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Delaying routine care was least bad of ‘awful options’, Matt Hancock tells Covid inquiry

Inquiry chair challenges ex-health secretary over his assertion NHS was available to all during crisis

The Guardian - UK

City Hall ‘sorry’ for cycle lane chaos

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has issued an apology and reopened a lane to traffic in Sukhumvit Soi 39 a day after closing it for a bicycle lane.

Bangkok Post

Many NHS staff would use ‘conscience clause’ if assisted dying legalised, say doctors

Christian and Muslim groups say medics who refuse to help patients to die are not protected enough in England and Wales bill

The Guardian - UK

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Bangkok traffic warning as construction starts

Motorists have been warned to expect heavy traffic congestion as the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will close and demolish three key traffic flyovers during construction of the Orange Line electric train route, which starts on Friday.

Bangkok Post

Pharmacies to reduce opening hours and withdraw key services in funding row

Pharmacies could also withdraw from providing emergency contraception

The Independent UK

Pharmacy owners vote to reduce hours in row over funding

Collective action could begin in January if there is not an ‘adequate response’ from Government, the National Pharmacy Association said.

The Independent UK

BMA calls for 'foam-free' festival

Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) is asking city residents to go

Bangkok Post

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The assisted dying bill: what it means for patients in England and Wales

Kim Leadbeater, the proposer of the bill, says it contains the strictest safeguards of any legislation anywhere

The Guardian - UK

Poll suggests 41% of GP practices are limiting appointments

The survey comes after family doctors voted in August for collective action, which they warned could last for months.

The Independent UK

NHS consultants in Scotland vote to accept pay deal

NHS consultants in Scotland have voted to accept a £124.9 million pay deal ...

The National (Scotland)

Bangkok to enact new pet policy

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) will implement a new policy to regulate the number of domesticated cats and dogs in the city.

Bangkok Post

Puberty blocker pause not fuelled by ideology, says top doctor

Professor Sir Gregor Smith, Scotland’s Chief Medical Officer, was speaking to a Scottish Parliament committee.

Evening Standard

UK Health Secretary Considers Fines For No-Shows After £1B Lost Due To Skipped Doctor Appointments

Wes Streeting has suggested that no-show patients may be fined in the future because NHS lost £1 billion to nearly eight million missed NHS appointments in the last year.

International Business Times UK

British BAME and foreign doctors ‘suffer discrimination throughout careers’

GMC’s chief executive says report is ‘shaming’ and BMA urges NHS to make working environment more inclusive

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Plans for digital NHS tag for overseas patients cause migrant privacy concerns

Doctors say proposals will make it difficult to reassure trafficking victims and asylum seekers ‘hospitals are safe places’

Bangkok Post

New rules issued for Bangkok street vendors

The Bangkok Metropolitan Administration (BMA) has drawn up new rules for street vendors across the capital.

The Guardian - UK

‘Prognosis is not an exact science’: NHS doctors consider practicalities of assisted dying

Questions raised over potential eligibility, while body representing palliative care staff opposes law change

The Guardian - UK

One in five GPs use AI such as ChatGPT for daily tasks, survey finds

Doctors are using the technology for activities such as suggesting diagnoses and writing letters, according to BMA

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The Independent UK

Junior doctors vote to accept government pay deal of 22.3% over two years

Health secretary Wes Streeting ‘pleased’ deal has been accepted

Evening Standard

Junior doctors could strike again despite accepting new pay deal, warns union leader

Offer brings to an end 18-month dispute which saw 11 separate strikes and misery for patients

The Guardian - UK

In ending the winter fuel allowance, this is not the Labour party I voted for

Whatever Rachel Reeves may achieve, she will always be known for this

The Guardian - UK

Streeting urges BMA to ‘stop sabre-rattling’ and work with him to fix NHS

Health secretary says damning report by Lord Darzi makes it clear ‘status quo of managed decline is not an option’

The Guardian - UK

Undemocratic and secretive: the BMA no longer speaks for doctors trying to protect children

The union is risking its reputation by opposing the Cass report on gender identity services, writes BMA council member Jacky Davis

The Guardian - UK

BMA stance on Cass review of transgender care ‘has damaged its reputation’

‘Climate of fear’ at British Medical Association after it rejected findings of landmark study, leading member claims

The Guardian - UK

‘Witch-hunt’: BMA tries to identify who leaked planned opposition to Cass review

Doctors’ union has been in turmoil since it voted to in effect reject findings of transgender healthcare report

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