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Rebecca Thomas

Rebecca Thomas

Health Correspondent at The Independent

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Recent Articles

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TikTok ‘mewing’ orthodontist struck off after boy, 6, had ‘seizure-like episode’

Dr Mike Mew defends unorthodox treatment after being described as a ‘risk to public safety’ by regulator
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Families who had babies switched at birth in 1967 in line for NHS c...

Families did not discover ‘appalling error’ until brother’s DNA test 55 years later revealed mystery sibling
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When could the Norovirus vaccine be available and how does it work?

When could the Norovirus vaccine be available and how does it work?
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NHS sends patients to private hospital weeks after abuse allegations

Exclusive: ‘Recycling’ of private hospitals facing abuse allegations is a ‘loophole’ which must stop, says expert
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NHS gets major Budget boost while social care gets ‘lacklustre’ grant

Government’s Budget settlement for the NHS will not ‘drastically improve care’ this year, experts say
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Budget cash boost won’t stop NHS facing ‘real problems this winter’...

‘I think in one Budget, you cannot undo 14 years of damage,’ admits chancellor Rachel Reeves
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Private hospitals make billions from struggling NHS as profits hit ...

The NHS paid private healthcare providers more than £2 billion in 2023 an new analysis has shown
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Delays to good healthcare for children risks failing their future, ...

Watchdog the Care Quality Commission warns NHS delays for young people ‘risks failing their future’
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Alice Figueiredo: NHS hospital and manager to stand trial for mansl...

NHS trust will be the first mental health trust to stand trial for corporate manslaughter
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‘Deeply concerning’ backlog of thousands of cancer patients revealed

‘I have zero faith in the NHS, nothing. I’ve got nothing left,’ says kidney cancer patient left waiting months for diagnosis
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World’s first vaccine for norovirus the ‘winter vomiting bug’ begin...

Final phase of vaccine trial to start soon using the same technology as Covid-19 jabs
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New Alzheimer’s drug rejected for NHS use – because it’s too expensive

New Alzheimer’s drug rejected for NHS use – because it’s too expensive
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Patients ‘traumatised’ by psychiatric hospitals warns watchdog

National review, prompted by an Independent investigation, suggests lack of staff is major contribution to failings
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The NHS desperately needs a shot in the arm – the government’s 10 y...

As the 2024 Budget dawns the government have put out a slew of NHS announcements – but is any of it radical enough to make change?
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Why it’s so hard to get an adult ADHD diagnosis – and why it matters

Major private ADHD assessment clinic closes doors to new adult patients amid crisis in demand
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What is Clonazepam? Anti-anxiety medication Liam Payne had in hotel...

Clonazepam is part of the benzodiazepines, or ‘benzos’, group of drugs and can be highly addictive
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Weight loss drug Ozempic and type 2 diabetes jabs could be used to ...

Doctors and NHS England’s chief warned this week demand for weight-loss jabs could overwhelm the health services
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Patients told: Wait 10 years for ADHD diagnosis on NHS

Adult ADHD services across the country have stopped accepting patients due to ‘unsustainable demand’
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Doctors’ warning over Ozempic and Wegovy weight-loss jabs on NHS

Health secretary Wes Streeting has said weight-loss jabs like Wegovy could be given to those who are unemployed
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Weight-loss jabs could ‘overwhelm already stretched’ services, NHS ...

Ozempic and Wegovy prescriptions are ‘game changers’ but could ‘overwhelm’ the NHS, says its chief
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NHS will fail to hit waiting list target as A&Es face winter ‘tripl...

A&E waiting times are worsening ahead of winter as top NHS chief warns of ‘tripledemic’