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Patients diverted as NHS board declares critical incident

NHS Grampian says some ambulance patients will be taken to hospitals outside its area because of pressure on Aberdeen Royal Infirmary.

The Budget: NHS, Wages and Farms

How are these areas impacted by the Budget?

A toxic staffing row is splitting the NHS

A toxic row has engulfed the NHS, say ministers. So why have doctors turned on physician associates?

The NHS and education are big winners in Reeves’ spending plan

But some Whitehall departments including the Home Office face real terms cuts to their budgets

World - Financial Times - October 30

Fake NHS dentist site scammed desperate patients

A bogus NHS dental practice harvests passport numbers and credit card details from those signing up.

NHS must improve productivity in return for extra money, Streeting says

Health secretary says he expects value for money for taxpayers after £25 billion cash injection.

Don't delay making stroke 999 call , says NHS

The average time taken to call an ambulance for a stroke was nearly 88 minutes, analysis found.

Doctors paid as much as £200,000 overtime to tackle NHS backlog

Some consultants are being paid £200 an hour for working extra hours, a BBC News investigation finds.

Covid inquiry told top NHS doctor was terrified

Sir Stephen Powis says points-based tool was drawn up should need to prioritise patients have arisen.

Blair-era health secretary returns as NHS advisor

Campaigners raise concerns about Alan Milburn's private sector links in his new role overseeing NHS reforms.

NHS offers 'improved' stop smoking pill

People in England will be able to get free varenicline tablets to help them quit cigarettes.

Underperforming NHS hospitals to be outed in league tables

Health secretary Wes Streeting plans to name England’s failing trusts and sack poor bosses in bid to raise performance

Business - Financial Times - November 13

Failing hospitals will be revealed and their managers sacked, says Streeting

Hospitals in England will be ranked on care and finances, so patients can look for good service.

Why does the NHS have a productivity problem?

Data suggests that the long-term drag on health service delivery may finally be lifting

World - Financial Times - November 13

Plan to boost NHS dental treatments 'not on track', says watchdog

Watchdog warns target of 1.5m more treatments unlikely to be hit as calls grow for major reform.

Spate of business scandals puts Australian boards on notice

A common thread to the controversies has been whether oversight of the country’s largest companies has been bent to the will of powerful executives

World - Financial Times - November 7

Why Every Founder Needs a Sounding Board

Instead of chasing expert advice, find a sounding board to amplify your thoughts.

Business - Inc. - November 16

Denied Boarding While Pregnant: What Are Your Rights?

The policy of La Compagnie, which was not posted online, required a doctor’s note for anyone more than 28 weeks pregnant. A last-minute midwife’s letter would not do.

Business - The New York Times - November 21

Texas board approves Bible curriculum option in public schools

The Texas Board of Education voted Friday to implement its new K-5 curriculum that calls for expanding Bible teachings in classrooms.

Packers withstand Dolphins' late push to take the Thanksgiving matchup

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Sports - ESPN - 14 hours ago

Why China is probably on board with Putin’s nuclear threats

Xi Jinping is almost surely comfortable with Vladimir Putin’s threats to use his most destructive weapons against Ukraine.

Politics - The Hill - 5 hours ago

NHS £25bn Budget boost puts pledge of ‘no cash without reform’ to test

Funding commitments raise questions over whether the money can deliver needed long-term transformation

Business - Financial Times - November 3

Ayotte leading Craig by 4 points in NH governor's race

Former GOP Sen. Kelly Ayotte (N.H.) leads former Manchester Mayor Joyce Craig (D) by 4 percentage points in New Hampshire’s gubernatorial race, according to a University of New Hampshire survey. ...

Politics - The Hill - November 4

NHS to review prostate cancer testing after Chris Hoy call for change

The Olympic cycling champion, who has terminal cancer, wants more younger men to get checked.

NHS bosses attack 'rip off' doctor overtime rates

NHS England says hospitals being forced into paying premium rates of over £200 an hour.

The best medicine: could a shift to prevention help save the NHS?

Grassroots projects in Surrey show positive impact of tackling health problems before they escalate

World - Financial Times - November 7

Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.

'My wife died because the NHS used cheap labour'

Roy Pollitt's wife died after a physician associate mistakenly left a drain in her body for 21 hours.

Assisted dying law would hit other NHS care, says Streeting

The health secretary has ordered officials to review the costs for the NHS of implementing changes in the law.

Assisted dying would be funded ‘at expense of’ NHS services, warns Streeting

Health secretary commissions study into costs of measure ahead of MPs’ vote this month