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WorldNabilone shortage leaves MS patients in pain
Patients with multiple sclerosis are experiencing severe pain due to a UK-wide shortage of the drug Nabilone. The medication is out of stock from wholesalers and not expected to be available until December.
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WorldCQC upgrades Ealing Hospital to Good and lifts urgent care at two trusts
The Care Quality Commission announced on 21 October 2026 that Ealing Hospital now meets Good standards overall. Urgent and emergency care at Ealing and Northwick Park hospitals also moved from Requires Improvement to Good, while children’s services at Northwick Park were rated Good.
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MP campaigns for chronic UTI definition as costs hit £604m
Labour MP Dr Allison Gardner has campaigned for a definition of chronic urinary tract infections (UTIs) after suffering for 10 years. The condition cost the NHS over £604m in 2023-24, accounting for 1.2 million hospital bed days.
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Local News · HarrowHarrow hospice worker, 71, to skydive for patient care
Rose Tallon, a 71-year-old healthcare assistant at St Luke's Hospice in Harrow, will undertake a skydive on September 18. She aims to raise £3,000 for the hospice, which provides palliative and end-of-life care for residents in Harrow and Brent.
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