13 h. ago Figures reveal stark reality of US funding cuts as 1,394 family planning clinics shut

Survey by world’s largest network for sexual and reproductive health shows devastation to services, particularly in Africa and the Middle East, and amplification of anti-rights voicesCuts to US aid funding have directly led to the closure of more than 1,000 family planning clinics, new figures shared with the Guardian reveal.Millions of people have been left without access to contraceptives or care, including those who have suffered sexual assault, as part of a “radical shift towards conservative ideologies that deliberately block human rights”, according to the International Planned Parenthood Federation (IPPF). Continue reading...

Politics

23 h. ago Major change to NHS dentistry will help urgent patients as millions miss out on care

Changes to the flawed NHS contract in England will mean dentists are incentivised to offer urgent NHS care for serious cases such as infections, severe pain or trauma to teeth

Science

9 d. ago Labour wants jobless youths to work in pubs and restaurants to cut massive benefits bill

Ministers have announced an £820 million package aimed at helping almost one million into work, with jobs in bars, restaurants, building sites and care homes.

Society

9 d. ago Labour pledges to offer jobless youths work in pubs and restaurants to cut massive benefits bill

Ministers have announced an £820 million package aimed at helping almost one million into work, with jobs in bars, restaurants, building sites and care homes.

Society

2 w. ago How the cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core and will mean millions more infections ahead

Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030In Mozambique, a teenage rape victim sought care at a health clinic only to find it closed. In Zimbabwe, Aids-related deaths have risen for the first time in five years. In Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), patients with suspected HIV went undiagnosed due to test-kit stocks running out.Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end, and are set out in a series of reports released in the past week. Continue reading...

Science

2 w. ago Aid cuts have shaken HIV/Aids care to its core – and will mean millions more infections ahead

Reports highlight devastating impact of slashed funding, especially in parts of Africa, that could lead to 3.3m new HIV infections by 2030In Mozambique, a teenage rape victim sought care at a health clinic only to find it closed. In Zimbabwe, Aids-related deaths have risen for the first time in five years. In Ethiopia and the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), patients with suspected HIV went undiagnosed due to test-kit stocks running out.Stories of the devastating impact of US, British and wider European aid cuts on the fight against HIV – particularly in sub-Saharan Africa – continue to mount as 2025 comes to an end, and are set out in a series of reports released in the past week. Continue reading...

Science

3 w. ago Perth and Kinross health chiefs drive down use of bank and agency nurses by 85 per cent

The Perth and Kinross Health and Social Care Partnership spent £2 million less on bank/agency nurses in 2024/25 than it did in 2023/24.

Politics

3 w. ago Patients to benefit from NHS 'one stop shops' in major healthcare change

Dubbed the Neighbourhood Health Service, the scheme is designed to treat patients nearer home, rather than forcing people to travel miles for outpatient care

Science

3 w. ago West Lothian parliamentarians urge constituents to get winter flu jag

Almond Valley MSP Angela Constance and her Linlithgow counterpart Fiona Hyslop made the plea following the SNP Scottish Government’s announcement of a £20 million boost to strengthen social care and ease pressure on the NHS this winter.

Politics

4 w. ago Collapsed Lanarkshire care home given future thanks to £2.5 million deal

“We will improve all aspects of Bankhouse by investing in the environment itself and improving the already very good service it provides” – Willie McDonald

Economics