Health

Published: 13 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Millions of UK households have been urged to take early action ahead of the colder months, as British Gas warns that most people will switch on their heating systems by the end of October. The energy provider highlighted that last winter alone, over 1.2 million customers required engineer call-outs to repair broken boilers and restore essential heating and...

Published: 12 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Talking about death with one’s parents is something few people ever want to face. Yet for journalist and daughter , that difficult conversation arrived in the most unexpected way when her 86-year-old mother, Patsy Cohen, calmly revealed her wish to donate her body to medical science after she dies. For many, such a conversation would feel deeply uncomfortable...

Published: 12 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. For many women, discovering they are pregnant prompts a flurry of questions: What does my baby look like at six weeks? When should I book my first midwife appointment? How far along am I? Search engines and social media platforms quickly respond with ads, products, and content aimed at expectant parents. But for some women, these adverts can...

Published: 10 October 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online An ambulance care assistant has been dismissed after accidentally throwing an amputee patient out of a wheelchair and then attempting to bribe him with £20 to remain silent about the incident. The shocking case, which unfolded at an employment tribunal in Watford, has drawn attention to serious breaches of professional conduct and patient safety within non-emergency...

Published: 09 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Hundreds of NHS hospital workers are preparing to walk out in protest after claiming they have been denied more than £36 million in wages and pension contributions over the past four years. The dispute, which has sent shockwaves through one of London’s largest hospital groups, has raised fresh questions about pay inequality, systemic discrimination, and fairness within the...

Published: 09 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Public confidence in primary care services is under strain as a major new survey reveals that the majority of general practitioners in England feel compelled to rush through patient appointments, citing relentless workload pressures and inadequate consultation time. The findings, released by the Royal College of General Practitioners (RCGP), paint a stark picture of a profession under intense...

Published: 09 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The UK government is preparing to increase the amount the NHS pays for medicines by up to 25% following weeks of intensive negotiations with pharmaceutical companies and the Donald Trump administration. The move aims to resolve a prolonged standoff over drug pricing, which has been cited as a factor in recent investment pauses by major pharma firms, including...

Published: 09 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Hundreds of NHS hospital workers are preparing to take strike action following claims that they have lost more than £36 million in pay and pension contributions over the past four years. The affected staff, numbering over 330 and primarily comprising cleaners, caterers, and porters at St George’s, Epsom, and St Helier hospital group (GESH), say the disparities reflect...

Published: 08 October 2025. The English Chronicle Online. A significant proportion of the UK workforce admits to calling in sick following drinking at work-related events, revealing a persistent tension between workplace culture and changing societal attitudes toward alcohol. According to a new report by the IPPR thinktank, one in three workers in the country have taken a day off after consuming alcohol at a work event or socialising with colleagues...

Published: 08 October 2025. The English Chronicle Online. In a groundbreaking development, scientists from the University of East Anglia (UEA) and Oxford Biodynamics (OBD) have announced the creation of what may be the world’s first blood test capable of diagnosing myalgic encephalomyelitis, more commonly known as chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS). The condition, which affects tens of thousands in the UK alone, has historically lacked a definitive diagnostic test, leaving patients...