All news on the topic: NHS

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Grant Shapps' anti-strike legislation breaches international law, experts say
The Trade Union Law Group of specialist lawyers claims that would go against worker protection rights enshrined under human rights conventions and international treaties
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'After banning strikes, Government could ban workers from being angry'
This Government has many other plans to improve efficiency. Soon, nurses will have to bring in their own beds and patients having transplants will be asked to perform the operation ­themselves, writes Mark Steel
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Sexism and trauma in TV show Maternal are true to life, say docs who inspired it
New ITV show Maternal, starring Bend It Like Beckham favourite Parminder Nagra, follows female surgeons battling to save mothers and babies while dealing with sexist attitudes and tragic deaths
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Mum had solo baby then given two years to live - but says she'd do it all again
Emma Postance has multiple sclerosis, a lifelong, incurable condition that can lead to sufferers needing a wheelchair. Despite her health issues, she was determined to hold her own child in her arms
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Ultra fit woman horrified to find 'Do Not Resuscitate' marked on medical records
Fiona McVey was taken to hospital by ambulance after an infection sparked an irregular heartbeat, and was astonished when a paramedic noted her medical file was was marked 'Do Not Resuscitate'
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Blue Monday explained - all you need to know and top tips to stay upbeat
The supposedly much-feared 'Blue Monday' has been coined as 'the most depressing of the year'
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'Politicians get a free pass to life’s riches while we all live in an Eton mess'
Brian Reade says it's high time to follow Labour's plan and remove the charity status of our elite private schools, despite opponents calling it a "tax on aspiration"
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Union bosses will take Tory ministers to court unless they ditch anti-strike law
Trades Union Congress general secretary Paul Nowak accused ministers of 'going back to the 1980s' by confronting unions rather than trying to resolve the disputes with public sector workers including nurses
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'Missing in action' Jeremy Hunt told to stump up cash to end NHS strikes
Paul Nowak, the new head of the Trades Union Congress, called on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to come out of hiding and provide extra funding so nurses and ambulance workers can get a proper pay rise
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Rishi Sunak took tax-funded private jet to launch 'green' tax breaks in Scotland
The gas-guzzling 888-mile round trip on a luxury RAF Falcon 900 LX would have released around 4.2 tonnes of carbon into the atmosphere
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'Never mind the unions, we need minimum service levels for politicians'
Politicians shouldn't be allowed to moonlight, hit the speech circuit, or take a holiday without their employer's approval. Which is us, says Fleet Street Fox
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Doctor blasts NHS 'warzone' on heated Question Time as minister denies crisis
A Tory minister denied that the NHS was in a crisis during a heated discussion on BBC Question Time last night, after members of the panel and audience urged the government to take action
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'Hero firefighters risk lives to save others - their health should be protected'
As many as a dozen of firefighters who entered the burning Grenfell Tower have since developed terminal cancer. It's feared many of the residents who survived the fire were exposed to toxic fumes
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Terminally ill artist sketches chaotic scene in A&E before discharging himself
The Mirror's Real Britain columnist Ros Wynne Jones writes about terminally ill artist Michael Bryson who discharged himself after 12 hours in A&E without being treated
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Awkward moment William and Kate ignore Harry's book question on royal visit
Prince William and Kate have been asked multiple times to comment on Prince Harry's new book Spare during their trip to Merseyside but have managed so far remained tight-lipped
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'I'm in awe of our tireless nurses from the vantage point of my hospital bed'
Paul Routledge gets a frontline view of how hard our NHS staff work after being rushed into Leeds General Infirmary, and says Rishi Sunak needs to stop his PR photo-ops and get real himself
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Ambulance times and A&E waits hit record worst as possible doctors strikes loom
Labour described the NHS as being in “the biggest crisis in its history”, as patient care worsens and staff stage waves of strikes over pay and working conditions
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Baby born at 24 weeks weighing half a bag of sugar is 'living medical miracle'
Isla Tobias was intubated at birth as she needed help breathing and a nasal gastric tube was inserted. She suffered from bowel and gullet perforation and required life-saving surgery at three weeks old
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Man shouts 'were you hurt by Harry's book, Sir?' as William returns to work
Footage of the heir to the throne arriving at the Royal Liverpool University Hospital today shows a member of the crowd asking: "Were you hurt by the comments in Harry's book, Sir?"
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'I need surgery to be the real me - but NHS waitlists mean it'll cost me £7k'
Alix Turner needs surgery in order to feel comfortable in their own skin - but with a 49-month NHS waitlist, they're now looking to fund the £7,000 procedure themselves
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Ambulance union to discuss up to six more strike dates as pay dispute deepens
The GMB union will meet ambulance representatives to discuss further industrial action after talks with Health Secretary Steve Barclay failed to break the deadlock
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BBC's Ambulance viewers get emotional over episode aired on day of strike action
As emergency workers took up strike action across the UK, viewers called upon the government to act and support
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Woman with compulsive need to pull out her hair opens up about tough condition
Becka Gaul has a recurring dream where she wakes with a full head of flowing hair but unfortunately her locks are thinning, she has patchy eyebrows, and few eyelashes - because she suffers from a hair-pulling disorder
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Kate Garraway gets emotional as she grills MP on husband Derek’s NHS battle
Kate Garraway clashed with an MP on Good Morning Britain after she suggested that the government should continue to offer NHS patients beds for free in private hospitals when the NHS hospitals are oversubscribed
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NHS chiefs make urgent call for more organ donors from ethnic minorities
Winnie Andango, lead nurse for equality with organ donation at NHS Blood and Transplant, said there "remains an urgent need" for people from ethnic minorities to support organ donation