All news on the topic: NHS

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PPE kit sold to Tories by millionaire couple among waste in picture of shame
Unopened boxes of gowns, gloves and masks later found to be unsafe due to incorrect storage were sold to the Government by Sarah and Richard Stoute in the single largest pandemic PPE contract
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Brave former soldiers laugh off the traumas of war with stand-up comedy gig
Veterans who undertook a year-long comedy course, sponsored by the NHS and aimed at helping them to express themselves, are now preparing to perform to an audience in London.
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Mum facing huge bill to learn to speak to her son backs Strictly star's campaign
Katie Littlejohn, 37, is supporting Rose Alying-Ellis's campaign for free BSL lessons for the families of deaf children, after being faced with huge fees to learn to communicate with her son.
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BBC newsreader nearly loses her sight as optician gives devastating diagnosis
BBC newsreader Lucy Owen has urged people to keep on top of their eye health as a routine trip to the opticians saved the sight in her right eye
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'Silent' symptom of deadly heatstroke that's very easy to miss
While most of us love the warmer weather, it's vital to remember that too much sunshine can be dangerous
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'Government needs to explain why medics in England are deemed less worthy'
The British Medical Association has rejected the below-inflation 5% rise offered, which is not surprising when junior doctors in Scotland have been promised more
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England's healthiest and unhealthiest places named - see if your town is on list
A huge study by the Office for National Statistics has revealed the nation's most unhealthy and least unhealthy towns, with major differences appearing between some rural and urban areas
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Inside Covid Inquiry Week Two - blame, denials, heckles, Tory cuts and tears
Politicians, top scientists and medics have given evidence to the Covid Inquiry so far, as it kicked off its investigation with a focus on how well the UK was prepared for the arrival of the virus
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Junior doctors to go on five day strike in July - what it means for patients
The five-day walkout will take place between 0700 on July 13 and 0700 on July 18, the British Medical Association said
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'Inflation woes are not an accident, they are consequence of Tory governments'
The Bank of England has used the only weapon in its armoury to try to bring down inflation. But this is a crisis that has been ­incubated in Downing Street
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'You don't get international rescue mission if you're a drowning boat migrant'
The response to the stricken Titanic submersible is in stark contrast to the recent trawler tragedy off Greece, says Paul Routledge
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'Testing twice for bowel cancer could be key to saving lives'
Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from Edinburgh University that found detection of bowel cancer, our second biggest cancer killer, shoots up to nearly 100% if two FIT tests are carried out
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Chris Whitty tells Tories to invest in NHS to protect against future pandemics
England’s Chief Medical Officer appeared at the Covid Inquiry and rejected evidence from Chancellor Jeremy Hunt the previous day which blamed a focus on planning for a flu pandemic, rather than a coronavirus
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8 heatstroke warning signs that must not be ignored - from headache to nausea
There are eight main symptoms people should look out for especially in babies, young children and the elderly who are less able to control their body temperature
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'Windrush paved way for me to be NHS nurse - but history can't repeat itself'
Child of the Windrush generation, Estephanie Dunn, calls for the doctors and nurses who arrived 75 years ago to help Britain to be honoured by creating real change now
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All you need to know about the Windrush scandal and who was impacted
Despite living in Britain for decades, some of the Windrush generation lost their jobs, were refused medical care or even faced deportation threats because they lacked the proper documentation
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'Bank of England is fighting economic firestorm caused by Tory arsonists'
In the face of this growing disaster, Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has acted like a rabbit transfixed by the headlights of a super truck
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Slippery Rishi Sunak accused of misleading MPs over record NHS waiting lists
Labour's Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged Rishi Sunak to come clean after he wrongly claimed at Prime Minister's Questions that 'we are reducing waiting lists'
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Three warning signs of silent killer as cases of deadly disease are on the rise
The lesser-known Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (or NALFD) is perhaps a hidden illness you have never come across before - and one in three of us are already developing it
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'I watched Litvinenko die and treated 7/7 victims but Covid pushed me to limit'
Dr Jim Down, consultant of critical care and anaesthesia, came to public prominence during the Covid-19 pandemic when BBC crews interviewed him
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'George Osborne is either utterly deluded or a shameless knave'
Rejecting obvious evidence that his spending cuts weakened Britain’s health and social care services before Covid is the self-denial of an arrogant Conservative
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'Romantic' Rod Stewart lauds Penny marriage but says 'we often spend day apart'
Legendary singer talks to the Mirror about his tour, his amazing SAS health regime, his perfect partnership with Penny - and a new whisky venture
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Labour MP's Windrush grandparents were dedicated to rebuilding post-war Britain
Marsha de Cordova says their legacy not only lives on in Britain’s cherished institutions but in the individual lives rebuilt in homes, in gardens, in kitchens, and social clubs
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Baby with hip condition cries in pain when she crawls after 'surgery delays'
Lilly Barry needs a major operation on her hip before she reaches 18 months, but with little over three months left, parents Kayah and Andrew have no idea if or when it will happen
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'My parents taught me resilience - that was how Windrush generation survived'
Dawn Butler's parents came to the UK from Jamaica in the 1950s and saw England as the 'mother country' - but they were shocked at the racism they suffered