by Phoebe Snedker | May 14, 2025 1:45PM | Campaigns - Maternal TOP STORY
Maternal death rates in the UK are at a 20 year high, as maternity care plummets further into crisis. Despite this, the Department of Health has proposed a staggering £93m in cuts to service development funding for maternity care. Following the Ockenden review, which...
by Olivia Booth | May 14, 2025 1:29PM | Campaigns – Cardiac TOP STORY
Over 100,000 people in the UK are waiting for vital heart screenings while the theft or vandalism of more than 100 defibrillators is leaving people at risk by limiting access to life-saving tests and equipment. According to experts, these gaps in access are putting...
by Olivia Booth | May 14, 2025 12:18PM | Campaigns – Cardiac Crisis
Charities are urging the government to introduce mandatory heart screenings for young people as their own sessions struggle to meet the overwhelming demand. The calls come as parents have travelled across the country after waiting years for life-saving...
by Zhaona Li | May 3, 2024 11:23AM | Campaigns - Autism
A university student who asked his GP for an autism diagnosis two years ago is still waiting for a reply – despite an official target of people being seen by a specialist within 13 weeks. Tony, 20, a second-year undergraduate animation student at Falmouth...
by Esmé Kenney | May 3, 2024 9:47AM | Campaigns - Autism
More people are turning to an NHS system which allows them to choose a health provider and reduce their waiting time for an autism assessment. This comes as figures show 147,042 patients in England are waiting longer than 13 weeks. Right to Choose is a system that can...
