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Experts call for tobacco levy to help nation become smoke-free

“Meagre” public spending on tobacco control measures should be propped up by a “polluter pays” tax on tobacco firms, a group of health experts said. A new letter signed by leading health charities and medical Royal Colleges said current spending is ...

19 Apr 2023 at 00:01

Gynaecology waiting lists soar as women’s health problems dismissed, doctor says

Gynaecology waiting lists have surged to more than half a million patients – partly because doctors routinely dismiss women’s health problems as “benign”, a health leader is reported to have said. Waiting lists for conditions like endometriosis, ...

03 Jun 2022 at 17:18

Call for action to tackle ‘devastating’ gynaecology waiting lists

There is an “urgent need for action” to tackle soaring gynaecology waiting lists, top medics have said as they warned that some women are forced to “endure months of suffering”. Long waits are resulting in emergency admissions due to worsening ...

24 Jul 2024 at 00:01

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What you need to know about menopause, as the UK’s first education programme announced

The UK’s first menopause education programme is in the works. Those behind the National Menopause Education and Support Programme said they hope it will give women reaching menopausal age a better understanding of changes happening in their ...

21 Aug 2023 at 14:37

Safety alert issued over common drug administered to women giving birth

NHS officials have issued a national safety alert after reported overdoses of a common drug used in labour and after childbirth. Oxytocin is a hormone that is used to alter contractions during labour or in significantly higher doses to ...

24 Sept 2024 at 17:36

Demands to reform ‘out-of-date’ 1861 abortion law used to jail mother

Parliament must consider overhauling the “out-of-date” law used to jail a mother-of-three who illegally obtained abortion tablets to end her pregnancy during lockdown, senior MPs have urged. Caroline Nokes, the Conservative who chairs ...

13 Jun 2023 at 08:44

Kate and Anne visit maternal healthcare colleges HQ

The Duchess of Cambridge and the Princess Royal have arrived at the London offices of medical organisations working in maternal healthcare for a rare joint royal visit. Anne is patron of the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) and Kate ...

27 Apr 2022 at 16:55

No plans for abortion law reforms following backlash over jailed mother

Rishi Sunak has no plans to alter abortion laws despite calls for reform after a mother-of-three was jailed for using abortion tablets to end her pregnancy illegally during the coronavirus lockdown. Caroline Nokes, the ...

13 Jun 2023 at 13:30

Call to raise priority for gynaecological procedures as cancellations rise

Campaigners want gynaecological conditions to be given greater priority by the NHS as women report increasing cancellations for procedures. Ministers have been warned that elective gynaecological procedures are the ...

04 Jul 2022 at 01:01

MPs critical of NHS leaders after ‘disappointing’ evidence session

MPs have expressed “frustration” over “lengthy and diffuse answers” given by senior health leaders as they were challenged over NHS performance. The chair of the Health and Social Care committee said that MPs were ...

29 Jan 2025 at 16:07

Women’s health is a priority despite scrapping of key pledge, says NHS chief

There is a “big cultural challenge” in the NHS and the service “doesn’t always have the needs of women at its heart”, the head of the service has admitted. But Amanda Pritchard, chief executive of NHS England, ...

29 Jan 2025 at 12:11

Campaigners say women deserve better as they seek to decriminalise abortion

Health professionals, charities and MPs are renewing efforts to decriminalise abortion, declaring that “women deserve better” and should not face investigation under “archaic” law. Organisations say more than ...

14 May 2025 at 13:31

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