Patients will be able to book more tests and scans after work and at weekends as part of plans to free up millions of medical appointments and slash waiting lists
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The former head of a national inquiry into child sexual abuse has warned against “politicising” the issue, as she urged the Government to act on the “full implementation” of reforms
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A prison officer has been jailed for 15 months after having sex with an inmate in a cell. Linda De Sousa Abreu, 30, of Fulham, south-west London, was charged after
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The Prime Minister remains embroiled in a row with billionaire Elon Musk over calls for a national investigation into child sexual abuse following his speech on Monday. Responding to questions
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People should be “protected from the catastrophic costs of upfront care” that see them forced to sell their homes, Wes Streeting has suggested. The Health Secretary was speaking as he
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Social care organisations have called on the government to act “urgently” on plans for long-term funding and reform after it was revealed that proposals may not be delivered until 2028.
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Proposals for the long-term funding and major reform of social care in England may not be delivered until 2028, the Government has confirmed. It comes as ministers announced the first
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Hospices have welcomed a multimillion funding boost for England which the Government described as the biggest investment in a generation in the sector. Investment of £100 million has been announced
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A woman has walked free from court after prosecutors accepted she did not illegally abort her baby. Sophie Harvey, 25, had previously stood trial accused of procuring her own miscarriage
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Urban and rural councils have warned that the increase in funding next year announced by the Government will not relieve acute pressures on local services. Changes to the draft local
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