All news on the topic: NHS

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Should NHS patients be charged for GP appointments and A&E visits?
The former health chief said the NHS could not survive much longer without radical change and the UK should extend "the contributory principle" to tackle waiting times - what do you think?
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Convicted paedophile given custody of girl he got pregnant after years of abuse
Social workers 'overlooked' the man's criminal convictions for child sex offences after he was previously classed 'low risk', and went on to abuse the girl for a number of years
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'We're governed by a bunch of Charlies in a land no longer fit for a king'
Brian Reade takes a wry look at possible plans for King Charles' upcoming Coronation
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More than a dozen WWII-era ambulance stations still used by NHS
The figures on old ambulance stations were revealed in a parliamentary question by Lib Dem health spokeswoman Daisy Cooper, who said: 'Across England too many NHS buildings are life-expired or crumbling'
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Mum says £800k fine for hospital responsible for baby's death is 'clear message'
Sarah Andrews’ first child, Wynter, died 23 minutes after being born on September 15 2019. Today, the hospital trust responsible was hit with a record fine
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Anger on 'UK's worst road' where takeaways won't deliver due to crater potholes
Livid people living in an Essex village are at their wits' end over the condition of their road - which is littered with massive potholes with some even described as 'craters'
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People with ear wax suffering in silence due to lack of NHS removal services
Ear wax removal is not routinely offered by GP surgeries any longer, despite more than two million people being affected each year. Many are waiting months for help
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Cops say no one else involved after mummified woman lay dead for four years
Laura Winham, 38, is thought to have died in November 2017 but wasn't found until May 24, 2021 - her brother Roy called the police to break into the flat when he thought he saw a foot under a blanket through a letterbox
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NHS terror suspect had 'pressure cooker bomb full of gunpowder' outside hospital
Mohammed Farooq, 27, was caught with a bomb containing 13kg of explosives outside St James' Hospital in Leeds - he also had an imitation pistol, Westminster Magistrates' Court heard
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NHS fined £800,000 for failing baby girl who died minutes after being born
Wynter Sophia Andrews died on September 15 2019, 23 minutes after being born by emergency Caesarean section, in the arms of her parents, Sarah and Gary
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Worst GP surgeries for getting a face-to-face appointment - see how yours ranks
A total of 26.8million appointments were made at doctor surgeries in December and of these, 68% of appointments were in person - with our interactive widget, you can see how your GP surgery is ranking
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Figures show UK £60bn worse off than G7 average as Hunt lays out growth plan
The dismal analysis came as Chancellor Jeremy Hunt gave a speech laying out the government's plans for investment and growth
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UK's public services at breaking point - it's time to protect right to strike
Today, the Mirror joins with the TUC and many others in fighting this assault on working people, and the unions they organise within, to Protect The Right To Strike
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Over one in 10 healthcare workers quit the NHS last year in grim new record
Burnout and poor pay and conditions have been causing record numbers of NHS staff to leave their jobs, with 148,640 staff quitting in the 12 months to September
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'After 13 years, the Tories' only achievement is record-breaking NHS wait times'
As Sir Rod Stewart becomes the latest Tory backer to denounce the party, it's no wonder polls show they're haemorrhaging voters - 13 years of neglect have left NHS waiting times at levels never seen before
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£14.9billion wasted on PPE, Covid tests and vaccine that won't be used
Labour’s Wes Streeting said it was 'staggering' the taxpayers’ money had been 'wasted on useless' as he warned the Conservatives can 'never again claim to be the careful stewards of the public finances'
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Dramatic moment Rod Stewart surprises Sky News viewers by calling into NHS chat
Sir Rod Stewart made an impromptu appearance on Sky News and offered to fund scans for several patients who have been affected by the staggering NHS waiting lists
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'Disabled people having to forgo heating or eating to run breathing equipment'
Some disabled people are so poor right now that the old heating vs eating chestnut has been pushed up a few unbelievable grades to breathing vs heating or eating
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Hospital stops offering gas and air to pregnant women over staff safety concerns
The Princess Alexandra Hospital is the latest among a number of hospitals to suspend gas and air pain relief for pregnant women after finding high levels of nitrous oxide
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Nurse Lucy Letby 'offered to take pic of girl she’d just murdered', court hears
Lucy Letby was smiling when she took pictures of Child I's tiny body, her mum said. The baby was born at Liverpool Women’s Hospital in August 2015 before being transferred to the ­Countess of Chester
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Universal Covid jabs wound down as under-50s given just weeks to get boosters
JCVI bosses issued the fresh guidance as they revealed that the universal Covid vaccine programme would end this year - and urged healthy Brits who haven't had their booster to get jabbed while they have a chance
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Inside hoarder's home piled so high with tat he couldn't use heating or bathroom
East Devon District Council stepped in to totally transform the home after the resident was hospitalised and couldn't be discharged until the property was clear and safe
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'I had devastating diagnosis at 27 like Jade Goody - a smear test saved my life'
Vikki Ridler, from Scotland, was a 27-year-old mum when she was diagnosed with cervical cancer - just like Jade Goody - and says going for a smear test 'saved her life'
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Woman, 87, dies after hypothermia after being unable to afford to heating on
Barbara Bolton was hospitalised on December 11 last year due to the condition - which is caused by prolonged exposure to very cold temperatures - as well as a chest infection
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Steve Barclay accused of being 'part man, part ostrich' over excess deaths
Shadow Public Health Minister Andrew Gwynne accused the Government of 'denial and buck-passing' as he suggested the Health Secretary is burying his head in the sand like an 'ostrich'