Today’s top health news (Friday)

The UK’s top health news on Friday 12 November 2021

Written on 12 November 2021

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COP26: Climate change is the biggest health emergency we face, ‘dwarfing’ Covid-19, doctors say – The Scotsman

Latest health news

‘Lives being lost’ due to Scottish ambulance waiting times – BBC News

NHS ‘on its knees’ as ambulance response times for life-threatening calls rise to record high – iNews

‘It’s terrifying’: GP tells of wait with ill patients as ambulance fails to arrive – The Guardian

NHS ambulance delays leaving patients stuck at GP surgeries for hours – The Guardian

‘It’s awful’: what it’s like to work a 12-hour ambulance shift in England – The Guardian

NHS waiting list at record high as 5.8 million still waiting for treatment – The Independent

GPs dispute Javid’s claim lack of appointments is overloading A&Es – The Guardian

Menopause: Bereaved husband urges men to spot mental health signs – BBC News

Alarm over ‘serious’ delays in diagnosing childhood cancer in England – The Guardian

Alder Hey NHS Trust must pay boy £27m over brain injuries – BBC News

Thousands of double jabbed over 50s have died in last 4 weeks – Yahoo News

Judge awards £27m to boy who suffered ‘catastrophic brain injuries’ – The Guardian

Workforce

Covid Scotland: Nursing staff back industrial action over pay – The Scotsman

Strike over pay backed by almost 60% of nurses – The Times

Inclusivity

Black women still four times more likely to die in pregnancy and childbirth than white women in the UK – iNews

Black women four times more likely to die in childbirth – BBC News

Public health

Life-saving Epipens could be made available in public places in boost to millions with serious allergies – iNews

Scottish Government working on new plan for drug consumption room in Glasgow, says John Swinney – iNews

Health and science/technology

Covid: Medication holiday may boost vaccine protection – BBC News

Blood pressure drugs could prevent type 2 diabetes, study finds – The Guardian

Opinions and letters

Relax, it’s only Covid – tell that to the friends and families of loved ones still dying in their hundreds – The Independent

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