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Today’s top health news (Friday)

The UK’s top health news on Friday 29 October 2021

Today’s top health news (Friday)

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Coronavirus in Scotland: Retired staff must help NHS in worst-ever crisis, warns doctor – The Times  

Latest health news  

Looking for the peak: the cautious optimism over stalling UK Covid cases – The Guardian  

GPs win ‘significant concessions’ from NHS England over in-person appointments – The Guardian

Monthly ‘league tables’ plan scrapped to shame GPs over appointments – The Times  

Characteristics and risk of COVID-19-related death in fully vaccinated people in Scotland – The Lancet

Yousaf: New law to end ‘conflict of interest’ between NHS charities and boards – Herald Scotland

COP26 will not have substantial impact on Glasgow health services, says Nicola Sturgeon – The Scotsman  

Covid cases among schoolchildren in England fall slightly – iNews  

Families travelling up to 50 miles to get children vaccinated at walk-in centres – The Independent

Covid vaccines lower risk of Delta infection within households but variant still spreads, study shows – iNews

Covid: Double vaccinated can still spread virus at home – BBC News

Jabs do not reduce risk of passing Covid within household, study suggests – The Guardian  

Workforce  

Lots of money for health – but what about staff? – BBC News
Public health  

Medics get on their bikes to fight air pollution – The BMJ  

Cutting carbon emissions and air pollution in cities ‘could dramatically reduce child asthma cases – iNews  

E-cigarettes could be available on NHS to tackle smoking rates – BBC News  

Regulator paves way for NHS e-cigarette prescriptions in England – The Guardian  

‘The menopause made me feel I was disappearing inside myself’ – BBC News
Other health news  

IVF postcode lottery: Why ‘unfair’ NHS rules have forced couples to run up debts with private healthcare – iNews

IVF: How NHS funding for fertility treatment is becoming harder to access in the UK – iNews  

Stop prescribing exercise to ME sufferers, doctors told – The Telegraph  

Chronic fatigue guidelines scrap ME exercise therapy advice – BBC News

Chronic fatigue syndrome: controversial exercise therapy removed from new treatment guidelines – iNews
Opinions and letters  

The Guardian view on the menopause: standing up for older women – The Guardian  

The Tories know that the NHS timebomb means taxes must rise further still – The Guardian

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