Hello everyone,
This week, the government published a much-anticipated renewed strategy for women’s health. Ahead of the full unveiling on Wednesday, Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists president Dr Alison Wright highlighted the shocking impact of what she described as medical misogyny within the NHS. Details of the plan were set out by the health secretary, who promised that waiting lists for gynaecology would fall faster than the overall reduction in NHS waiting lists.
In another health-focused move, ministers are set to overhaul school dinners, removing deep-fried items from menus in England’s schools. Radhika Sanghani asks why UK school dinners are still falling behind the rest of the world, and what we can learn from countries that do it better, while Victoria Richards explains why the government’s changes could be a nightmare for children like hers.
Elsewhere, tensions continue to rise between the government and the British Medical Association over ongoing strike action. On Tuesday, a government minister failed to rule out banning doctors from striking altogether. However, despite the walkouts, the health service is now within ‘touching distance’ of a key waiting time target, according to officials.
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By Harriette Boucher, Athena Stavrou and Rebecca Thomas
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The Independent has run many stories on vulnerable patients being left waiting too long in emergency departments.
Each month, thousands of mental health patients wait more than 24 hours in A&E, and there is little sign of this figure shifting.
Last week, a tragic case emerged of a child waiting in A&E for two months. First reported by the Health Service Journal, it revealed that the child, who was in care, had experienced a breakdown in their placement and had nowhere to be discharged to.
The story highlights failures not only within our health system, but also in social care. Vulnerable children are too often overlooked and left languishing between services.
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Another child stayed in accident and emergency for more than 30 days, according to a report
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The NHS trust, Barking, Havering and Redbridge (BHR), which runs the hospital involved, has repeatedly raised concerns about long waits for mental health patients, those with learning disabilities, and people requiring care placements.
In 2022, the trust reported a woman with learning disabilities who spent more than 300 hours in the emergency department, as well as a child who remained on a paediatric ward for 26 days before being transferred to an appropriate care unit.
These prolonged A&E waits often go unseen unless a trust chooses to publish them, and so I commend BHR for helping to bring the issue into the open.
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Vicky Pattison on PMDD, egg freezing and sex education
Reality TV star Vicky Pattison opens up about her personal battle with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), a debilitating condition that goes far beyond typical PMS symptoms.
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Vicky Pattison on PMDD, egg freezing and sex education
Reality TV star Vicky Pattison opens up about her personal battle with PMDD (Premenstrual Dysphoric Disorder), a debilitating condition that goes far beyond typical PMS symptoms.
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