MPs say woefully inadequate eating-disorder care is costing lives

MPs say woefully inadequate eating-disorder care is costing lives

Anna Collinson and Lorna Acquah BBC News Investigations BBC Olimata felt like “a shell of a human”, when she had anorexia, as a teenager Lives are being lost and families torn apart because of “woefully inadequate care” for people with eating disorders, according to a group of MPs. The “alarming” rise in disorders such as … Read more

Cervical screening knowledge gap ‘costing lives’, says charity

Cervical screening knowledge gap ‘costing lives’, says charity

Getty Images Cervical screening tests save thousands of lives each year in the UK, but many women do not take up invitations for screenings A knowledge gap around cervical screenings is currently “costing lives”, a cancer charity says. The Eve Appeal says more women need to know they can ask for adjustments to their cervical … Read more

It’s costing more to keep me alive

It’s costing more to keep me alive

Dawn White lives with renal failure and relies on her haemodialysis machine to survive. She’s worried about the growing energy costs of running her machine, which she says is needed “five times a week, 20 hours”. Dawn says she and her husband have run out of ways to save money on energy costs around their … Read more