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NHS bosses attack 'rip off' doctor overtime rates

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 17:31
NHS England says hospitals being forced into paying premium rates of over £200 an hour.
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NHS to review prostate cancer testing after Chris Hoy call for change

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 17:03
The Olympic cycling champion, who has terminal cancer, wants more younger men to get checked.
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NHS to review prostate cancer testing after Chris Hoy call for change

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 17:03
The Olympic cycling champion, who has terminal cancer, wants more younger men to get checked.
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Pub garden smoking ban dropped from government plans

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 13:04
The Health Secretary said he didn't want to cause further harm to the hospitality industry in England.
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Women claim injury and disfigurement after liposuction

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 09:07
One woman was hospitalised after being treated at a clinic in south-west London, the BBC is told.
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Two new cases of more spreadable mpox found in UK

Tue, 11/05/2024 - 01:05
All three patients were infected with the Clade 1b variant, which appears to transmit more easily.
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Novel way to beat dengue: Deaf mosquitoes stop having sex

Mon, 11/04/2024 - 23:43
Mutant males struggle to mate, which could offer a way to controll mosquito populations, scientists say.
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'I can't afford a child on £53,000 salary' - why fertility rate is falling

Sun, 11/03/2024 - 03:09
From 'fruitless' dating to financial pressures, people share their views on falling fertility rates.
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'Dating is fruitless so I've frozen my eggs'

Sun, 11/03/2024 - 03:09
From 'fruitless' dating to financial pressures, people share their views on falling fertility rates.
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GPs demand protection from Budget tax hike

Fri, 11/01/2024 - 20:13
GPs are warning that a rise to National Insurance from next April could force them to cut staff.
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£30,000 limit on disabled adaptions grants reviewed

Fri, 11/01/2024 - 18:11
A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.
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£30,000 limit on disabled adaptions grants reviewed

Fri, 11/01/2024 - 18:11
A court challenge means the government will look again at the cap on the Disabled Facilities Grant.
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Mum spends £24k a year on daughter's cannabis oil

Fri, 11/01/2024 - 09:04
Emma Applyby fundraises to afford the £2,000 monthly bill for her daughter's medicinal cannabis.
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'I won't swim in water polluted with antibiotics'

Fri, 11/01/2024 - 04:20
Visitors to a Derbyshire waterway say they are horrified at drug pollution levels.
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Ed Davey 'minded' to vote against assisted dying bill

Thu, 10/31/2024 - 20:23
Sir Ed fears elderly and disabled people might feel pressured to end their lives if they felt like a "burden”.
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Warning tax rises could force care homes to close

Thu, 10/31/2024 - 16:50
Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.
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Warning tax rises could force care homes to close

Thu, 10/31/2024 - 16:50
Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.
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Warning tax rises could force care homes to close

Thu, 10/31/2024 - 16:50
Social care providers say the sector is in "unprecedented danger" without more funding.
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What is the infected blood scandal?

Wed, 10/30/2024 - 19:36
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
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First case of more spreadable mpox detected in UK

Wed, 10/30/2024 - 18:02
A single case of mpox linked to a recent outbreak in parts of Africa has been detected in the UK.
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