More than a quarter of a million GP appointments will be available as the NHS in England orders surgeries to end the practice of half-day closing. More than 700 surgeries,
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Boris Johnson has ordered urgent action to boost the number of children and young people receiving vaccinations following a rise in cases of measles. The Prime Minister will set out
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A “doctor” who managed a “chaotic” psychiatric care home before a teenager killed herself has admitted failing to give evidence to her inquest, in what is said to be a
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An autistic campaigner from Kent handed a petition with 217,828 signatures into number 10 Downing Street. The petition, which was launched jointly with the National Autistic Society ( NAS), calls on the Government
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The parents of twins born weighing the same amount as half-a-bag of sugar have been reunited with the helicopter crew and medical staff who saved their lives. Jennie Powell, 41,
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The NHS is launching a review of its programme of free mid-life health checks following concerns over their impact and limited uptake. The NHS Health Check programme is offered to
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A new NHS initiative will aim to ensure faster diagnosis for people with brain and nerve conditions and reduce hundreds of emergency admissions a year. The NHS and seven charities
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The number of students accepted on to undergraduate nursing courses in England is “nowhere near” the level needed to meet demand, the Royal College of Nursing has said. Admissions figures
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Inmates held in the largest sex offenders’ prison in Europe are released without being challenged over their crimes or the risk they pose to others, a report said. The concerns
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Dogs can sniff out bacteria that is a major of cause of lung damage in people with cystic fibrosis before it takes hold, according to a study. Research found the
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