Gareth Hayward

Oscar is a beautiful 12 year old male Bichon Frise. He is available and would suit someone who is on their own with no other pets or young kids. He loves attention and claps and will bark to tell you to clap him more. He is very loving. Oscar eats Pooch and mutt calm and relaxed dog food which is provided through his food dispenser. Oscar can be wary of new people to begin with but does like attention and a pet. He likes treats and travels well in the car. Oscar sleeps in his own bed at night. He is also healthy with no issues. He will be rehomed with all of his belongings. For more information or to offer this lovely lad a new home please email info@help2rehome.com If you need help to rehome please call us on 0330 133 4594.

The Government says it wants to cut NHS waiting lists. The NHS could carry out up to 1.5 million more operations every year. But here’s what the politicians aren’t telling you. The NHS is short of 2,256 anaesthetists; the specialist doctors who make most operations possible. Yet thousands of doctors are trying to become anaesthetists but can’t, because the Government only funds a limited number of specialty training places. Last year, 6,770 doctors applied for just 539 core anaesthetic training places. Without those places, doctors cannot complete specialist training and the NHS cannot grow the workforce it needs. The Royal College of Anaesthetists says hospitals already have the capacity to train hundreds more anaesthetists every year; if the Government funds the additional training places. Patients are waiting. Doctors are ready to train. The Government needs to stop limiting funded specialty training places and invest in the workforce the NHS and the public need. theguardian.com/society/2026/j… rcoa.ac.uk/news/uk-state-…

A quick follow up on this audit. cc @louismosley. The Financial Times has found that the data behind NHS England's headline claims about Palantir's technology contains a "litany of errors". Four hospital trusts have confirmed the errors. The FT found trusts had reported discharge delays dropping from hundreds or thousands to zero overnight before spiking back up. As the FT puts it: a scenario that would be "highly improbable". Charles Tallack, former head of operational research and evaluation at NHS England, said the evidence now looks "increasingly flimsy". The dataset, he said, "may be suitable for day-to-day management purposes, but not for evaluation". NHS England's own website admits there are only "minimal" quality checks on the data. NHS England chief executive Sir Jim Mackey told Parliament's health and social care committee this week that he had personally challenged whether assessments of the platform's benefits "have been objective and can be fully stood up if challenged". He said an "objective" review would be "helpful and necessary". The break clause decision is next spring. It's obvious how it should go, isn't it? ft.com/content/977aed…