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NHS offers improved stop smoking pill
The NHS will start offering an “improved” stop smoking pill to tens of thousands of people in England who want…
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Chancellor Rachel Reeves sets out new funding for extra NHS appointments
The UK Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced a new wave of funding aimed at increasing NHS appointment availability, addressing growing…
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NHS patient-safety system to be overhauled
The way patient safety is regulated and monitored is to be completely overhauled in England, the health secretary has announced.…
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No extra NHS funding without reform, says PM
There will be no extra NHS funding without reform, Sir Keir Starmer says, as he promised to draw up a…
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NHS must reform or die, PM says after major report
Ballooning” NHS waiting times and delays getting emergency treatment and cancer care is harming health and costing lives, according to…
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NHS warns of continued short supply of blood
England‘s blood donor service has warned blood stocks are still in short supply as it launches a fresh appeal for…
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Drop in people coming to UK to work in NHS and social care
Official statistics reveal fewer people are seeking to come from abroad to work in the NHS or in social care.…
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NHS confirms patient data stolen in cyber attack
NHS England has confirmed its patient data managed by blood test management organisation Synnovis was stolen in a ransomware attack…
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England’s hospital waiting lists rise to 7.57million
The hospital backlog in England has gone up slightly over the past month, latest NHS figures show. The waiting list…
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Scottish party leaders clash on cost-of-living and NHS
The leaders of Scotland’s main political parties have gone head-to-head on the cost-of-living crisis and NHS waiting times during a…
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Thousands of cancer patients to trial personalised vaccines
Thousands of NHS cancer patients in England are expected to get access to trials of a new type of treatment…
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Labour promises to hit 18-week NHS waiting target
A target to start treatment within 18 weeks for most NHS patients in England will be hit within five years,…
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Infected blood scandal: Inquiry into NHS disaster to publish findings
The public inquiry into the infected blood scandal, known as the biggest treatment disaster in NHS history, is due to…
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NHS data stolen in cyber attack published on dark web
A ransomware group has carried out its threat to NHS Dumfries and Galloway and released a “large volume” of patients’…
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Public satisfaction with NHS at lowest ever level, survey shows
Public satisfaction with the NHS has dropped again, setting a new low recorded by the long-running British Social Attitudes survey.…
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The NHS hidden waiting lists terrifying patients
Patients are facing delays stuck on hidden waiting lists that do not show up in the official figures in England,…
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New Parkinson’s drug Produodopa to be available on NHS
Nearly 1,000 people with advanced Parkinson‘s disease are to benefit from a new treatment that involves wearing a portable kit…
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NHS Wales charities: Record-breaking funding in pandemic
There was “record-breaking” fundraising during the pandemic for hospitals and health boards across Wales, a charity has said. NHS Charities…
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NHS 5% pay offer may end bitter dispute in England
A 5% pay rise from April has been offered to NHS staff in England, including nurses and ambulance workers. In…
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Eating disorders Patients in Wales could be sent to Scotland
People with eating disorders in Wales could be sent as far away as Scotland in order to get treatment. Patients…
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