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Emergency caesarean births surge to one in four across England

A quarter of all babies born in England are now delivered by emergency caesarean delivery, according to BBC analysis that reveals a significant shift in...

Jun 5, 2026 · admin

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Care leavers find stability through lifelong family connections

Young people departing from the care system are finding renewed stability and belonging through a publicly funded initiative that helps them maintain lifelong connections with...

Jun 4, 2026 · admin

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NHS Accountability at Risk as Patient Watchdog Faces Abolition

Plans to abolish Healthwatch, the independent patient watchdog that scrutinises the NHS and social care providers throughout England and Wales, have drawn sharp criticism from...

May 30, 2026 · admin

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Prostate cancer screening limited to high-risk men with genetic markers

Prostate cancer screening ought to be confined to only "a few thousand" men who carry a high-risk genetic mutation and have a family history of...

May 29, 2026 · admin

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Britain’s Birth Rate Hits 50-Year Low as Families Weigh Economic Pressures

Britain's birth rate has plummeted to its lowest level in nearly 50 years, with data from the ONS revealing a significant fall in the number...

May 28, 2026 · admin

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NHS Trust Failures Leave Families Seeking Answers After Three Deaths

Three teenage women have died by suicide whilst in the care of a single NHS trust, with ex-patients now claiming their warnings about hazardous environments...

May 27, 2026 · admin

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Australia battles worst diphtheria outbreak in three decades

Australia has verified its first death from diphtheria in nearly a decade as the country faces its most severe outbreak of the preventable disease in...

May 26, 2026 · admin

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Melanoma cases in UK soar past 20,000 annually for first time

Melanoma diagnoses in the UK have hit a record high, with over 20,000 fresh diagnoses identified in one year for the first occasion. Based on...

May 25, 2026 · admin

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Silent Killer Claims Two Young Athletes Every Day Across Britain

Two young people die every day across Britain from sudden cardiac arrest caused by heart conditions that go undetected, a tragedy that takes approximately 600...

May 22, 2026 · admin

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Councils Spending Millions on Illegal Children’s Homes Despite Ban

English councils are spending millions of pounds housing vulnerable children in illegal, unregistered homes in contravention of a government ban implemented five years ago to...

May 21, 2026 · admin