A new “state-of-the-art” cancer research facility will be built at the Christie Hospital in Manchester, on a site which was devastated by fire. The blaze started on the roof of
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Two fifths of private hospitals in England are failing to meet expected safety standards, according to a report by health inspectors. While the majority of independent acute hospitals provide good
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GPs should write “recommendation prescriptions” for patients who can self-care for minor ailments, according to a group of medicine manufacturers. Such prescriptions would let GPs recommend over-the-counter medicines or give
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The grandfather of murdered Ellie Butler said he is disappointed that social services and other agencies involved in the six-year-old’s care have not faced criticism after an inquest into her
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There is a crisis of “epidemic proportions” in education for children with special needs, teachers have warned. Schools are at “breaking point” with a lack of funding, and no places
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A commission on loneliness set up by the murdered MP Jo Cox has been wound up. The organisation came up with a series of recommendations, backed by Theresa May, on
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About 1.4 million council workers and school support workers are set to receive a 2% pay rise following a consultation with staff. Two of the three unions involved have accepted
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Ealing Council has banned anti-abortion protesters from demonstrating outside a clinic which provides terminations to pregnant women. The council’s cabinet voted unanimously in favour of allowing a Public Spaces Protection
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A west London council will vote on whether it will become the first in the country to create a buffer zone outside an abortion clinic to prevent patients from intimidation.
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Theresa May has set out plans to help ensure that prostate cancer patients are “treated earlier and faster”. The Prime Minister has pledged £75 million towards clinical trials for the
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