For some medics, working at a large centre means for the same pay you don’t have to work so hard, writes Dr Paul Godwin The closure of maternity units is always a temptation when the NHS runs into staffing problems, largely of its own making ( Up to 20 maternity units in England may have to shut, NHS leader warns, 19 October ). In my area the quality of care has already been called into question at the largest local unit, and directing mothers to chance their luck there seems to be an undeserved reward. Likewise a nearby large trust has had the quality of its neonatal care called into question. Closing small units is unlikely to provide the quality gain that is sought. Continue reading...
Manchester City's perfect record in the Women's Super League is ended by rivals Manchester United after Elisabeth Terland scores a late equaliser to snatch a 1-1 draw.
Match of the Day pundits Toby Alderweireld and Ashley Williams analyse Manchester United's 3-0 defeat by Bournemouth, with Alderweireld suggesting there is no "togetherness" amongst the United squad.
Exclusive: People from marginalised groups more likely to be diagnosed via urgent referral or in emergency setting, research finds People from minority ethnic backgrounds in England are up to a third less likely to be diagnosed with breast cancer via routine screening, and are more likely to be diagnosed in an emergency setting, analysis has found. The research, carried out by academics at the University of Surrey and funded by the charity Breast Cancer Now, involved analysis of 86,564 adults diagnosed with the disease between 2009 and 2019, from the Clinical Practice Research Datalink and the Cancer Registration Tumour and Treatment datasets. Continue reading...
State veterinarian attempted to get help from federal government but was told USDA didn’t regulate mink farms An outbreak of bird flu at a mink farm in Utah – and the response from its owner and regulators – have sparked concerns from infectious disease experts about the Trump administration ’s ability to manage such viruses. While the mink becoming sick is unlikely to produce a “tidal wave of human infections”, an apparent lack of transparency from government officials about the infections is very troubling, said Jennifer Nuzzo, an epidemiology professor and director of the pandemic center at Brown University School of Public Health. Continue reading...
Reality TV show returns to focus on childbirth, diversity and the sharing of stories in a social media age [PIX HERE: https://media.gutools.co.uk/search?query=One%20Born%20Every%20Minute&since=2026-10-19T23:00:00.000Z ] When One Born Every Minute first aired in 2010, viewers loved its fly-on-the-wall take on life in a maternity unit, from midwives idly chatting about unusual pregnancy cravings to parents squabbling over whether to call their child Zeus. Continue reading...
BBC Sport columnist Tony Pulis explains why Bruno Fernandes' comments after Manchester United's defeat by Como showed how hard it must be to run the club at the moment.
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