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Jane Kirby

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Indexed articles, last 90 days
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Oct 1, 2026
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Jul 7, 2026

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  1. Article · Oct 1, 2026 · Jane Kirby, Press Association

    Physicians Report Patient Harm From Fragmented NHS Care (opens the original)

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    Patients with several long-term conditions are coming to harm owing to fragmented services, doctors have warned. A new snapshot survey from the Royal College of Physicians (RCP) found two-thirds of physicians surveyed are witnessing poorer care or patient harm linked to disjointed services, and not all cases involve older people. More than half (55%) of 452 physicians surveyed said the number of patients with multiple long-term conditions in their clinical practice has increased significantly. S

  2. Article · Sep 25, 2026 · Jane Kirby, Press Association

    Crowded A&E Departments Linked to Higher Mortality (opens the original)

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    Overcrowding in A&E departments and corridor care is linked to hundreds of deaths every week in the UK, according to a new study. A review of more than 19,000 adult patients found that, for every 10% increase in emergency department occupancy, the relative risk of dying in the following 28 days rose by 1%. The work was carried out at 134 A&Es in Wales, Northern Ireland, and England last year and presented at the European Emergency Medicine Congress in Paris. Dr Ryan McHenry, from the University

  3. Article · Sep 10, 2026 · Jane Kirby, Press Association

    Pharmacy First Widens to Cover Migraines, Acne and More (opens the original)

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    Pharmacists will be able to treat people with migraines, acne, more types of ear infection and other conditions as the NHS Pharmacy First scheme is expanded. The scheme allows people to get care for certain common illnesses from qualified pharmacists without needing to see a GP first. From this autumn as part of a phased rollout, people will be able to get help and treatment for acne, migraines, scabies, certain ear infections and allergic rhinitis from those pharmacies that take part. At the mo

  4. Article · Jul 31, 2026 · Jane Kirby and Ian Jones, Press Association

    England Heading for Record Year of Heatwave Deaths (opens the original)

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    England is on track this year for the highest number of deaths caused by heatwaves since current figures began, analysis suggests. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said it “is likely that 2026 could see the highest number of heat-associated deaths on record”, surpassing the number in 2022 when the agency started studying them. An estimated 753 deaths were associated with the heatwave that ran from 24-27 May, with a further 2124 deaths linked to the heatwave between 21 and 28 June. The total

  5. Article · Jul 28, 2026 · Jane Kirby, Press Association

    Pharmacies Dispense 300,000 Doses of Morning-After Pill (opens the original)

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    More than 300,000 doses of the morning-after pill have been dispensed at high-street pharmacies in the first 5 months of an NHS scheme to improve access. New NHS figures for England show that almost 305,000 doses of the emergency contraceptive pill were supplied at pharmacies between October 2025 and this March. The move means women can obtain the pill without needing to book a GP appointment or pay a visit to a sexual health clinic. Previous data on NHS prescriptions shows there were just under

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