Ella Pickover

Junior doctors and the Government are in mediation with a view to ending strikes (PA)
Health

Junior doctors and Government enter ‘mediated talks’ in bid to end pay dispute

Strikes by junior doctors have caused disruption to the NHS in England for more than a year.
By Ella Pickover
15 May 2024
Junior doctors have staged a series of strikes over the past year (PA)
Business News

Junior doctors enter talks with Government in bid to end pay dispute

Strikes by junior doctors have caused disruption to the NHS in England for more than a year,
By Ella Pickover
15 May 2024
Ministers hope that the move will speed up treatment and improve quality of care (Peter Byrne/PA)
Politics

Patient choice for care outside of hospitals to be expanded in new pilot scheme

Officials have announced plans to expand patient choice for out of hospital care.
By Ella Pickover
15 May 2024
Lisa Nelson and Neil Kerr in 1998, two years before he died (Handout/PA)
Crime

‘The bank gave my family a £1 coin after our father’s death from infected blood’

A woman has described how her family were penniless after her father’s death in 2000.
By Ella Pickover
13 May 2024
Haemophiliacs were given blood products infected with hepatitis and HIV (Alamy/PA)
Crime

Charity hopes report will show who decided haemophiliacs were ‘expendable’

The final Infected Blood Inquiry report will be published on May 20.
By Ella Pickover
13 May 2024
Anyone who had a blood transfusion before 1991 should be checked for hepatitis C, a charity has said (Alamy/PA)
Crime

Call for catch-up campaign to spot undiagnosed people infected with ‘bad blood’

People are still being diagnosed with hepatitis C following the contaminated blood scandal.
By Ella Pickover
9 May 2024
Pregnant women are being urged to take up the offer of the whooping cough vaccine (Katie Collins/PA)
Health

What is whooping cough and why are cases so high?

The bacterial infection, also known as pertussis, affects the lungs and breathing tubes.
By Ella Pickover
9 May 2024
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Health

Five babies die as whooping cough cases soar

There were 2,793 cases reported to the end of March, compared to 858 for the whole of 2023

By Ella Pickover
9 May 2024
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Science

AstraZeneca withdraws Covid-19 jab from the market

The company stressed that the decision was due to a lack of demand for the jab.
By Ella Pickover
8 May 2024
Experts have called on pregnant women to get the whooping cough vaccine to protect their babies (PA)
Health

Whooping cough cases ‘could reach 40-year high’ in 2024, experts warn

Some people call it the ‘100-day cough’ because of the length of time it can take to recover.
By Ella Pickover
7 May 2024
‘Significant’ announcements on infected blood compensation could be made in the next few weeks, a charity has learned (Victoria Jones/PA)
Politics

Announcements on infected blood compensation expected ‘in the next few weeks’

Campaigners have been fighting for compensation for decades.
By Ella Pickover
7 May 2024
<p>A new drug has been approved for use among people with sickle cell disease</p>
Health

'Transformative' sickle cell treatment approved for NHS use

There are around 17,500 people living with sickle cell disease in the UK

By Ella Pickover
3 May 2024
Campaigners, including many who are personally infected and affected by infected blood, protest in Westminster (Victoria Jones/PA)
Crime

More interim payments to be made to people hit by infected blood scandal

Officials have confirmed that the payments will be extended to the estates of people who have died.
By Ella Pickover
1 May 2024
Some 28% of UK adults said that they use sunbeds, a poll found (Alamy/PA)
Health

Concern as poll finds a quarter admit to using sunbeds

And many are unaware of the risk of skin cancer linked to the tanning devices.
By Ella Pickover
1 May 2024
The cost of prescriptions in England is set to rise to £9.90 per item from May 1 (PA)
Politics

‘Dark day’ as prescription charge to reach almost £10 per item in England

Prescriptions are free in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
By Ella Pickover
30 Apr 2024
Changes to the NHS Constitution will ‘ensure that biological sex is respected’, Health Secretary Victoria Atkins said (PA)
Politics

Biological sex ‘must be respected’ in NHS, says Health Secretary

The Government has announced proposed changes to the NHS Constitution.
By Ella Pickover
30 Apr 2024
In 2022 there were 10,048 deaths from alcohol-specific causes, the ONS said (PA)
Politics

Number of alcohol-specific deaths at record high

There were 10,048 deaths from alcohol-specific causes in the UK in 2022, the Office for National Statistics said.
By Ella Pickover
22 Apr 2024
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UK

Woman ‘almost died’ trying to cure cancer with juice diet

By Ella Pickover
20 Apr 2024
Concerns have been raised after risks linked to antipsychotics for dementia ‘may be more severe than previously thought’ (PA)
Science

Risks of antipsychotics for dementia ‘more severe’ than previously thought

Antipsychotic drugs may be prescribed for people with dementia who develop aggression and psychosis.
By Ella Pickover
17 Apr 2024
GPs have raised concerns over a new contract for services in England (Lynne Cameron/PA)
Business News

GPs in England launch dispute over new contract with threat of industrial action

Family doctors have reacted angrily to the imposition of a new contract for 2024/25.
By Ella Pickover
17 Apr 2024
Concerns have been raised over staff quitting NHS jobs for work outside the service (Peter Byrne/PA)
Business News

Concern as many NHS staff look for jobs outside health service

New research shows some 47% have looked at work outside the NHS and 29% have actively inquired about non-NHS work.
By Ella Pickover
11 Apr 2024
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