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HIEDA statement on meningitis outbreak (March 18 2026, 15:00)
We are continuing to monitor the meningococcal disease outbreak in Kent and are in touch with the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA), the Department for Education (DfE), the Department of…
Fears of two-tier health system as more turn to private care, says watchdog
Source: Fears of two-tier health system as more turn to private health, says watchdog – BBC News A two-tier health system is emerging with people increasingly paying for tests and…
Scotland’s assisted dying bill rejected after emotional debate
Source: Scotland’s assisted dying bill rejected after emotional debate – BBC News MSPs have rejected the chance to make Scotland the first part of the UK to legalise assisted dying….
Five new meningitis cases in Kent as students tell BBC of anxiety on campus
Source: Five new meningitis cases in Kent as health secretary says risk of disease spreading widely is low – BBC News Gabriella Pitch is a fourth-year student studying film and…
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By March, the rhythm of the school year is fully underway. Academic schedules are busy, extracurricular activities are in full swing, and boarding houses are alive with the daily energy…
Sent 90 miles after giving birth while ‘soaked in urine’
Source: Calls for boost in mother and baby units after woman sent 90 miles for care – BBC News A new mother is calling for better access to specialist units…
NHS England pauses new prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s
Source: NHS England pauses new prescriptions of cross-sex hormones for under-18s – BBC News NHS England has paused new prescriptions of cross-sex hormones to 16 and 17-year-olds who question their…
Maternity inquiry chair named in government U-turn
Source: Donna Ockenden made Leeds Hospitals Trust maternity inquiry chair – BBC News The health secretary has made a U-turn over who will lead an independent inquiry into “repeated maternity…
Dentists return £900m for not seeing NHS patients
Source: Dentists return £900m after failing to see NHS patients – BBC News Dentists in England are returning hundreds of millions of pounds a year to the government for unfulfilled…
Pregnant women’s brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests
Source: Pregnant women’s brains shed grey matter to prime them for motherhood, study suggests – BBC News “Baby brain” is a cliche long-used to describe women becoming forgetful and feeling…
