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Legislate on filtered images and some cosmetic procedures, say MPs

More must be done to help prevent body image dissatisfaction, including putting logos on some filtered images and new training standards for people who provide certain cosmetic procedures, MPs have said. MPs on the House of Commons’ Health and ...

02 Aug 2022 at 09:14

Thousands of dentists stop providing NHS services

Thousands of high street dentists in England are “severing ties” with the NHS, which could leave millions of patients “with no options”, leading dentists have warned. The British Dental Association (BDA) said that if the current trend ...

24 May 2022 at 01:01

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Vamps star James Brittain-McVey ‘still feels pressure to look a certain way’

The Vamps star James Brittain-McVey has said he still feels pressurised to look a certain way from social media, billboards and advertisements. The singer and guitarist, 27, spoke about experiencing body image issues at the age of 14 ...

08 Mar 2022 at 13:55

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Nurses relying on food banks and unable to pay rent, MPs told

Nurses are “unable to pay rent” and are relying on food banks, MPs have heard. The Royal College of Nursing said the nursing workforce is in a “critical situation”. The warning comes as reports suggest that six NHS trusts have set ...

24 May 2022 at 13:43

Dental crisis leading to ‘slow death of NHS dentistry’

The NHS dental system is “failing” and has left millions of people struggling to get the care they need, MPs have been told. NHS dentistry is being propped up by dentists who feel an ethical responsibility to their patients but ...

24 May 2022 at 14:46

Call for MPs to act on social media image filter labelling

Social media image filters should come with labels so viewers know the pictures are “not real”, MPs have heard. Kim Booker, who lives with body dysmorphic disorder, described how using image altering apps left her “shocked” ...

26 Apr 2022 at 17:55

Government making inadequate progress towards meeting cancer pledges – report

Ministers are not meeting their commitments to improve cancer care in England, a new report has concluded. Experts advising MPs on the Health and Social Care Committee examined the pledges the Government had made to ...

31 Mar 2022 at 01:25

MPs warn cancer survival risks going into ‘reverse’

Cancer survival in England could “go into reverse”, MPs have warned. Many lives will end “prematurely” due to a combination of a reluctance of some people to come forward and seek help for symptoms and delayed ...

05 Apr 2022 at 01:25

Plans to tackle NHS backlog could be derailed by lack of staff, MPs warn

The “catastrophic impact” of the Covid pandemic on patients waiting for NHS treatment is clear, but plans to tackle it could be derailed by emergency care demands and a lack of staff, MPs have said. The ...

06 Jan 2022 at 01:25

Former banker appointed as NHS chairman intends to donate salary to charity

Former banker Richard Meddings has been appointed as the new chair of NHS England, and has pledged to donate his salary to charity. The former TSB Bank boss was chosen for the role following a ...

23 Jan 2022 at 00:25

NHS hotline set up for people worried about cancer symptoms

Patients who are worried that they may have cancer but are having no luck with their GP can call a hotline for help, a health minister has told MPs. Maria Caulfield, minister for patient ...

20 Jan 2022 at 15:55

MPs call for radical overhaul of NHS compensation system

The NHS compensation system, which costs more than £2 billion a year, needs a radical overhaul, MPs have said. The Health and Social Care Committee said the current system for ...

28 Apr 2022 at 01:25

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