All news on the topic: NHS

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Hospitals in England with worst A&E waits named - check if yours is on the list
New data has revealed the worst NHS trusts for A&E waiting times across England as the health service has battled through one of its toughest winters in recent years
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Sickle cell patients receiving poor care at NHS hospitals, damning report claims
Brits suffering from sickle cell are suffering such sub-standard treatment in NHS hospitals that they are resisting going in for help despite suffering debilitating pain, a report has claimed
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Harrowing photos of woman shows devastating effect of drugs before tragic death
Helen Stobbart quickly deteriorated in the months before her death owing to her heroin addiction, crack cocaine, and methadone with her mum convinced she would still be alive with the right help
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Woman suffers hernia during sex and it could have left her permanently disabled
The woman reported feeling an "indescribable sensation" during sex before her tailbone started swelling and she experienced numbness in her legs in Temple, Texas, US
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'Long Covid nurses being dumped on a scrapheap by Tories who clapped for them'
The Tories are sending the carers they clapped for to the disability scrapheap without a backwards glance, says Fleet Street Fox. We owe them our lives
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NHS virtual wards 'no silver bullet' for stretched A&E warns top emergency medic
Dr Adrian Boyle, President of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said the closure of some virtual wards at 8pm means 'someone’s left holding the baby'
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'Denying NHS heroes payout for long Covid is cruel slap to staff Tories clapped'
Condemning our NHS heroes to poverty despite them risking their lives to save ours during the height of the coronavirus pandemic is an appalling, unforgivable breach of trust
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NHS heroes with horrific Long Covid now face losing jobs as support is cut
As many as 10,000 NHS workers who kept the country running through the pandemic are now predicted to make compensation claims after having their lives ruined by Long Covid
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Family at 'breaking point' as autistic son 'caught in middle of row' over garden
Anthony Dixon's four-year-old son Jay is autistic and needs to use his outdoor sensory equipment daily but has accused Barratt Homes of failing to help with ongoing flood issues in the garden
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Slash heart disease risk with one simple step in your mid-30s
The earlier we spot high blood pressure, the quicker we can act, says GP and author Dr Allswell E Eno
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Six steps to protect your ears from tinnitus as loud noise is leading cause
Tinnitus UK has urged people to protect their hearing as around 2.7 million adults in the UK had their condition triggered by loud noise
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A&E and cancer nurses set to join next strikes as NHS pay dispute escalates
The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) is considering fresh industrial action over three separate days, which would run throughout the night, as ministers stonewall on pay demands
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'Government must offer hope to the nation and keep price cap on energy bills'
The price cap is set to lift in March but struggling families and doctors need to know that help is on the way now, before the Chancellor's Spring Budget next month
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GP surgeries closing earlier as they struggle to afford soaring energy bills
One in 10 GP partners have been forced to reduce time with patients and nearly a quarter have stopped recruiting surgery staff due to the cost-of-living crisis.
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Labour demands Whitehall keep out of local issues like tarting up bus shelters
Yet the Government’s nosy parkers even insist councils get their go-ahead to scrape chewing gum off the streets
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Ministers admit 4000 phones given to criminals on probation now 'lost or stolen'
Thousands of basic mobile phones were handed out during the pandemic to help keep track of those being supervised by the probation service, including prisoners temporarily released on licence to reduce overcrowding in prisons
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UK to miss primary school targets after Covid sparks slump in key subjects
Ministers want 90% of 11-year olds to meet expected standards in reading, writing and maths by 2030 - up from 53% seven years ago
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'Miracle liver transplant saved my life, let me have a baby and eat fast food'
Born with a rare liver disease, Hannah Smith spent her life in and out of hospital, with doctors putting her in six induced comas - until a transplant they said she didn’t need finally set her free
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Met Police urged to reopen Partygate probe over claims evidence was 'destroyed'
Unmesh Desai, the deputy chair of the London Assembly’s police and crime committee, has written to Met commissioner Mark Rowley asking him to take “new information into account” and revisit the inquiry
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Signs of autism in toddlers - traits to watch for and where to get support
The developmental disorder affects how people interact with others, communicate, learn, and behave - with symptoms often appearing in the first two years of life
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Popular medication could increase dementia risk by staggering 79 per cent
A new study says you may want to think twice before reaching for prescription sleeping tablets. Research published in the Journal of Alzheimer's Disease discovered that white people had a 79 per cent higher risk of developing dementia when on sleeping meds.
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Tories leave Britain as only G7 country with smaller economy than before Covid
The Government wants to blame the pandemic and the war in Ukraine for this dire situation rather than admit it is the product of 12 years of Conservative failure
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Michael Rosen explains why he must support those who nursed him in induced coma
Celebrated author and former children's laureate Michael Rosen tells the Mirror why he's standing shoulder to shoulder with striking nurses on the picket line
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Sunak's promotion of Lee Anderson shows the war on woke is alive and thriving
Brian Reade believes the elevation of the 'bring back capital punishment' MP could have a silver lining for Labour hopes at a General Election
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Tory chief Lee Anderson moaned party had ruined the NHS in angry rant
Conservative Party deputy chairman Lee Anderson complained that NHS services had gone downhill since the Tories took over in a Facebook post that has come back to haunt him