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Coroner warns of risk of future deaths at mental health unit where patient was killed

The coroner has sent a report to the Trust and NHS England raising serious concerns about the care the two men received. It follows a six-day inquest in September during which the senior coroner for east London, Graeme…

NHS protects thousands of rough sleepers ahead of winter with vital vaccines

From this week, NHS teams and charity partners will offer crucial flu and pneumococcal disease vaccines for people sleeping rough or using homeless hostels or night-shelters as part of a new national programme. NHS…

Specialist services are vital to help people with ME/CFS | Letter

But two different questions are being conflated: how patients have been treated, and what the evidence tells us about the causes and treatment of ME/CFS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence no longer…

It’s cruel to delay ADHD and autism assessments for children | Letter

Imagine the long-term harm inflicted on a six-year-old child forced to wait two years for an assessment of a physical condition. Waiting for a diagnosis of autism or ADHD is no different. That's a quarter of a child's…

£350m a week for a national care service? Hmm… time for some joined-up thinking | Brief letters

How fortunate it is that an option declared by Andy Burnham of rejoining the EU would result in increased trade and hence greater public taxation revenues of £770m per week . A chance for some joined-up thinking…

Tell us: what happened after you froze your eggs?

Since then, elective egg freezing has boomed. Often represented as an insurance policy against age- or illness-related fertility decline, the process can be costly and complex. While figures vary, research suggests most…

New report finds that employers want to hire more young people, but need greater policy support to achieve impact

This is encouraging news given that approximately one million young people are not in education, employment or training (NEET). However, the report also finds this appetite isn’t without barriers, with one third (33%) of…

Mizkan Brings 220 Years of Japanese Flavour to the West London College

Held on Tuesday 22 September, the event was designed to explore one of the biggest challenges facing modern foodservice: how operators could respond to consumers’ appetite for exciting global flavours while…

Young creatives celebrated at Emerging Sussex exhibition

Young creatives from across the area came together for the four-day Emerging Sussex: Curious Minds exhibition (17-20 September) in Newhaven as part of Artwave. East Sussex College University Courses was proud to support…

SFC’s Financial Sustainability of Colleges in Scotland Report

The report paints an increasingly urgent picture of the financial challenges facing Scotland’s colleges as already evidenced by Audit Scotland in their Scotland’s colleges 2026 report published last month which found…