Health

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...

Published: 09 September 2025. The English Chronicle Desk The first football-style league tables ranking England’s hospitals from best to worst since the early 2000s have been published, with Moorfields Eye Hospital in London topping the list and the Queen Elizabeth Hospital in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, at the bottom. The revival of these tables, aimed at enhancing transparency and accountability in the NHS, has prompted debate among health experts over their...

Published: 08 September '2025. The English Chronicle Desk Millions of people across Britain may be facing a significantly higher risk of heart failure and stroke as a direct consequence of exposure to dirty air, according to new research unveiled at the European Society of Cardiology conference in Madrid. The study, which tracked nearly 300,000 participants over a decade, has added weight to mounting evidence that poor air quality is not...

Published: 05 September. The English Chronicle Desk Recent research suggests that the brain’s own waste removal system, known as the glymphatic system, may play a crucial role in reducing the risk of dementia, and that quality sleep could be key to its effectiveness. While most studies have been conducted in mice, evidence increasingly indicates that disrupted sleep may hinder the clearance of toxins from the brain, potentially increasing vulnerability to...

Published: 05 September. the English Chronicle Desk. English Chronicle Online South Cambridgeshire District Council is considering new regulations for ice cream van traders, introducing restrictions on the duration of music, street trading locations, and proximity to schools and other sensitive areas. The proposed measures are aimed at balancing the interests of local businesses with the comfort and safety of residents. Under the new proposals, ice cream van jingles would be...