical watchdog NICE to assess whether diabetes drug semaglutide is clinically and economically beneficial for obese children aged 12 to 17. The pre-appraisal documents by the organisation say more research is required to fully understand its 'long-term benefits'

UK's junior doctors are on strike: Why pay isn't the only reason they are angry

Pay isn’t the only reason many junior doctors are striking. The strain of working through COVID-19, increasing demands on health services, and growing numbers of medical and nursing colleagues leaving the NHS are all causing stress and burnout for them

How UK junior doctors strike is crippling health system

Around 350,000 appointments including operations will be cancelled across the United Kingdom as a result of the four-day strike. Response times for life-threatening illnesses and injuries have already increased, but the government and doctors remain deadlocked

UK hospitals working with archaic X-RAY machines, some dating back nearly 40 years

The study revealed four out of ten hospitals are still using at least one of the 541 outdated X-ray, CT, and MRI machines. Over three years, repair costs have exceeded £20 million

Stretched by staff shortages, Britain’s NHS to be hit hard as junior doctors vote to walk out

The British Medical Association (BMA), which represents some 45,000 junior doctors in England, said 98% of those taking part in a ballot had voted in favour of mass strikes, adding that they will stage a 72-hour walkout next month

Is UK’s beloved National Health Service on its deathbed?

The UK takes great pride in the National Health Service. But now 75 years after it was set up, the famous healthcare system is ailing. There’s a shortage of doctors, hospitals are overwhelmed and patients are dying because of delays in treatment. How did the NHS get here?

‘No beds, not enough doctors’: UK’s healthcare system in troubled waters

The situation is being described as the worst crisis since the NHS was set up in 1948, with a particular focus on accident and emergency (A&E) but which also includes longer waiting times for other appointments and treatment

UK nurses stage new walkout as strike wave intensifies

The government also has angered unions by introducing a bill that will make it harder for key workers to strike by setting ”minimum safety levels” for firefighters, ambulance services and railways that must be maintained during a walkout