Rachel Morgan Urgent action is needed to stop a “lost generation” of children leaving school without ever getting the support they need for their special educational needs and disabilities (Send), MPs have warned. In a highly critical report, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) found a Send system “in disarray”, “mired in red tape, lacking funding, … Read more
Getty Images Fixing the struggling palliative care system must be an immediate priority for the government, now that MPs have backed changing the law to allow assisted dying, senior doctors say. The Association for Palliative Medicine (APM) says there is a risk the funding needed to pay for doctors and the courts to oversee assisted … Read more
India’s healthcare system faces a significant challenge. Despite rapid advancements in medical technology, the deep-rooted healthcare gap in the country cannot be bridged by technology alone. While tech solutions like telemedicine, AI-driven diagnostics, and mobile health apps have made headlines, they address only part of the issue. The real obstacles lie much deeper. The solution … Read more
Getty Images The government has been warned it must come up with a plan to fix the NHS, amid mounting concern about the lack of progress in cutting long waits. Latest figures for England show the backlog in hospital care has risen slightly and targets to cut the longest waits look set to be missed. … Read more
Telangana High Court on Thursday issued notices to respondents in a batch of three writ appeal petitions filed by the Assembly Secretary seeking suspension of a single judge order directing the Speaker to fix the schedule for hearing the disqualification petitions against three MLAs, who joined Congress after winning on BRS tickets. Posting the three … Read more
Getty Images/BBC The government in England is planning the biggest reimagining of the NHS in its history. It follows a damning report by surgeon and independent peer Lord Darzi, which warned the health service was in a “critical condition”. The prime minister has said the new 10-year plan will be based on three concepts: greater … Read more
BBC Louise Polkinghorne (L) and Koreen Fisher (R) attended a SEND debate There are no quick fixes to problems faced by families with children with special educational needs and disabilities, the schools minister has said. Catherine McKinnell said the government was determined to reform the special-needs system. Some children are waiting years to find out … Read more
Blood testing partnership Synnovis has warned that its hacked blood transfusion services may not be fully functioning again until the autumn. Its systems fell victim to ransomware hackers and the pathology partnership says it has rebuilt many of the 60 which were affected. The hackers made systems unusable unless a payment was received and caused … Read more
Forest officials setting up a cage in a coffee plantation to capture a tiger on the prowl in Panavally area under the North Wayanad Forest Division on Friday. | Photo Credit: Special Arrangement With big cats on the prowl in human habitats, Forest officials are frequently called upon to capture the animals. But the dearth … Read more
Panaji: Innovations in healthcare along with technology-enabled continuum-of-care for better patient outcomes and bridging the digital divide were discussed during panel discussions on Wednesday, as part of the second G20 Health Working Group (HWG) meeting in Goa. Consistent with India’s G20 presidency theme of “One Earth, One Family, One Future,” discussions centered around the country’s … Read more