Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCIt had been the NHS’s longest-running and bitterest pay dispute - responsible for hundreds of thousands of cancelled operations and appointments.And then, suddenly, word came on Monday that the British Medical Association was recommending that its 50,000 junior doctor members accept a fresh offer from the new government.It sounded almost too good to be true. And now some are wondering if it might be.What’s
Summarize this content to 1000 words The British Medical Association (BMA) has called for the ban on puberty blockers for under-18s to be lifted.The doctors’ union also wants a pause on the implementation of a landmark review into gender care for children and young people.It said it wanted to undertake an evaluation of the Cass Review after academics expressed concern about its approach.The review, commissioned by NHS England, called for
Summarize this content to 1000 words SuppliedInga Rublite (right), 39, died at the Queen's Medical Centre in Nottingham, two days after being found unconscious in the A&E departmentThe twin sister of a woman who died after being found under a coat while waiting for hours at an overcrowded A&E department says she cannot accept what happened to her.Mother of two Inga Rublite was discovered slumped on the floor of the
Summarize this content to 1000 words GPs in England could launch a work-to-rule which would see them limit the number of appointments each day.NHS England has warned there could be disruption across the NHS if action is taken.The results of the British Medical Association (BMA) ballot will be announced on Thursday – with scope for the action to start immediately.The union balloted its members over what it says is a
Summarize this content to 1000 words Matthew Carr-GommDanielle Carr-Gomm died after stopping her insulin at a slapping therapy workshop in 2016The family of a diabetic woman who died when she went to a slapping workshop and stopped taking her insulin have called for greater regulation for alternative therapies.Danielle Carr-Gomm, 71, died at a retreat run by Hongchi Xiao in Wiltshire in 2016. He was convicted of gross negligence manslaughter, last
Summarize this content to 1000 words ReutersTuesday has become the hottest day of the year so far as a heatwave continues to affect large parts of the UK.Met Office measuring stations in both Heathrow and Kew Gardens, south-west London, reached 32C (90F) earlier - exceeding the 31.9C recorded in the centre of the city on 19 July.London, southern England and south-eastern Wales are expected to meet the official criteria for
Summarize this content to 1000 words PA MediaThe government and the BMA trade union have struck an improved pay deal for junior doctors in England worth 22% on average over two years. The BMA’s junior doctors’ committee has agreed to put the offer to its members. If accepted it would spell an end to long-running strike action which has led to the cancellation of hundreds of thousands of appointments since
Summarize this content to 1000 words FamilyCharlotte described the 20 minute attack on her son as "horrifying"The mother of a young boy with complex needs has called for all special schools to have CCTV after her son was attacked by a teaching assistant.Her 13-year-old son Tobie, from Wolverhampton, is autistic and non-speaking.He was kicked, pushed and had his head held down in the 20 minute assault, and his mother Charlotte
Summarize this content to 1000 words BBCThey are the bête noire of many nutritionists - mass-produced yet moreish foods like chicken nuggets, packaged snacks, fizzy drinks, ice cream or even sliced brown bread.So-called ultra-processed foods (UPF) account for 56% of calories consumed across the UK, and that figure is higher for children and people who live in poorer areas.UPFs are defined by how many industrial processes they have been through
Summarize this content to 1000 words Getty ImagesHow are you feeling?There has been a vibe in BBC HQ that friends, colleagues and family have been having a grottier year than usual – shaking off one cold only to rapidly catch another, rolling from infection to infection.“The reality is we're lacking data and so we have got a lot of anecdote,” says Prof Jonathan Ball, from Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine.So
