4 h. ago Good Morning Britain's Dr Hilary Jones updates fans on hospital stay as he admits he's 'delighted'

TV doctor Dr Hilary Jones is recovering after undergoing a hip replacement operation at a private hospital - and is encouraging others to travel hundreds of miles if it means avoiding lengthy NHS waiting lists

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4 h. ago GMB's Dr Hilary Jones says 'I'd do it again in a heartbeat' as he updates fans on hospital stay

Dr Hilary Jones shared a picture of himself in a hospital bed as he urged people to use private hospitals in order to avoid huge waiting lists for surgery

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7 h. ago NHS: Thousands of Scots going private for eye surgery as waiting lists soar to over three years

Thousands are forking out £2,500 for private cataract surgery.

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8 h. ago Dr Hilary Jones pictured in hospital bed after huge op as he reveals how go private

TV's Dr Hilary Jones is highlighting a little known fact about NHS Patient Choice which can help others find appointments for surgeries and treatments for free and without a long waiting list

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8 h. ago Mental health care ‘being rationed’ over failure to cut spiralling waiting list, top doctor warns

Some 1.7 million patients are waiting for community mental health care - with more than 48,000 waiting more than two years to be seen

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22 h. ago Scots going private and paying £2.5k for cataract surgery amid an SNP waiting list crisis for eye operations

Thousands hard-pressed Scots are raiding their savings to pay for cataract surgery amid soaring NHS waiting lists, MailOnline can reveal.

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32 h. ago Collectors can fight to pay £7m for a Birkin – but the ‘it’ handbag is no longer cool | Lauren Cochrane

As prices have ratcheted up, the bag created for Jane Birkin has lost its bohemian edge and its fashion appealThe news that Jane Birkin’s original Hermès bag has sold for a record-breaking €8.6m (£7.4m) at auction will no doubt cause some jaws to drop to the floor. However, perhaps it should not surprise – this is a bag design that is often linked to eyewatering amounts of money. Forty years on from the prototype, it’s now less a (very expensive) symbol of style and elegance, and more a way to signal you have a lot of money and you would like everyone to know that.A Birkin has always been expensive – about $10,000 (£7,400), according to the Guardian last year – but the complicating factor is demand. As was reported, two California residents sued Hermès for a practice known as “tying”, which means customers are expected to pre-spend a sufficient amount on other items, such as homewares or jewellery – some say up to $30,000 – before they are even put on the waiting list for a Birkin. ...

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49 h. ago NHS nurse jailed for rape saved thousands of women’s details from dating apps

Nationwide appeal as police find details of thousands of women saved from dating apps on John Chukwunonso Iwuh’s phone

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61 h. ago AD FEATURE: One of Scotland’s most advanced eye clinics opens in Glasgow

Vision Scotland has expanded its services with a purpose-built private clinic in Glasgow

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3 d. ago Fears as millions of Britons turn to AI chatbots for mental health support amid spiralling waiting lists

More than 10 million Britons are now using AI chatbots like ChatGPT or Microsoft Copilot for personal mental health support, new research suggests.

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3 d. ago NHS waiting list falls to its lowest in two years – but doctors’ strike threatens to reverse it, experts warn

The NHS waiting list for England has dropped to 7.36 million, new data reveals

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3 d. ago Scots dad dies two weeks after hip replacement as investigation launched into NHS care

John Ian Young, who was on a five-year waiting list for the procedure before going under the knife at Hairmyres Hospital on June 5, died just weeks later.

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3 d. ago Abandon strikes or risk ‘fragile’ NHS recovery, Streeting warns resident doctors

It comes as new figures show the waiting list for routine hospital treatment in England fell to its lowest in more than two years.

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3 d. ago Tens of thousands of patients face cancellations during doctors’ strike, NHS bosses warn

Wes Streeting urges doctors to call off the strikes as action is likely to see tens of thousands of operations and appointments cancelled

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4 d. ago Resident doctors announce five July strike dates after Government refuses to negotiate on pay

NHS to be plunged into chaos as thousands of resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors, walk out in pay row

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4 d. ago Number of patients in UK waiting for lifesaving organ transplant at record high

More than 8,000 people, including almost 300 children, are on waiting list, as NHS sees sharp drop in donorsThe number of patients waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant in the UK has increased to a record high while there has been a sharp drop in donors, official figures show.More than 8,000 people, including almost 300 children, are on the transplant waiting list, according to NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT). With nearly another 4,000 in need of an organ but temporarily off the list because they are too sick or unavailable for an operation, it means almost 12,000 people are living in limbo, waiting for the call that can mean the difference between life and death. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago NHS transplant waiting list reaches record high as patients stuck in 'limbo'

12,000 Brits are waiting for a life saving organ donation amid an increase in the number of families not supporting donation at the bedside as one mum admits she's 'scared' it'll come too late

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5 d. ago What lies ahead as Scotland’s private sector output hits seven

“Scotland’s private sector recorded a sustained uptick in activity at the end of the second quarter, with growth predominantly driven by service providers.”

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6 d. ago Charity prepares legal challenge after NHS trust pauses ADHD referrals for over

ADHD UK says over-25s wanting assessment with Coventry and Warwickshire trust have no choice but to pay privatelyA charity supporting people with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is preparing a legal challenge against an NHS trust that has temporarily stopped accepting referrals for adults over 25.Coventry and Warwickshire partnership NHS trust said any new referrals for people over 25 would be paused from 21 May to reduce waiting lists for children.In the UK and Ireland, Samaritans can be contacted on freephone 116 123, or email jo@samaritans.org or jo@samaritans.ie. In the US, you can call or text the National Suicide Prevention Lifeline on 988, chat on 988lifeline.org, or text HOME to 741741 to connect with a crisis counselor. In Australia, the crisis support service Lifeline is 13 11 14. Other international helplines can be found at befrienders.org Continue reading...

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6 d. ago NHS bosses fear fresh strikes in England as resident doctors seek 29% pay rise

Hundreds of thousands of hospital appointments could be cancelled if BMA members vote for series of stoppagesHospitals are bracing for a fresh round of strikes by resident doctors seeking a 29% pay rise, amid warnings that stoppages could lead to hundreds of thousands of appointments and operations being cancelled.NHS leaders fear that a ballot of resident doctors, formerly junior doctors in England, which closes on Monday will produce a majority backing renewed industrial action. Continue reading...

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