Health & Public Services
Health and public-service updates affecting Chichester, West Sussex and UK readers, including NHS news, council services, safety advice, public support and practical wellbeing information.
Thirlwall Inquiry: Consultant wishes staff were ‘brave enough’ to bypass hospital management
Former Countess of Chester consultant Dr John Gibbs describes the Thirlwall Inquiry report as 'grim reading' and regrets the 11-month...
Government to introduce statutory barring for NHS managers following Thirlwall Inquiry
The government has announced a major overhaul of NHS safety measures, including mandatory regulation for hospital managers, after the Thirlwall...
West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board to review county health strategy in Chichester
The West Sussex Health and Wellbeing Board meets at County Hall, Chichester, on 17 September to discuss the 2025-2030 strategy...
Staff at East London mental health unit slept and falsified records on night of patient killing
An inquest heard that staff at the Newham Centre for Mental Health were asleep and faked observation logs on the...
The Pitt leads 78th Primetime Emmy nominations with 25 nods for medical realism
The Pitt enters the 78th Primetime Emmy Awards with 25 nominations, earning praise from healthcare professionals for its realistic portrayal...
Sixteen elderly residents die in blaze at unlicensed Chile care home
A devastating fire at the El Edén care facility in Pitrufquén has killed 16 people, leading President José Antonio Kast...
Dentists report sharp rise in teeth grinding among younger UK adults
UK dentists are seeing an increase in younger patients with teeth grinding symptoms. Learn about bruxism causes, NHS treatment costs,...
MHRA calls for new medical laws to regulate adaptive AI in NHS
The UK’s medical watchdog has warned that laws must be rewritten to protect patients as adaptive AI becomes a part...
University Hospitals Sussex misses cancer diagnosis targets as national wait times rise
New NHS England data shows University Hospitals Sussex is falling short of the 80% cancer diagnosis target, mirroring a national...
Oxford University study links very hot drinks to tripled food pipe cancer risk
A study of nearly one million UK adults by the University of Oxford has found that drinking very hot beverages...
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