UK Faces Backlash as Gender Recognition Laws Fail Vulnerable Trans Citizens Sunday, June 1, 2025 transgender legislation hatecrime healthcare selfidentification parliament equality mentalhealth ukpolitics humanrights MPs in Westminster Hall recently confronted the UK’s treatment of transgender individuals amidst growing calls for reform. Campaigners warned that outdated gender recognition laws are pushing a vulnerable community to the … Read More
MPs Warn of NHS Dental Care Collapse Leaving Towns and Cities Without Access Sunday, June 1, 2025 nhs dentistry crisis access gloucestershire dentaldeserts reform workforce prevention healthcare MPs have raised urgent concerns about the growing NHS dental care crisis, with many areas across the country turning into “dental deserts.” Patients are often left with grim choices: pay exorbitantly for private … Read More
UKHSA Issues Warning on Deadly Fungus Candidozyma auris Posing Significant Health Threat Friday, May 30, 2025 candidozymaauris fungus infection healthcare ukhsa antifungal hospital outbreak immunocompromised surfacesurvival Health authorities have raised alarm over Candidozyma auris (formerly Candida auris), a deadly fungus that presents a significant risk to human health. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) highlights that this fungus, … Read More
Doctors Dismissed My Pain for 11 Years – Now I Have an Incurable Condition Sunday, May 18, 2025 endometriosis pain diagnosis womenshealth gynaecology nhs healthcare misdiagnosis waitinglists excision For over a decade, I was told my pain was all in my head. At 16, I first reported troubling symptoms to my GP, only to be dismissed and told I’d “grow out of it.” Multiple doctors attributed my suffering to … Read More
MS Sufferer Urges Support for Assisted Dying Bill, Calling It ‘Shortening Death, Not Life’ Friday, May 16, 2025 assisteddying multiple sclerosis legislation endoflife palliativecare healthcare patientrights medicine ethics parliament Anne Jappie, a 65-year-old woman living with multiple sclerosis (MS), has voiced her support for the assisted dying bill currently under consideration by Parliament. Highlighting the profound distinction between ending life … Read More
Gloucestershire Hospitals Report £6 Per Hour Gender Pay Gap Driven by Medical Roles and Bonuses Tuesday, May 13, 2025 genderpaygap paydisparity gloucestershire hospitals medicalstaff bonuses equality consultants healthcare women At Gloucestershire hospitals, men earn on average £6 more per hour than women, a gap primarily attributed to medical and dental roles and the distribution of excellence in care bonuses. Male medical staff have predominantly … Read More