Health

Published: 07 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Leading international health experts have called for a legal guarantee that cancer patients in the UK receive treatment within two months of an urgent GP referral — even if this means the NHS must fund care privately or abroad. The proposal, outlined in The Lancet Oncology, seeks to transform the way cancer care is delivered in Britain by...

Published: 06 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Britain could be heading for its worst flu season on record, with hospitals expected to be pushed to capacity, NHS officials have warned. The head of NHS England, Sir Jim Mackey, cautioned that this winter could be particularly challenging, with the UK potentially facing a surge in cases similar to recent outbreaks in Australia and Japan. Speaking to...

Published: 06 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Lancashire’s Reform-run council has sparked fierce opposition after announcing plans to close five council-run care homes and five day centres as part of a strategy to save £4 million a year. The move has drawn criticism from residents, relatives, and opposition politicians, who accuse the council of “selling off the family silver” and prioritising cost-cutting over the welfare...

Published: 04 November 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Women must be given clearer warnings about the potentially fatal dangers of giving birth at home and should only be assisted by highly experienced midwives, health experts have cautioned. Globally, maternity services are facing an increasing number of women with more complex pregnancies, yet many continue to opt for home births, drawn by the comfort, privacy, and emotional...

Published: 03 November 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk | The English Chronicle Online The Drinking Water Inspectorate (DWI) has issued urgent orders to several major water companies across England and Wales after high levels of toxic “forever chemicals” — substances linked to cancer, infertility, and hormone disruption — were discovered in untreated water sources. Officials warned that the contamination could pose “a potential danger to human health” if left...

Published: 31 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The government has been urged to urgently tackle long waits in accident and emergency departments, with charities warning that the delays are causing severe suffering among patients and eroding public trust in the NHS. Age UK has released a detailed report highlighting the plight of older patients forced to spend hours in corridors, side-rooms, and temporary treatment areas,...

Published: 31 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In a unified appeal that spans the worlds of entertainment, politics, and social advocacy, a group of high-profile figures and children’s charities has urged the UK government to take decisive action on child poverty. The call comes through an open letter signed by leading personalities, including actors Emilia Clarke and George Clarke, broadcaster Chris Packham, and coordinated by...

Published: 30 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The news has been carefully collected from social media, verified through international and UK-based news sources, and thoroughly cross-checked with detailed online data. It has been crafted with full professionalism, responsibility, and complete impartiality, while maintaining an engaging and human-centred style that draws the reader in. The report has been expanded and presented in sufficient detail, with longer...

Published: 29 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Aurora Nikula, five, enjoys a typical day at her nursery in Lahti, Finland, where she mixes sand, mud, and leaves to make imaginative “cakes.” For most kindergartens, this might raise hygiene concerns, but at Humpula daycare, children are encouraged to interact closely with the natural environment. Across Finland, 43 daycare centres have received a total of €1 million...

Published: 29 October 2025. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The NHS has rolled out free access to the morning-after pill across almost 10,000 pharmacies in England, a major move aimed at ending the longstanding “postcode lottery” in emergency contraception availability. This expansion allows women to obtain the pill without visiting a GP or sexual health clinic, a change hailed by health professionals as one of the most...