Paul Gallagher

@PMGallagher1

Health Correspondent @theipaper [email protected] | East Stand Lower @Arsenal | Primary School Governor | often on a bike | Go racing @TheJockeyClub

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Joined June 2009

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jun 9

'My brother took his own life 48 hours after discharge from NHS mental health care' Daniel Fairman got psychiatric help after suddenly developing severe mental illness following a diagnosis of Lyme disease - but medics said he was well enough to go home inews.co.uk/news/health/br…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Daniel Fairman received psychiatric help after suddenly developing severe mental illness following a diagnosis of Lyme disease - but medics said he was well enough to go home

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jul 24

Warning over accuracy of high street at-home tests for cholesterol and menopause @unibirmingham researchers find self-help tests available in supermarkets and shops risk giving people the wrong result and could delay diagnosis inews.co.uk/news/health/wa…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. University of Birmingham researchers find self-help tests available in supermarkets and shops risk giving people the wrong result and could delay diagnosis

Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jul 24

Cancer appointments at risk of delay due to doctors strike Up to 50,000 resident doctors in England will walkout from 7am on Friday in the first of potentially six months of strikes that threaten to plunge the NHS into another crisis inews.co.uk/news/health/ca…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Up to 50,000 resident doctors in England will walkout from 7am on Friday in the first of potentially six months of strikes that threaten to plunge the NHS into another crisis

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The i Paper@theipaper · Jul 23

Thursday's front page: Cancer patients face 'crushing' treatment delays due to doctors strike #TomorrowsPapersToday Latest by @PMGallagher1: trib.al/iFMtwwS

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jul 21

Baby deaths warning as inadequate maternity care found in hundreds of stillbirths New @LibDems research reveals a 22% rise in the number of maternity deaths as the Government embarks on a 'rapid' review to improve care across the NHS inews.co.uk/news/baby-deat…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. New research reveals a 22 per cent rise in the number of maternity deaths as the Government embarks on a 'rapid' review to improve care across the NHS

Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jul 21

‘I knew my husband would harm himself and someone else - the NHS let them down’ Mark Tyler had been in contact with Essex NHS mental health services for years and had warned staff he was a danger to himself and others #LampardInquiry inews.co.uk/news/health/i-…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Mark Tyler had been in contact with Essex NHS mental health services for years and had warned staff he was a danger to himself and others. He went on to kill his mother and take his own life

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jul 20

'I have a rare disease that means I can't shut my eyes to sleep - it's exhausting' Dylan Lombard was only the 13th person in the world to be diagnosed with MDP syndrome, a debilitating rare disease which despite its many challenges has not held him back inews.co.uk/news/health/i-…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Dylan Lombard became only the 13th person in the world to be diagnosed with MDP syndrome, a debilitating rare disease which despite its many challenges has not held him back

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jul 14

The NHS trust refusing to pay skilled staff an extra £1 an hour A group of phlebotomists has been dubbed 'The Magnificent Thirty-Seven' after refusing to back down in an increasingly bitter stand-off with management @gloshospitals inews.co.uk/news/health/th…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. A group of phlebotomists has been dubbed 'The Magnificent Thirty-Seven' after refusing to back down in the increasingly bitter stand-off with management at Gloucestershire Royal Hospital and Chelte...

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jul 3

Everything in Wes Streeting's 10-year NHS plan - and what it means for you inews.co.uk/news/health/ev…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Keir Starmer said a new 10-year NHS plan will 'fundamentally rewire' the health service

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jun 30

The middle-aged people forced to choose between careers and caring for parents Some 400,000 Britons are retiring early each year, with caring responsibilities a key factor, and the no of adult carers is set to increase by 1 million over the next decade inews.co.uk/news/middle-ag…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Around 400,000 Britons are retiring early each year and the number of adult carers is set to increase by almost 1 million over the next decade

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jun 29

Epilepsy, arthritis and MS patients could lose up to £6,000 in PIP ‘two-tier system’ New PIP claimants risk losing out on up to £110.40 a week – or £5,740 a year – the amount that someone with an enhanced daily living award currently receives inews.co.uk/news/health/ep…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. New PIP claimants risk losing out on up to £110.40 a week – or £5,740 a year – the amount that someone with an enhanced daily living award currently receives

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jun 27

Stop calling us about Mounjaro, GPs tell patients - you don’t qualify Thousands taking the weight-loss jab privately are inundating GP surgeries - clogging phone lines, exacerbating the 8am scramble for appointments and putting ill people at risk inews.co.uk/news/health/gp…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Thousands taking Mounjaro privately are inundating GP surgeries - clogging phone lines, exacerbating the 8am scramble for appointments and putting ill people at risk

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jun 26

IVF baby boom as one child in every school class born through fertility treatment Almost 21,000 babies were born via IVF, latest @HFEA annual figures show - but postcode lottery for fertility treatment on the NHS worsens inews.co.uk/news/health/iv…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Almost 21,000 babies were born via IVF, latest annual figures show - but postcode lottery in NHS worsens

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jun 9

The answer to building new NHS hospitals? It could lie in PFI deals @NHSConfed chief Matthew Taylor argues that bringing in capital funding will free up public cash to address the £13.8bn backlog in repairs to England's crumbling hospitals inews.co.uk/news/health/th…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. NHS Confederation chief Matthew Taylor argues that bringing in capital funding will free up public cash to address the £13.8bn backlog in repairs to England's crumbling hospitals

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jun 5

NHS trusts could be sent to court if they fail to enforce new modern slavery rules “Today, this Government is announcing a tough package of measures to hold public bodies to account as we work to end modern slavery,” @wesstreeting writes in @theipaper inews.co.uk/news/nhs-trust…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Trusts, integrated care boards and local authorities will be legally required to identify and mitigate risks to ensure neither equipment nor staff are linked with forced labour or human trafficking

Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jun 3

‘I was told I'd probably die from skin cancer - but my tumour disappeared with new therapy’ Almost one in five patients with advanced melanoma survived for five years after receiving lifileucel, with tumours shrinking in the majority of cases inews.co.uk/news/health/sk…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Almost one in five patients with advanced melanoma survived for five years after receiving lifileucel, with tumours shrinking in the majority of cases

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jun 2

Police launch corporate manslaughter investigation into Nottingham baby deaths Investigation forms part of Operation Perth, looking at the care provided to mothers and babies who died or suffered serious harm following maternity care @nottmhospitals inews.co.uk/news/health/po…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Investigation forms part of Operation Perth which is looking at the care provided to mothers and babies who died or suffered serious harm following maternity care at the NUH Trust

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Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · Jun 2

Why heart disease will remain the number one killer of women, according to medics Despite major treatment advances, women make up less than 30% of clinical trials participants worldwide - undermining evidence-based care inews.co.uk/news/health/he…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Despite major treatment advances, women make up less than 30 per cent of participants in clinical trials worldwide - undermining evidence-based care

Paul Gallagher@PMGallagher1 · May 23

Virtual wards 'saved NHS' during Covid so don't close them, senior doctor warns Dr Andrew Barlow, who founded the first and largest Covid virtual ward, said the 'hospital at home' system should be the gold standard for the NHS inews.co.uk/news/health/vi…

PMGallagher1's tweet card. Dr Andrew Barlow, who founded the first and largest Covid virtual ward, said the 'hospital at home' system should be the gold standard for the NHS

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The Press Awards@PressAwardsuk · May 22

Congratulations to @theipaper for being awarded winner of News Website of the Year at The Press Awards 2025!

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