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NHS prescription alerts now available on phones and even smartwatches

The Mirror 12 Oct 2026
Patients welcome new NHS development which sees alerts sent out when prescriptions are ready to be picked up ... .
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Somali serial rapist sues NHS over how prescriptions are handed out in jail during Ramadan ...

The Daily Mail 12 Oct 2026
Dahir Ibrahim, described by police as a 'predator' who 'preyed on vulnerable women', was first jailed for 10 years in 2006 for raping three Birmingham sex workers at knifepoint ....
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NHS app will now notify you when prescriptions are ready for collection

The Daily Mail 12 Oct 2026
The update will help tackle unnecessary calls or premature trips to the chemist to pick up medication, NHS England said ....
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Bristol fusion firm secures £1.5m grant to tackle NHS cancer isotope shortage

The Business Desk 12 Oct 2026
A Bristol fusion technology company has secured £1.5m in Innovate UK funding to develop domestic production of medical isotopes used in NHS cancer diagnostics and treatment ... The NHS faced a severe ...
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UK pathology provider Diagnexia chooses Sectra to speed up pathology reporting for the NHS

PR Newswire 12 Oct 2026
Diagnexia will now be able to receive, send and report on pathology cases digitally from NHS organisations that need support from external specialists ... partner to more than 30 NHS organizations.
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Emergency doctor 'completely terrified' of looming winter pressures on NHS

BBC News 11 Oct 2026
Dr Fiona Hunter says A&E departments are providing "unsafe" levels of care, with some patients spending 72 hours on trolleys in hospital corridors ... .
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‘I get really upset when I visit’: the harsh reality of life in a high-security ...

The Guardian 11 Oct 2026
When the Southport killer Axel Rudakubana was transferred from a category A prison to Broadmoor hospital, many observers complained that he was getting off lightly ... ....
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Patient safety tsar backs call for review of ex-soldier’s death

Sunday Post 11 Oct 2026
Calls are continuing for a fresh investigation into the death of former UN peacekeeper Ryan Wallace. .
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Finally, a helpful intervention in the ‘overdiagnosis’ wars. But where’s the money to answer this ...

The Guardian 11 Oct 2026
There is much to agree with in the Fonagy review into mental health support. Without serious public funding, however, its approach won’t work ... The review would also dovetail with two other huge issues ... John Harris is a Guardian columnist ....
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The Guardian view on mental health: overdiagnosis is not the problem facing young people | Editorial

The Guardian 11 Oct 2026
Parity of esteem with physical healthcare remains a distant prospect. Ministers must do more to tackle rising distress ... Mr Streeting acknowledged his mistake ... This review should bury that idea. Instead, this should be a moment to face facts ... ....
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'My 12lb boobs are destroying my life - the NHS has refused to help'

Daily Record 10 Oct 2026
Shannon Matthews, from Erskine, Renfrewshire, was just 21 when her breasts started growing rapidly at different rates, leaving one much larger than the other ... .
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Devastating catalogue of NHS scandals coming directly after Tory's disastrous austerity

The Mirror 10 Oct 2026
Tory austerity saw a record NHS funding squeeze, which sparked maternity scandals, crumbling hospitals, and the collapse in access to GPs and dentists ... .
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