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The Guardian Politics12 Mar 2026

UK government axes flagship global health project

Programme which supports schemes in six African countries was previously hailed as vital protection for Britain against future pandemics A flagship health project in Africa, which UK ministers said would play a vital role in protecting Britain from future pandemic threats, is being axed due to aid cuts, the Guardian can reveal. The Global Health Workforce Programme (GHWP) which supported development and training for healthcare staff in six African countries, will close at the end of the month, t

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BBC Politics10 Mar 2026

Maternity inquiry chair named in government U-turn

Donna Ockenden is appointed to lead the maternity services inquiry at Leeds hospitals.

Healthcare
The Guardian Politics9 Mar 2026

The Guardian view on cancer survival rates: there is good news about healthcare amid the gloom | Editorial

Treatments continue to improve. The challenge now facing ministers is hugely unequal outcomes New analysis from Cancer Research UK, revealing a 29% drop in the rate of people dying from cancer compared with 40 years ago, is a vital counterpoint to grim health headlines about the UK’s outcomes falling behind those of other countries, and the NHS missing its own cancer targets. Prof Chris Whitty, the chief medical officer for England, made a related point in a recent lecture. Stand back from the d

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Guido Fawkes9 Mar 2026

NHS Halts ‘Gender-Affirming’ Hormone Treatment for Under-18s

NHS England has immediately paused new prescriptions of testosterone or oestrogen to under-18s who question their gender. Finally catching up to the Cass Review in 2024, nearly two years ago… National Medical Director for Specialised Services at NHS England Professor James Palmer said: “The NHS has exercised extreme caution when considering starting young people on…

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Express Politics9 Mar 2026

Rachel Reeves is taxing village pubs to death – even a Soviet commissar would blush

OPINION: Rural watering holes are teetering on a cliff-edge because of the Government's relentless assault on the hospitality industry, writes Aaron Newbury

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Express Politics9 Mar 2026

Children are losing their mental health to smartphones

The UK government recently launched a public consultation on whether to ban social media for under-16s ahead of a government decision on the proposal.

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Express Politics7 Mar 2026

Labour 'failing to ensure basic English standards across key parts of health service'

The cost of translation and interpretation services in the NHS has more than doubled from £31million in 2020-21 to £64million in 2024-25

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Express Politics7 Mar 2026

Patients and staff endangered by 'truly horrifying' sexual assaults in NHS hospitals

Hospitals should be the 'very place where people should feel protected and safe' but there is strong concern the danger has not been tackled

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Conservative Home6 Mar 2026

Julie Redmond: Drug addicts sleeping rough on our streets should not be accepted as normal

I am proposing a Westminster Street Recovery & Public Safety Plan centred on the creation of a 50-bed Recovery and Stabilisation Centre, a true Centre of Excellence for mental health stabilisation, drug recovery, and structured street transition. The post Julie Redmond: Drug addicts sleeping rough on our streets should not be accepted as normal appeared first on Conservative Home.

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Sky News Politics4 Mar 2026

First minister 'confident' of hospital safety despite dirty water revelations

Scotland's first minister has said he is "confident" Glasgow's scandal-hit super-hospital is safe, despite Sky News revealing mould and dirty water had forced the partial closure of a cancer ward.

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Guido Fawkes3 Mar 2026

Think Tanks Blast Reeves’ Bleak Spring Statement

The reactions from Westminster’s think tanks are in. It’s a bad day to be a humble wonk hoping for some growth and stability. Deep breath… The Adam Smith Institute’s Joanna Marchong: “The Chancellor has convinced herself of economic stability based on deeply outdated forecasts. It is a Statement written by spin doctors, not economists. After…

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BBC Politics3 Mar 2026

'I've given up on working in hospitality. The £15,000 pay isn't worth the stress'

People in their 20s and 30s tell the BBC how they feel about their finances ahead of the chancellor's Spring Statement.

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