26 h. ago Scotland's best lochs to explore this summer as selected by outdoor experts

Scotland’s most scenic lochs were ranked based on Instagram and TikTok posts, just in time for summer

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer's plan to 'rewire' NHS explained – why you won’t have to go to hospital

Sir Keir Starmer launches the Government's 'Ten Year Health Plan' which aims to transform where we get NHS care - here's what it will mean for us all

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5 d. ago You can’t fix the NHS without fixing social care, Streeting warned

Social care was described as a ‘very significant question’ hanging over the blueprint by the shadow health secretary.

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5 d. ago Starmer outlines plan to shift NHS care from hospitals to new health centres

Prime minister unveils 10-year health plan to ‘put care on people’s doorsteps’ and prevent illness in first placeWes Streeting: My job is to make the NHS fit for the futureThe NHS will shift a huge amount of care from hospitals into new community health centres to bring treatment closer to people’s homes and cut waiting times, Keir Starmer will pledge on Thursday.The prime minister will outline radical plans to give patients in England much easier access to GPs, scans and mental health support in facilities that are open 12 hours a day, six days a week. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago In 1948 a Labour government founded the NHS. My job now is to make it fit for the future | Wes Streeting

Our 10-year plan, backed by an extra £29bn, will transform the service through AI and neighbourhood care – and hand power back to patientsWes Streeting is secretary of state for health and social careThere are moments in our national story when our choices define who we are. In 1948, Clement Attlee’s government made a choice founded on fairness: that everyone in our country deserves to receive the care they need, not the care they can afford.That the National Health Service was created amid the rubble and ruin of the aftermath of war makes that choice all the more remarkable. It enshrined in law and in the service itself our collective conviction that healthcare is not a privilege to be bought and sold, but a right to be cherished and protected. Now it falls to our generation to make the same choice.Wes Streeting is secretary of state for health and social care Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Digital ‘one stop shop’ for NHS will speed up care for patients, Government says

The new ‘innovator passport’ will mean technology that has been robustly assessed by one NHS organisation can easily be adopted by others.

Science

1 week ago NHS keeps public away as patients seen as ‘inconvenience’, new boss says

Sir Jim Mackey’s statement comes as he prepares to implement a 10-year health plan to be published by the Government next week.

Science

1 week ago Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka dance at Centre Court and post about it on TikTok and Instagram

Just in case anyone might have wondered whether there was any lingering animosity between Coco Gauff and Aryna Sabalenka after their French Open final, the two tennis stars have offered proof that all is well

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1 week ago Fact check: How much do resident doctors earn, and what do they want?

With resident doctors in England being balloted over possible strike action, Full Fact looks at what resident (formerly ‘junior’) doctors earn.

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1 week ago Government announces plans to put ‘digital front doors’ on mental health care

It comes as the Department of Health and Social Care confirmed 85 new mental health emergency departments will be built across England.

Politics

1 week ago Sir Stephen Fry wants to create a TV drama series where people communicate without technology

The 67-year-old actor and broadcaster's idea is for emails and social media platforms, such as Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat, to be seen as the "uncoolest thing"

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1 week ago Just 20 posts for newly qualified physiotherapists as 3,000 qualify

Physiotherapists help people with musculoskeletal, respiratory and neurological problems.

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1 week ago Man says wife ‘needlessly suffered’ as hospital admits patient care failings

Rotherham Hospital NHS Foundation Trust has apologised and said the care provided to some patients was ‘not at the level we strive for’.

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2 w. ago Crimestoppers launch campaign to tackle violence over summer holidays weeks after Kayden Moy's death

The campaign will be promoted to youths on social media platforms, including Snapchat, TikTok and Instagram.

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2 w. ago England's most DANGEROUS maternity units exposed as health chiefs launch urgent review into scandal

The probe will look at the 10 worst performing  maternity and neonatal services in the country, including Leeds, Sussex, Gloucester, and Mid and South Essex.

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2 w. ago Streeting launches 'urgent' national investigation into NHS maternity care with a rapid review of the 10 'worst

It comes after Mr Streeting met families who have lost babies and amid the ongoing investigations at some NHS trusts into poor maternity care.

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2 w. ago Gen Z are using a sneaky workplace trick to fool older bosses and keep their jobs amid mass layoffs

The trick is promoted by TikTok and Instagram influencers to nervous Gen Z workers.

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2 w. ago NHS health professionals fear palliative care after Harold Shipman murders

An MP has claimed that health care professionals in the NHS are cautious about administering palliative care following the Harold Shipman murders.

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2 w. ago Edinburgh Fringe 2025: Here are 18 online comedians performing at the Fringe

From TikTok stars to YouTube creators, here are some of the social media influencers performing at the 2025 Edinburgh Fringe Festival.

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2 w. ago Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s charities identify new ways to reuse current drugs

Experts said there are ‘commonalities’ between the diseases which mean some drugs may work for both.

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