At the worst-performing NHS hospitals, 1 in 4 patients have to endure 12 hour waits in A&E after arriving. Long delays are causing thousands of avoidable deaths. Story with @gwjournalism.bsky.social www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

Such a powerful and moving piece from @poppykoronka.bsky.social Elaine Hudson, a former nurse who had motor neurone disease, died from starvation on Monday. She asked The Times to document her final days ahead of Friday's vote on assisted dying. www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...

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Interview with Dr Michael Dixon, the King's doctor and head of the royal medical household. On homeopathy, hypnotising himself to be happy, herb gardens and the problems with the "toxic" NHS. www.thetimes.com/uk/healthcar...