3 h. ago Top head: We're too quick to say pupils have anxiety when it's just the ups and downs of being a teenager

It follows Wes Streeting's announcement an independent review would be held into the diagnosis of mental health conditions in the face of soaring numbers.

Politics

13 h. ago Lidl shoppers spot unlikely animal 'helping itself' in bakery section

An animal could be seen sitting among croissants in the bakery aisle of Lidl in a viral clip – and the video garnered over 140,000 likes because it's just too cute

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16 h. ago Why are diagnoses of ADHD soaring? There are no easy answers – but empathy is the place to start | Gabor Maté

Some say it’s overdiagnosis, others say it’s greater recognition. But it’s clear we must think about how our society is impacting human developmentGabor Maté is the author of The Myth of Normal: Trauma, Illness and Healing in a Toxic CultureDoes the rise in diagnoses of ADHD mean that normal feelings are being “over-pathologised”? The UK’s health secretary, Wes Streeting, seems to suspect so. He is said to be so concerned about a sharp rise in the number of people claiming sickness benefits that he has ordered a clinical review of the diagnosis of mental health conditions, and autism and ADHD.I was diagnosed with ADHD (ADD, as it was then most often called) decades ago, in my early 50s. As I wrote in my book on the subject, Scattered Minds, it “seemed to explain many of my behaviour patterns, thought processes, childish emotional reactions, my workaholism and other addictive tendencies, the sudden eruptions of bad temper and complete irrationality, the conflicts in my marriage and m...

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25 h. ago Rayner ‘won’t be played like a pawn’ after claims of mooted Streeting pact

A source said ‘there is no vacancy and there is no pact’ amid claims that MPs close to Wes Streeting had approached Angela Rayner.

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25 h. ago Angela Rayner hits back after fresh rumours of 'joint ticket' pact plan by Wes Streeting so he can topple Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister

The disgraced former housing secretary was reportedly promised a Cabinet role if she backs Streeting for a future leadership run.

Politics

29 h. ago Starmer sets out plans to cut child poverty by 550,000 during visit to Wales

The prime minister has launched a child poverty strategy with the UK government aiming to lift 550,000 children out of poverty by 2030

Politics

50 h. ago Stark warning for NHS over drop in number of international nurses coming to UK

The health and care system has relied on international recruitment ‘for generations’ with experts warning that plans to tighten visa rules and cut immigration could ‘deepen’ workforce shortages

Events

56 h. ago Foreign aid cuts will see extra 200,000 children under five die this year, damning Gates report warns

Report from the Gates Foundation says the death rate for under-fives will increase for the first time this century as cuts by Donald Trump and from nations across Europe begin to bite

Events

59 h. ago Why Wes Streeting is unlikely to fulfil his promise to end corridor care

Experts have said that the health secretary’s welcome ambition to end ‘corridor care’ is all-but impossible if the government wants the NHS to make strides on hitting its raft of other targets

Politics

60 h. ago Streeting orders review into ‘overdiagnosis’ of mental illness and ADHD in welfare spending crackdown

The health secretary has charged leading experts with finding out whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’

Economics

65 h. ago Wes Streeting launches review into ADHD, autism and mental health services

The Health Secretary has previously said there has been an ‘overdiagnosis’ of mental health conditions.

Politics

66 h. ago Streeting orders review into ‘overdiagnosis’ of mental health and ADHD in welfare spending crackdown

The health secretary has charged leading experts with finding out whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’

Economics

3 d. ago Wes Streeting urges Brits to 'stop turning up in A&E with ingrowing toenails'

Health Secretary Wes Streeting comments on NHS data showing more people turning up in A&Es with conditions like ingrowing toenails, itchy skin, hiccups and blocked noses

Politics

3 d. ago Wes Streeting orders review of mental health diagnoses as benefit claims soar

Health secretary has asked experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become ‘over-pathologised’The health secretary, Wes Streeting, has ordered a clinical review of the diagnosis of mental health conditions, according to reports. Streeting is understood to be concerned about a sharp rise in the number of people making sickness benefits claims because of diagnoses for mental illness, autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), the Times reported. He has asked leading experts to investigate whether normal feelings have become “over-pathologised”, the newspaper said, as he seeks to grapple with the 4.4 million working-age people now claiming sickness or incapacity benefit. The figure has risen by 1.2 million since 2019, while the number of 16 to 34-year-olds off work with long-term sickness because of a mental health condition is said to have grown rapidly in the same period. Streeting told the Times he knew from “personal experience how devastating it can be ...

Science

3 d. ago Wes Streeting orders mental health diagnosis review amid welfare spending crackdown

The Health Secretary has charged leading experts with finding out whether normal feelings have become “over-pathologised”

Economics

3 d. ago Streeting orders review of mental health diagnosis amid welfare reform drive

The Health Secretary is concerned about a sharp rise in the number of people making sickness benefits claims because of diagnoses for mental illness.

Science

3 d. ago Baby formula to cost up to £500 a year less say Welsh and UK Governments

UK health secretary Wes Streeting said: 'It’s not right that manufacturers have been able to package up these products in a way that plays on the instincts of new mums and dads who are just trying to do what’s right for their child'

Economics

3 d. ago Wes Streeting announces Labour will ‘end corridor care’ in NHS hospitals by 2029

Health Secretary Wes Streeting says Labour will end NHS corridor care after nurses told of being powerless as patients spent hours slowly dying on trolleys in busy A&Es

Science

3 d. ago Airbus cuts plane delivery target amid A320 fuselage problem

Output reduction to ‘around 790’ planes comes after French firm issued recall over software glitch affecting 6,000 jetsBusiness live – latest updatesAirbus has cut its plane delivery target for this year after it identified a problem with the fuselage panels on its bestselling A320 family of aircraft that has forced it to inspect hundreds of jets.The world’s largest plane manufacturer said it would now deliver “around 790” commercial aircraft this year, a drop of 30 from its previous target of 820 planes. Continue reading...

Society

3 d. ago Wes Streeting ramps up attacks on BMA as he brands union 'juvenile delinquents'

The Health Secretary made clear he has 'had it' with the militant union - who represent resident doctors, formerly known as junior doctors.

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