NHS failure

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Feb 22, 2026 • via BBC News

Prescription Drugs Spawn 250 Addictions Without Doctor Warnings

Dopamine agonists trigger gambling and sex compulsions in one in six patients

Over 250 Britons report life-ruining addictions from unwarned NHS prescriptions of dopamine drugs. Regulators delayed alerts for years while GPs ignore side effects, exposing public health oversight collapse.

Feb 18, 2026 • via BBC News

Fifteen Arrests Follow Restraints That Crack Ribs

£220m NHS-funded hospital yields rape charges, snapped wrists, and two patient deaths

Staff arrests at St Andrew's reveal entrenched abuse in NHS-commissioned mental health care, where restraints injure and oversight fails despite CQC ratings and police probes. Vulnerable patients bear the cost of systemic neglect.

Dec 16, 2025 • via Sky News

Quarter of Working-Age Britons Report Disability

2.8 million quit jobs market as £76.8bn benefits bill surges

10.4 million working-age adults claim disability, driving labour inactivity and a 6% GDP benefits spend. Mental health claims dominate amid institutional failure to reverse trends across governments. (142 chars)