Health

Published: 15 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk Mothers and babies could be at risk of serious harm in the NHS due to a pervasive culture of secrecy and cover-ups, a senior health leader has warned, as it emerged that 14 trusts in England are currently under national maternity investigation. Charles Massey, chief executive of the General Medical Council, is set to address the Health Service Journal’s patient safety congress...

Published: 15 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk The Fabian Society has called on Keir Starmer’s government to establish a “national occupational health service,” financed by a £2 billion levy on the UK’s largest employers, to address the country’s escalating worklessness crisis fueled by long-term sickness and poor health. As Labour seeks solutions to record levels of long-term sickness keeping millions of people out of work, the think tank argued...

Published: 13 September 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk A new set of figures has revealed that students who pursued healthcare-related degrees are among the most satisfied graduates in the United Kingdom, while those who studied journalism, marketing, and media-related courses are significantly more likely to regret their academic choices. The data, obtained by The Guardian as part of this year’s Guardian University Guide, sheds light on how recent graduates...

Published: 13 September 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk For most, the idea of spending more than a year inside a simulated Martian habitat might sound like the premise of a science fiction reality show. Yet, for Laura Marie, a British-born pilot now working in the United States, it is a remarkable scientific opportunity that could contribute to humanity’s journey to the red planet. Marie has been selected as one...

Published: 12 September 2025 | English Chronicle Desk Hospices across England are facing mounting financial pressures and risk being pushed “to the brink” if assisted dying legislation is passed, the sector has warned ahead of the first House of Lords debate on the proposed law. Hospice UK, the leading body representing hospices, said many institutions are struggling financially and remain uncertain about how end-of-life care will be funded under a...

Published: 12 September 2025 | English Chronicle Desk An investigation has revealed that more than 750,000 tonnes of liquid from landfills are mixed with sewage at water treatment plants and subsequently spread on farmland across England each year. This toxic byproduct, known as leachate, is generated by hundreds of landfills nationwide and carries a complex mixture of hazardous chemicals, raising serious concerns about environmental contamination and public health. Leachate is...

Published: 12 September 2025 | English Chronicle Desk A new report from the Institute for Fiscal Studies (IFS) has raised concerns that planned reforms to special educational needs and disability (Send) provision in England could be perceived as a repeat of contentious welfare reforms, unless the government convincingly demonstrates that the changes are not primarily driven by cost-cutting. The thinktank’s briefing highlights that any adjustments to the current system of...

Published: 11 September 2025 | The English Chronicle Online A new audit of NHS maternity care has revealed that more than half of all births in the United Kingdom now involve some form of medical intervention. The data, covering 592,594 births in 2023, shows that 50.6 percent of women gave birth either through a caesarean section or with the aid of instruments such as forceps or ventouse suction cups. The...

Published: 10 September 2025 | The English Chronicle Desk Doctors across the UK have launched a groundbreaking clinical trial for a £100 blood test designed to detect Alzheimer’s disease, aiming to transform how the NHS diagnoses and manages the condition. The trial seeks to recruit over 1,000 patients with suspected dementia from memory clinics nationwide to evaluate whether the test leads to faster, more reliable diagnoses and improved care for...

Published: 09 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk England’s schools watchdog, Ofsted, has confirmed it will move forward with its new inspection regime in November, despite strong opposition from teaching unions, school leaders, and mental health advocates. The system, which introduces a colour-coded “report card” for parents, has been branded by critics as little more than a cosmetic rebranding of the current framework that caused widespread concern after the tragic...