6 h. ago Thousands of patients in England at risk as GP referrals vanish into NHS ‘black hole’

Exclusive: Healthwatch study discovered 14% of cases are not put on hospital waiting lists for treatment GPs requested for themOne in seven people in England who need hospital care are not receiving it because the referral by their GP gets lost, rejected or delayed, the NHS’s own patient watchdog has found.Three-quarters (75%) of these patients trapped in this “referrals black hole” suffer harm to their physical or mental health as a result of not being added to the waiting list for tests or treatment. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 02 December: Warning over stretched AI valuations, lenders pass stress test

The Bank of England today warned AI-focused valuations remain “materially stretched” and at risk of a “sharp correction”.

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5 d. ago FTSE 100 Live 02 December: Bank issues AI valuation warning, lenders pass stress test

The Bank of England today warned AI-focused valuations remain “materially stretched” and at risk of a “sharp correction”.

Events

6 d. ago Freddie Flintoff launches £1.1m Christmas campaign to build cinema for Manchester hospital

The 'state-of-the-art' cinema will 'bring the magic of movies' to thousands of children and adult patients at the city's hospitals

Economics

8 d. ago NHS says avoid 'another air fryer' this Black Friday weekend and get this instead

The UK health service urged Brits to 'get protected from serious illness' - here's what you should know

Politics

9 d. ago Streeting under pressure to defy advisors and launch prostate cancer screening programme for all high

Charities, patients and MPs warn a failure to act now will condemn thousands more men to avoidable deaths.

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1 week ago Estêvão ready to rival Lamine Yamal in battle of the teenage prodigies

When Chelsea host Barcelona, fans can assess two 18-year-olds who are equally tipped as future Ballon d’Or winnersComparisons mean little to Estêvão Willian. The Brazil winger did not even take kindly to being nicknamed Messinho – “Little Messi” – earlier in his career. He called the nickname “disruptive” and made clear that he had no interest in trying to be someone else. “I don’t like comparisons,” the 18-year-old told ESPN Brasil last year. “For those who don’t know how to deal with it, it’s quite disruptive. Me being Estêvão is very good.”Chelsea no doubt agree. After all, opposition defenders aside, who could possibly complain about Estêvão just being Estêvão? Not for nothing is he widely tipped to win the Ballon d’Or one day. The teenager’s talent is outrageous, his start to life in England has been better than expected and, although the obvious risk with heaping too much praise on a young prospect is that it makes them take their eye off the ball, it is telling that those who...

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2 w. ago 'Mean' nurse Rexy Reyes helped himself to thousands from dementia patient's bank account

Rexy Reyes, who worked as a nurse at Nottingham's Queen Medical Centre, has been found guilty of two counts of theft following a three-day trial at Nottingham Crown Court

Economics

3 w. ago ‘He went to hospital as a physically healthy young man but never came home. Now we want answers’

A crisis-hit mental health trust faces questions over multiple deaths as doctors raise the alarm over an alleged culture of fear which they say is putting patients at risk

Society

3 w. ago New AI tool could cut wasted efforts to transplant organs by 60%

Machine learning model predicts whether donor is likely to die within the timeframe that liver remains viableDoctors have developed an AI tool that could reduce wasted efforts to transplant organs by 60%.Thousands of patients worldwide are waiting for a potentially life-saving donor, and more candidates are stuck on waiting lists than there are available organs. Continue reading...

Politics

3 w. ago NHS England redundancies: What jobs and sectors are most at risk?

Over 18,000 staff are facing redundancy in the coming months

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3 w. ago Health bosses accused of 'hating Britain' after complaining that flags are 'intimidating' black and Asian NHS staff

NHS executives have warned that the presence of the St George and Union symbols are creating 'no-go zones'.

Society

last month Overwhelmed ADHD services shutting door to new NHS patients as demand soars, with thousands of people waiting years for assessments

A worrying BBC investigation has found specialist adult ADHD services that are struggling to cope with growing demand are closing their doors to new patients.

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