More than eight million operations a year could be cancelled or delayed if a shortage of NHS anaesthetists is not tackled, senior leaders have warned. The Royal College of Anaesthetists
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A new taskforce has been established to explore disparities in maternity care. The Government said that it had launched a “Maternity Disparities Taskforce” to examine the reasons why women and
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NHS services are “failing to communicate properly” with people who are blind, deaf or have a disability, a patient watchdog has said. Communication blunders range from deaf people being asked
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University researchers have launched the UK’s largest study on the health benefits of community groups and organisations. Led by academics at Glasgow Caledonian University, researchers across the country will look
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An expert group to support the creation of a National Care Service for Wales has been announced. The future of social care is part of the Welsh Government’s Co-operation Agreement
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Deaths wholly linked to alcohol increased in Scotland since before the pandemic, despite consumption decreasing in general, new Public Health Scotland (PHS) figures have found. The research discovered these deaths
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There is “a crisis of public trust” over how the criminal justice system deals with rape and sexual assaults, the Director of Public Prosecutions has said. Max Hill QC said
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The ending of mandatory coronavirus rules in England will cause “huge anxiety” to immunocompromised and disabled people, leaving them feeling “abandoned” and “forgotten”, charities have warned. The scrapping of free
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Council bosses have confirmed Afghan refugees in Edinburgh are still waiting for permanent housing, with more than 200 still in temporary accommodation. Families fleeing the ongoing crisis in Afghanistan who
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A new £80 million fund has been announced to help businesses and communities in Scotland recover from the Covid-19 pandemic. The funding, unveiled by First Minister Nicola Sturgeon on Monday
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