Half-year results come as company expects to benefit from ‘unprecedented’ demandThe private hospital operator Spire Healthcare has returned to profit amid strong demand from self-paying patients who are coming to its hospitals because of long NHS waiti…
The west has more vaccine doses than it needs – and no excuse not to share them | Gordon Brown
Covid vaccine production is now so high that millions of doses risk going to waste while poorer countries struggle for suppliesGordon Brown was UK prime minister between 2007 and 2010Soon, the ten-billionth Covid vaccine will roll off the production li…
Study links too much free time to lower sense of wellbeing
Research shows there is a ‘sweet spot’ and subjective wellbeing drops off after about five hoursThe lesson of Goldilocks, that one can have too much of a good thing, even when it comes to the size of a chair, has applied in fields from astrobiology to …
West will kill thousands if it keeps on hoarding vaccines, says Gordon Brown
Former UK prime minister urges rich nations to transfer unused supplies to countries in desperate need‘The west has no excuse not to share vaccines’Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHoarding of vaccines by wealthy western nati…
Teatis, low-sugar superfood powders developer for diabetics, closes seed round
A serial entrepreneur Hiroshi Takatoh recognized the need for convenient and nutritious food for critically ill consumers after losing his late wife to cancer. Takatoh founded Teatis, a plant-based sugar blocking superfood powder for diabetic consumers, in 2017 in stealth mode and went fully operational in April 2021 by teaming up with a group of […]
Record 5.6m people in England waiting for hospital treatment
Number highest since records began in 2007, while 293,000 have been waiting more than a yearThe number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England has hit a record high of 5.61 million, as the NHS struggles to clear the growing backlog of care …
Gratitude Games launched to support mental health of UK emergency workers
Annual Olympics-style event will be held from next year to raise money to tackle trauma faced at workCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageThousands of emergency services workers will take part in a new Olympics-style multi-sport …
France to offer free contraception to women under 25
Move aims to tackle decline in use of contraception ‘because it costs too much’, says health minsterYoung French women will be offered free contraception from next year, the health minister has announced.Olivier Véran said those under 25 would not be c…
Unvaccinated health and care workers in England could be redeployed
Remarks by UK care minister come amid consultation on mandatory vaccines for frontline health staffCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageHealth and care sector workers in England who decline to be fully vaccinated could be moved t…
Social care backlash grows after MPs vote through tax plan
Care sector leaders become increasingly concerned about limited resources set out in proposalsBoris Johnson has won the backing of MPs for his controversial health and social care plan, amid a growing backlash from experts and professionals who warned …