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BBC Health Women's Health
‘I’m not being listened to’ – new health plan launched as women say they are still ignored
Key Takeaways for Clinical Practice Women and girls report feeling unheard in healthcare settings, prompting new national plans to address systemic listening…
15 Apr 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
Don’t feel like exercising? Maybe it’s the wrong time of day for you
Circadian rhythm alignment with exercise timing may improve workout adherence and effectiveness—clinicians should advise patients to exercise when their chronotype naturally supports…
14 Apr 2026 View brief →
NHS England Cardiology / Cardiovascular
Women’s voices to be at the heart of renewed health strategy
Women's Health Strategy will be renewed with enhanced mechanisms to centre female patient voices in healthcare planning and delivery Strategy aims to…
14 Apr 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
Palantir defends its record as MPs demand more scrutiny of data use
NHS rollout of Palantir software to all hospitals from this month faces parliamentary scrutiny over data governance and transparency concerns MPs are…
14 Apr 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
Single-sex space guidance for organisations to be published after May elections
The government will publish draft guidance on single-sex spaces for organisations after May elections, delayed by electoral purdah rules that prevent new…
14 Apr 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
‘I was kicked out of bar because of my wheelchair’
Disabled individuals continue to face discriminatory treatment in public venues, with wheelchair users being denied access based on unsubstantiated "safety" claims that…
14 Apr 2026 View brief →
BBC Health Respiratory / COPD / Asthma
Hospital at centre of child HIV outbreak caught reusing syringes in undercover filming
Healthcare-associated transmission remains a critical patient safety risk: undercover footage documents unsafe injection practices (ungloved administration, syringe reuse) at a Pakistani hospital…
13 Apr 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
Doctors’ strikes can have surprising benefits – but are they sustainable?
Junior doctor strikes have paradoxically improved some operational metrics in participating trusts, with reports of reduced waiting times, faster clinical decision-making, and…
13 Apr 2026 View brief →
NHS England
NHS patients to get quicker tests and scans closer to home
NHS patients will access imaging and diagnostic tests in community settings rather than hospital outpatients, reducing referral-to-diagnosis timeframes £237 million investment will…
13 Apr 2026 View brief →
BBC Health
Should we be using cotton buds to clean our ears?
Cotton buds can push wax deeper into the ear canal rather than removing it, potentially causing impaction and hearing loss The ear…
13 Apr 2026 View brief →