Today’s top health news (Friday)

The UK’s top health news on Friday 22 April 2022

Written on 22 April 2022

News from the College

Medical royal colleges publish joint call for urgent action on health and care workforce, inequalities and waiting lists ahead of 2022 Stormont election

Northern Ireland: medical royal colleges appeal for urgent action on NHS workforce and waiting lists ahead of election – The BMJ

Latest health news

Spike in child hepatitis cases linked to common virus – BBC News

More children receive liver transplants as hepatitis cases increase – STV News

The outbreak of hepatitis in children is unusual and concerning – but case numbers are very low – iNews

Longest Covid infection lasted more than 16 months, tests show – BBC News

First person to have Covid infection for more than a year identified in UK – The Guardian

Likelihood of Covid reinfection and why some people get the virus twice in one month – iNews

‘Like fingerprints at a crime scene’: study finds new clues about causes of cancer – The Guardian

Workforce

Covid Scotland: Three in four GPs face increased abuse from patients, survey finds – The Scotsman

Free coaching helping GPs to manage pandemic stress – GPonline

Opinions and letters

NHS in Scotland is broken and all the staff I know are working on an escape plan – Dr Lailah Peel – The Scotsman

Letters: Nicola Sturgeon was the best thing to happen to the Scottish health service – Herald Scotland

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