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A woman posing as a doctor at a London hospital injected a patient with an unknown substance.

NHS England has attacked senior doctors for charging “rip off” rates for overtime, after a BBC investigation found pressure to cut waiting lists is allowing some consultants to make more than £200,000 a year for additional work.

Junior doctors have voted to accept a government pay deal worth 22.3% on average over two years.

Labour have promised to "end the 8am scramble" by allowing patients to "easily book appointments to see the doctor they want, in the manner they choose". But the Doctors’ Association UK says the manifesto pledge will not be possible under current funding.

GPs will choose from a series of options, including limiting the number of daily patients they see to 25 and refusing to share patient data, in opposition to a contract they have been offered.

The government and the BMA trade union have struck an improved pay deal for junior doctors in England worth 22% on average over two years.

The British Medical Association’s industrial action will take place from 27 June to 2 July - meaning it will clash with the ongoing general election campaign.

One of Long Island’s top doctors, Dr. Monika Woroniecka, tragically lost her life when she was flung out of a trailer that her husband was driving on a road trip

Gemma Caffrey was rushed to hospital after falling ill while on a family holiday at Haggerston Castle in Northumberland, but died just days later, an inquest has heard

Kelly Ward, from Kent, has slammed her local GP after her concerns over a growing lump fell on deaf ears, but she continued to push for testing and was ultimately told she had triple-negative breast cancer

Lalita Dhimar had discomfort and an itch in her ear and after an examination at Dhamtari District Hospital in Chhattisgarh, central India, doctors were baffled to find an insect

Mirian Santana, 27, was arrested on her first day in Coroados, São Paulo after healthcare professionals became suspicious of her £6 degree which was assigned to an actual doctor

A patient visited his GP in Florida after complaining of frequent migraines over the last four months and admitting his medications were no longer working, according to a medical report

Dr Glaubenia Serpa Costa vanished eight months ago prompting a police investigation in Rio das Ostras, near Brazil, which found her body buried under her patio

Doctors screenwriter Philip Ralph has warned soaps are 'collapsing' as he hit out at the future on some best-loved shows as the BBC series ceased filming this week

A change in voice can be rooted in a number of harmless and far-less harmless causes, but because it is a symptom of one of the US's biggest killers, that change should always be checked by medics

The 26-year-old man, from Delhi, India, was reportedly in the throes of a mental health crisis when he decided that eating the coins would help with his bodybuilding efforts due to their zinc content, and that consuming the magnets would help keep the coins in place

Doctors first appeared on air in the year 2000 but will come to an end towards the close of this year as the BBC decided last year to axe the long-running series

The BBC axed Doctors last year and now the cast and crew are hoping fans will give them the space they need to finish filming the series - with the last ever episode set to air later this year

Kanokporn Tangsuan, a doctor at Langone Hospital in Manhattan, New York, suffered 'severe breathing difficulties' and 'felt sick' on October 5 after eating at the Raglan Road Irish Pub and Restaurant

If you have any health worries, it's always best to chat with your doctor no matter how embarrassing it might seem. This way, they can spot any problems early on and stop them getting worse

It's vital to be completely honest with your doctor when describing symptoms, but it can be hard to go into details if it's an embarrassing subject

Evan Kirkland was rushed to hospital after suffering a grand mal seizure in January and is now recovering at home. A fundraiser was launched to help his mum pay for medical bills

James Hawes, who directed Gary Oldman's spy series Slow Horses, told MPs artificial intelligence would soon be able to make shows without any human input

There are more than 200 different types of cancer, some with more clear symptoms than others, but dinner time is a good time to check whether you are suffering any issues relating to how you eat