Boris Johnson’s comment that the Leave campaign under-estimated when it claimed Brexit would allow an extra £350 million to be spent on the NHS weekly has been branded “ridiculous”. Leading
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The Government could deliver a £31 billion boost to the economy over five years by abolishing 201 district and borough councils in England and handing over their powers to county
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Brexit could have “serious implications” on Ireland’s struggling health workforce, one of the World Health Organisation’s (WHO) top officials has warned. Jim Campbell, director of the WHO’s health workforce department,
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The number of nurses and midwives leaving the profession has risen by 13% over the last year, prompting fears the NHS is facing “major challenges” to retain staff. More midwives
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Foreign nurses applying to work in the UK will be able to demonstrate their ability to speak English using an additional test, the nursing regulator has announced. The move may
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Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a 25% increase in nurse training places to boost numbers of home-grown NHS staff as Britain leaves the EU. The additional 5,000 places will
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Leaving the European Union could be “potentially catastrophic” for the NHS, the authors of a hard-hitting report have warned. Even a “soft” Brexit that retains access to the single market
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Lawyers have warned about the possible impact Brexit could have on the NHS, claiming that leaving the European Union could result in delays in patients getting new medicines and also
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Hundreds of thousands of children left in limbo over their residency status after Brexit must not be used as bargaining chips in the negotiations, the children’s commissioner for England has
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The number of nurses and midwives leaving the profession has risen 51% in just four years, with those under the age of retirement citing low pay and poor working conditions.
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