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The number of patients making their own way to A&E in need of 'very urgent' care has soared. At least 504,276 such patients arrived at casualty wards last year on foot or by private or public transport amid the 'shocking' crisis in ambulance response times. The figure was 11,500 (2.4 per cent) up on 2022 and 141,000 (38.9 per cent) higher than 2019, according to data released under Freedom of Information laws. The rise was particularly sharp in those aged 65 and over, up 45.4 per cent since 2019 to 96,000 last year.

Paramedics should arrive at the scene of these calls within 18 minutes but some time-critical patients are being forced to wait for more than a day. Windsor and Maidenhead was the only one of 194 areas to meet the target for so-called 'Category 2' calls last year, with an average time of just over 16 minutes. Cornwall was the worst-performing, with an average wait of 1 hour and nine minutes - almost four times longer than it should take. This was followed by patients in West Devon, who had an average wait of just over an hour, and South Hams with an average wait of 59 minutes. The figures were obtained by the Liberal Democrats, who sent Freedom of Information requests to all ten ambulance trusts in England.

The Tories are embroiled in a fresh sleaze row today after it emerged an MP has been stripped of the Tory whip and sacked as a trade envoy over allegations he misused campaign funds. Mark Menzies is said to have made a 3am call to a 78-year-old party volunteer in December claiming to have been locked up by 'bad people'. The MP for Fylde in Lancashire is accused of saying he needed £5,000 as a 'matter of life and death', with the sum later rising to £6,500, according to The Times. It was initially handed over by an office manager, before allegedly being reimbursed from party funds. A further £14,000 given by donors for use on Tory campaign activities was also allegedly transferred to Mr Menzies' personal bank accounts and used for private medical expenses. Mr Menzies disputes the allegations but the Conservative Party is looking into the claims and taking them seriously.

Michelle Donelan, the Science Secretary, is facing fresh calls to reimburse taxpayers over her libel case after the cost was revealed to be more than £34,000. The beleaguered Cabinet minister reached a settlement earlier this year with an academic she falsely accused of being a Hamas supporter. The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology last month confirmed it had paid out £15,000 of public money to cover damages in the case. But it today emerged how taxpayers have also stumped up more than £19,000 to pay Ms Donelan's legal costs. Both Labour and the Liberal Democrats demanded that Ms Donelan repay the costs from her own pocket, rather than rely on public funds.

By Cabinet Minister Michelle Donelan, taxpayers were forced to cough up £15,000 to compensate an academic who was mistakenly accused of being a Hamas supporter. The five-figure sum was paid to Heriot Watt University Professor Kate Sang, but "without admitting to any responsibility." Ms Donelan, the Science, Innovation, and Technology Secretary, is facing calls to have her pay garnished if she does not pick up the bill herself. Prof Sang took a libel action against the Cabinet minister after posting a letter she had written to UK Research and Innovation, a public body that controls the research budget, in October. After Israel's attacks on October 7, Ms Donelan expressed "disgust and outrage" that Prof Sang had "shared radical views" and sympathized for Hamas. Dr Kamna Patel of University College London, another scholar, had also expressed extremist views, according to her.

With taxpayers paying the bill, the science minister has been compelled to pay damages and apologize to two scholars whom she accused of "sharing militant views" and supporting Hamas. On Tuesday, Michelle Donelan, the Science Minister, retracted her remarks about Professor Kate Sang and agreed to pay her an undisclosed sum, saying there were "no proof" that she was a Hamas supporter. Taxpayers paid Prof. Sang's salary, according to reports that it was provided to reduce the costs incurred by protracted legal proceedings. After the October 7 attacks in Israel, the minister had tweeted a letter she had written to UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) in October, expressing "disgust and outrage" that Prof Sang and another scholar, Dr. Kamna Patel, had'shared fundamentalist views' and that, in Prof Sang's case, the minister expressed sympathy for the student group. Following a letter sent by Prof Sang, the letter began with a tweet describing Israeli behaviour as "unwanted" and a hyperlink to a Guardian article describing the Hamas response in the United Kingdom, while Dr Patel retweeted a tweet describing Israeli actions as "genocide and imperialist."

Following a bombshell memo advising the Post Office's former boss that they should 'hobble' into the election, a bitter fight over postmasters' compensation has erupted. Henry Staunton, the post office chairman from December 2022 to last month, outlined how he was advised not to 'rip off the band aid' in terms of finances by a top civil servant. Sarah Munby, the then permanent secretary at the Department of Finance, Energy, and Industrial Strategy, told Mr Staunton that "now was not the time for dealing with long-term problems." She also said she had told Mr Staunton that "politicians do not necessarily like to face facts" and that she had suggested that they come up with a scheme to'hobble' up to the general election in her first meeting on January 5 last year. The bombshell claims to be included in a contemporaneous record of Mr Staunton's meeting that he has now posted with The Times.

These FLS services, which identify osteoporosis early and often save life-shortening fractures, are available in Scotland and Northern Ireland, as well as in 57 countries around the world. However, they are only available in over half of England and Wales' NHS Trusts.

Our stunning interactive map, which was created with the most up-to-date data, lays bare the truth of the never-ending crisis in all 42 NHS districts. There are 2,776 patients for every one NHS dentist in the worst-affected areas, also known as "dental deserts." Ratios in several regions have also risen by a fifth on pre-pandemic levels, putting further emphasis on overloaded therapies that are already juggling thousands of patients on their books. Due to a dire lack of NHS service, many Britons have been forced to take out their own teeth with pliers or fly overseas, including to Ukraine, in order to see a dentist. Others have been left homeless or hungry, with no alternative but to wait outside 4 a.m. newly opened NHS services in the hopes of obtaining a check-up. Scenes outside one surgery in Bristol this week were described as being'reminiscent of Soviet-era Eastern Europe'.

According to the Office of Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID), there were 47,581 tooth extractions in NHS hospitals in England for patients aged 0 to 19. Given a five-day work week, this would be equivalent to 119 a day. About 66% of extractions, or 31,165, were due to a primary diagnosis of tooth decay, up 17 percent from the previous 12 months. Last year, hospital admissions for childhood tooth extractions cost NHS hospitals £64.3 million, with decay-related extractions costing £40.7 million.

The problems with NHS dentistry has existed for years, with some Britons being compelled to pull out their own teeth with pliers or travel abroad to see a dentist due to a shortage of slots in the United Kingdom. Some people have waited from 4 a.m. to a spot at dentistry clinics that have opened up their list to NHS patients. Hundreds of thousands of homeless Brits queuing outside a newly opened Bristol this week were compared to Soviet-era Eastern Europe.' Despite seven months of trying, one retired miner explained how he was living off a diet of painkillers and soup because he couldn't get an NHS appointment to repair his broken crowns. David Creamer, 62, of Rotherham, couldn't afford the £5,400 he was quoted for private medical care. A three-year-old boy has been unable to eat for a year because he is in so much pain from rotten teeth that need to be removed. Sid Hall needs hospitalization, but his mother Claire argued that the absence of NHS dentistry had robbed the waiting lists, which has been overwhelming.

Nineteen people were banned from enforcement for breaching stringent regulatory laws. Patients were found to have inadequate facilities to order 'high risk' medications online, leaving them 'liable to abuse, misappropriation, and overuse.' Burwash Pharmacy in Hove, East Sussex, posed a'significant risk to patient wellbeing' due to the 'inadequate' prescribing of weight loss medications. It has been forbidden from selling or supplying any weight loss products, including the'miracle' slimming jab Saxenda. On an interactive map, MailOnline has highlighted all of the incriminating pharmacies.

High street pharmacists have the ability to give prescriptions for common illnesses as a result of NHS reforms, which means patients with minor illnesses will not be able to see their family physician. Since December, pharmacists have now been able to offer condoms to women. NHS England is hoping that the change will result in the freeing of 10 million GP appointments a year, with the Prime Minister, whose mother ran his local pharmacy in Southampton, calling the initiative a "mini revolution in high street health care." Critics, on the other hand, slammed the scheme as "risky." Patients still need 'the know-how of GPs,' according to medics.'

Some NHS hospitals in England have increased their parking revenues from patients and visitors by almost 6% as Brits paid a total of £146 million. Is yours one of the worst offenders? The £146 million figure last year was up by 51% compared to the previous year. Critics branded the allegations a 'tax on caring' and accused ministers of failing to comply on a Tory pledge to end the unfair fees. People could be discouraged from seeking care or deprive them of the benefits they receive from visitors, according to advocacy organizations. However, a thorough review by this website, which has been turned into a searchable tool for readers, shows that the burden is not being felt equally across the globe.

The selling of gift cards is expected to have increased this Christmas as many people went for a voucher as a simple gift that is seen as more thoughtful than cold hard cash. Although many of them will be lauded, it also means that even more unwanted or forgotten gift cards will be sitting in wallets and kitchen drawers this year. We'll tell you how to return an unwanted gift card, sell or trade it online.

Critics branded the allegations a "tax on caring" and accused ministers of failing to comply on a Tory manifesto pledge to eliminate the unfair charges. People may be discouraged from seeking health care or depriving them of the assistance they receive from visitors, according to campaign groups. NHS trusts' gross revenue from patient and visitor parking stood at £145.8 million in 2022/23, according to NHS England reports.

According to NHS digital results for England, there were 1.2 million hospitalizations in 2022-23, up from the 617,000 recorded in 2016/17. However, the estimates reveal that the severity of the disease varies greatly throughout the region (shown in map). There were only 420 obesity-related admissions per 100,000 people in Bracknell Forest, Berkshire, the country's lowest figure. On the other hand, the Luton, the worst-affected area, saw a whopping 4,880 admissions per 100,000 residents.

Gift cards are expected to be a hit this year, but they will come with crippling spending limits. Some will be discontinued after a year, some can only be spent in-store, and others can only be charged for money left on the card. We'll go through the regulations governing expiration dates and refunds, as well as revealing the top-selling cards on the internet resale market for those who prefer the cash.

In 2022/23, there were 125,584 complaints about primary care in England, including GPs and dentists, much more than double the 52,703 that were submitted a decade ago. About 23,567 of the 112,189 complaints about family doctors centred on waiting times for an appointment, rather than being able to obtain one or the length of consultations. Patients who were dissatisfied that their medic had refused to scan them or to a specialist; had denied them a prescription; or misdiagnosed them. Last year, there were 16,087 complaints about dentists, the first in five years.

Since the Lib Dems refused to pull out of the Mid Beds race, Labour's candidate's relationship has soured, and the Lib Dems have been accused of launching strong personal attacks on Labour's candidate. Keir Starmer's allies had warned that the stubborn stance would break the left-wing vote and allow the Conservatives to cling on. Daisy Cooper, the Lib Dems' deputy leader, insisted this morning that the Lib Dems played a "crucial part" in villages that would not have voted for Labour, although they would not have voted against Labour. Shadow minister Peter Kyle, who ran Labour's campaign, dismissed it. He blasted "nonsensical studies" used by the Lib Dems and flaked that they were not "taken seriously" by voters.

According to them, more than 700 ambulance workers in England are waiting to take the C1 driving exam, which will require them to jump behind the wheel of a vehicle up to 7.5 tonnes. More than 600 people are on the waiting list to complete the Blue Light driving course, which is regarded as the gold standard for emergency response drivers. According to a long-running shortage of assessors and trainers, the backlog for the C1 tests was due to a long-running shortage of assessors and trainers, according to a source at one NHS ambulance trust. It comes after health emergency response times in England plumbed to their lowest level on record in December last year, despite horrific stories of patients dying after waiting several hours for an ambulance.

Twenty-four hours in A&E are no longer a film, with long waits becoming a reality for some and a'matter of national shame', according to leading medics. According to statistics, almost 400,000 patients spent 24 hours or more in an emergency department in England last year. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM), who published the information, said that this year, there will be a similar scenario this year and that patients are likely to suffer from avoidable disease as a result of long waits. Long stays in emergency departments,' the College president, Dr. Adrian Boyle, said, "We know that long stays in emergency departments are detrimental." It should be a point of national shame that we have such long waits for admitted patients,' says Kim.'

Daisy Cooper, the party's deputy chief, said the plan, which is likely to be debated at the Lib-Dems' annual conference on Sunday, is a "very small amount" that may help combat waste. The motion calls for a penny levy on 'new clothing produced for sale on the UK market,' with the proceeds going toward the expansion and installation of local recycling facilities and collections.' Ministers turned down similar recommendations from the cross-party Audit Committee (EAC), which estimated that such a levy would raise £35 million.

According to statistics, 4.4 million children in England were not seen by an NHS dentist in the year to June 2023, with dentist organisations claiming that young people are paying the price for the UK's dental crisis.