[ad_1] Jim ReedHealth reporter, BBC NewsYaya EgwaikhideHealth producer, BBC NewsBBCDame Ruth May was England's chief nurse from 2019 until she retired in July 2024Nurses bore the brunt of the pandemic, with low staffing levels and difficulties accessing protective equipment, according to England’s former chief nurse.Dame Ruth May told the Covid inquiry the NHS had been understaffed in 2020, in part because of the “catastrophic decision” to cut financial support for
[ad_1] Catherine BurnsHealth CorrespondentBBCThe number of people taking ADHD medication is at a record high – and the NHS is feeling the strain as it tries to diagnose and treat the condition.Since 2015, the number of patients in England prescribed drugs to treat ADHD has nearly trebled, and BBC research suggests that it would take eight years to assess all the adults on waiting lists.Last year, ADHD was the second-most
[ad_1] BBCIt had been the NHS’s longest-running and bitterest pay dispute - responsible for hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations and appointments.And then, suddenly, word came on Monday that the British Medical Association was recommending that its 50,000 junior doctor members accept a fresh offer from the new government.It sounded almost too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.What’s the deal?Last Friday, just three
[ad_1] Philippa RoxbyHealth reporterBBCThey are the bête noire of many nutritionists - mass-produced yet moreish foods like chicken nuggets, packaged snacks, fizzy drinks, ice cream or even sliced brown bread.So-called ultra-processed foods (UPF) account for 56% of calories consumed across the UK, and that figure is higher for children and people who live in poorer areas.UPFs are defined by how many industrial processes they have been through and the number
[ad_1] The European Union has stripped Hungary of the right to host the next meeting of foreign and defence ministers over its stance on the war in Ukraine.It comes weeks after Hungary assumed the presidency of the Council of the European Union, a role in which it would normally host the event, and amid anger over a meeting Prime Minister Viktor Orban held with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow
[ad_1] BBCMeriwether Lewis says she did not report her experience because she blamed herselfSpiking victims have spoken out about their ordeals as police warn "harmful myths and stereotypes" mean the crime is still under-reported.The BBC spoke to a number of people who said they had not reported their experiences to police, citing reasons such as "shame, embarrassment and the belief nothing would be done".The National Police Chief's Council (NPCC) has
[ad_1] PAHarold Wilson led the country on two separate occasions, in the 1960s and 1970sFormer Prime Minister Harold Wilson agreed late in life to sell his entire archive of personal and political papers to help fund his care, according to documents released by the National Archives.Lord Wilson initially planned to sell the collection to McMaster University in Canada for £212,500 – about £700,000 in today’s money.He was suffering from Alzheimer’s
[ad_1] Getty ImagesCould the Paris Olympics track be the fastest ever made?To the casual observer one athletics track probably looks much like another.But when the Olympic Games open in Paris on Friday, it will be difficult to miss the purple track at the Stade de France.Describing its colour as "audacious", Maurizio Stroppiana, whose company made the track, says it will help people "instantly recognise" the Paris Games.It took 10 wet
[ad_1] A young woman died months after begging her GP for help with her chronic fatigue syndrome, an inquest heard. Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, had written to her doctor asking for help with feeding as she was hungry.Ms Boothby-O’Neill had been diagnosed with myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME). She died at home in Exeter, Devon, in October 2021.The inquest, which is scheduled to last two weeks, continues.The hearing in Exeter heard that she
[ad_1] EPASir Keir Starmer has said his planned shake-up of training in England will reduce the need for firms to hire from abroad.In a speech, the prime minister said a lack of workplace skills had made the UK reliant on "higher and higher" levels of immigration.Labour is likely to face public and political pressure to reduce legal migration from record highs in the wake of Brexit.It does not have an
