Sex Offender Dies in Prison with Less Than a Quarter of Sentence Served Monday, November 17, 2025 sexoffender prison death naturalcauses cancer healthcare investigation prisonhealth hmpstafford legal Colin Harding, a 74-year-old convicted sex offender, died at HMP Stafford on August 3, 2024, while serving a 21-year prison sentence handed down on January 13, 2022, for sexual offences. An investigation conducted by the … Read More
West Midlands Ambulance Service Faces UK's Worst Hospital Handover Delays by Large Margin Saturday, November 15, 2025 ambulance handover delays westmidlands healthcare staffordshire nhs resources winter pandemic The West Midlands Ambulance Service (WMAS) is currently experiencing the most severe hospital handover delays in the UK, surpassing all other regions “by some margin,” senior officials have revealed. In October … Read More
DWP Confirms Universal Credit Health Element Cut for New Claimants from 2026 Saturday, November 15, 2025 universalcredit welfare dwp disability healthcare benefits government cuts socialsupport finance The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that from April 2026, new Universal Credit (UC) claimants with health conditions will receive significantly reduced financial support under revised government rules. … Read More
Hospital Patients Experiencing Breathing Difficulties Face Sixfold Higher Risk of Death Saturday, November 15, 2025 dyspnoea breathlessness hospital mortality risk healthcare patientcare respiration harvard complications A groundbreaking study by Harvard Medical School has identified a stark link between breathing difficulties reported during hospital admission or stay and an increased risk of death and serious health complications. Patients … Read More
UK Health Security Agency Issues Urgent Flu Warning as Cases Surge Early Tuesday, November 11, 2025 ukhsa flu vaccination nhs winter infectious publichealth healthcare illness prevention The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a strong warning as an early and intense wave of flu spreads rapidly across the country, threatening to overwhelm the NHS during what is expected to be the harshest winter in … Read More
Midlands Hospital Reinstates Mandatory Face Masks Amid Rising Flu Cases Wednesday, November 5, 2025 face-masks flu hospital infection-control safety derbyshire chesterfield healthcare vaccination public-health Chesterfield Royal Hospital in Derbyshire has reintroduced mandatory face masks for all staff, patients, and visitors due to a surge in flu cases within its premises. This precautionary measure aims to safeguard the health of … Read More