Posted in Crime News News NHS UK UK News

Racist couple filmed yelling abuse at NHS nurse walking in park with family

In a social media post, she wrote: ‘After what happened, it only validated my decision to leave.’

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Posted in Health News News NHS UK UK News

Baby dies of whooping cough with childhood vaccine rates at lowest level for 15 years

This is the first death from whooping cough so far this year.

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Posted in Baby Children Health News News NHS UK UK News World Health Organisation

‘Life saver’ chickenpox vaccine to be offered to children in England for free

The plan could save parents and children from taking time off sick (Picture: Getty Images)

Children will be offered a chickenpox vaccine for free on the NHS from next year.

Around half a million children each year could be given the free …

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Posted in Death Family First Person grief Health Lifestyle NHS Real Life UK News

It was supposed to be a routine biopsy – then my daughter died

My baby girl was gone, aged six.

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Posted in Letters Metro newspaper migrants NHS Nigel Farage Opinion Pensions and Investments UK News

Migrant protests, Farage’s footy shirt, and more rail fare fury

Readers discuss protests at the Bell Hotel, property tax and the allocation of government funds.

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Posted in Cambridgeshire News NHS UK UK News

Cambridge Royal Papworth Hospital pays out over three deaths ‘linked to its water supply’

The hospital foundation has denied any liability.

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Posted in Crime News Diet and Weight Loss Health Health News Lifestyle NHS UK News

You’re most likely to be scammed buying these medicines online

A vast network of over 5,000 fraudulent online pharmacies has been found, and they’re selling in the UK.

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Posted in Health Health News Lifestyle NHS Summer UK News

Lyme disease: What does a tick bite look like?

The number of people being diagnosed with Lyme disease is rising.

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Posted in Alcohol Egypt Gaza Israel Israel-Hamas war Letters Metro newspaper NHS Opinion UK News

Fees for A&E: Could charging patients reduce ‘time-wasters’ and shorten waits?

Readers discuss pressure on the NHS, Liam Gallagher, ‘boy-racer’ drivers and transport preferences.

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Posted in Department of Health & Social Care Health News News NHS UK UK News

London nurse ‘doesn’t feel safe’ treating patients after being punched in the head

‘It’s not going to help with our retention and recruitment if you think you’re going to be clobbered every shift.’

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Posted in Body Image Letters Metro newspaper NHS Opinion Plastic Surgery UK News

Brazilian butt lift bans, solar-farm scare stories and tenant tribunals

Readers discuss imaginary ideals, ingrained sexism, the Renters’ Rights Bill and unpaid NHS bills.

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Posted in Department of Health & Social Care endometriosis Health Health Advice Health News Lifestyle NHS Pregnancy UK News Women

Women as young as 17 are being told to ‘get pregnant’ to ease chronic pain

‘It made my endo 10 times worse.’

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Posted in Death Health Lifestyle Men NHS Real Life UK News

I died for 10 minutes — this is what it’s like to be dead

‘They call me the miracle man.’

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Posted in Health News News NHS UK UK News

Baby’s one in 1,000,000 condition was diagnosed after a comment about his head

Conor O’Rourke received specialist surgery in what’s thought to be a world first.

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Posted in Department for Transport Diet and Weight Loss Letters Metro newspaper NHS Opinion UK News

Weight-loss drugs, characteristic compassion and bus stop battles

Readers discuss weight loss drugs on the NHS, aiding children from Gaza and anti-social behavior on public transport.

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Posted in Gaza Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party Letters Metro newspaper NHS Opinion Sir Keir Starmer UK News

Corbyn vs Starmer, modern manners, and a crumbling NHS

Readers discuss Labour’s track record, a lady’s drawers and the net zero programme.

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Posted in Gaza Jeremy Corbyn Labour Party Letters Metro newspaper NHS Opinion Sir Keir Starmer UK News

Corbyn vs Starmer, modern manners, and a crumbling NHS

Readers discuss Labour’s track record, a lady’s drawers and the net zero programme.

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Posted in Mental health Metro newspaper News NHS UK UK News

My wife ended her life seven months after we got married

The day before New Year’s Eve, Joseph Dewey hung up the phone, unaware it was the last time he’d hear his wife Cate’s voice.

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Posted in Health News News NHS Sexual health UK UK News

World’s first gonorrhea vaccination programme to be rolled out in England

The vaccine could avert 100,000 cases of the disease.

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Posted in Health News News NHS UK UK News

Paralysed mum ‘stuck in hell’ after hospital stuff ‘refused to wash her’

‘I felt dehumanised and demoralised.’

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Posted in Children Health News News NHS School UK UK News

The avoidable health problem causing thousands of UK children to miss school

And the poorest children are the worst affected.

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Posted in Disability Health Health News Lifestyle NHS Opinion Real Life UK News

A stranger’s rude question left me in fear of one word

Now, at 31, I finally feel genuine pride in my identity.

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Posted in Benjamin Netanyahu Charity Gaza Israel Israel Defence Forces Israel-Hamas war Israeli Government News NHS Palestine UK UK News

‘I’m a paramedic in Gaza – the suffering is ten times anything I’ve ever witnessed’

Sam Sears said ‘countless’ patients are being treated for critical injuries.

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Posted in Children Health News News NHS School UK UK News

The alarming health problem forcing children to miss school

They studied over 260,000 school children.

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Posted in Health Advice News NHS UK UK News

Almost half of people don’t wash their hands after using hospital loos

Experts said the findings were concerning for patient safety (Picture: Getty Images)

It’s one of the simplest steps in stopping germs from spreading – but nearly half of hospital toilet users are failing to wash their hands, a new study ha…

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