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Helen McArdle

@HMcArdleHT

Health Correspondent at Herald. Specialist Reporter of the Year 2022, Scottish Press Awards. Got a story or a tip off? Email: [email protected]

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'The Cass Review has underlined an absence of evidence. The next step must be to correct that, with robust trials and a willingness by all sides to accept the findings - regardless of ideology'
This wk's Sat analysis takes stock of the πŸ‘‡

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: A shift from ideology to evidence should de-toxify trans healthcare heraldscotland.com/news/24245820.…
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Bobby Preston's daughter Emma was a miracle baby when she survived - and thrived - despite being born at 24wks in 1989. He hoped to 'give sth back' to the NHS which saved her life with plan for revenue-generating hospital car park billboards. So why hasn't it worked out?πŸ‘‡

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EXC What happened when Scots businessman tried to raise millions for NHS in advertising? heraldscotland.com/news/24245787.…
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'All too often issues such as bullying or victimisation of whistleblowers have led to experienced doctors quitting one after the other from the same department or hospital, leading to services which are disproportionately dependent on locums' - this wk's Inside the NHS newsletter

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This week's Inside the NHS newsletter on the spiralling cost of locums for the NHS after recent case - and what to do about itπŸ‘‡

β€˜Β£1.2m locums’ are the tip of the iceberg – it’s not just a problem for psychiatry heraldscotland.com/news/24244288.…
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How much data, repeated how many times do we need to see before we understand that β€œsocial” care must be fixed?

And not just to help treat people at the front doors of our hospitals, but to support those people stuck in hospital who don’t want or need to be.

RCPEdin British Geriatrics Society

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I was lucky enough to try this yesterday - and it was blissful. At least 5 years knocked off my face (for a few hours at least!πŸ˜€)

REVIEW What's it like to try one of Glasgow's most sought-after facials? heraldscotland.com/news/homenews/…
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Situation 'getting worse instead of better'. Another grim set of A&E stats - these statistics would have been unthinkable a few years ago

'Deplorable' A&E waits see one in 20 spending more than 12 hours in emergency units heraldscotland.com/news/24240833.…
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Event here for in the area - circulating it on behalf of Margaret who is keen to hear from people interested in attending and sharing their experiences on May 15πŸ‘‡ scotland

Event here for #carers in the #Fife area - circulating it on behalf of Margaret who is keen to hear from people interested in attending and sharing their experiences on May 15πŸ‘‡ #carersscotland #unpaidcarers
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Lovely Monday morning facial at 33 Dowanhill Street (Glasgow). Skin feeling soft and revived!😊
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'Is it reversible?': Dundee brain scan study makes 'unique' Parkinson's disease find heraldscotland.com/news/24228012.…
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This wk's Sat analysis on the latest twists in puzzle. Bioweapon, mass psychogenic illness, functional neurological disorder?πŸ‘‡

Havana syndrome: Are we finally getting closer to answers over this mystery illness? heraldscotland.com/news/24227924.…
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Still remember hearing this for the first time (I was about 13, a latecomer to Nirvana circa 1996) and it absolutely floored me❀️

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Recruitment and retention in the spotlight as Herald hosts first Health Summit heraldscotland.com/news/24234193.…
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