Three people have been taken to hospital after stabbings at two health centres in east London, police said. A man was detained nearby and taken to hospital for treatment. It
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Patients across England can now access GP appointments in the evening and on weekends, NHS England has announced. Health bosses said that an estimated nine million extra appointments per year
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Older people are 50% more likely to visit A&E if they live alone than if they live with someone else, a study has found. One in five people aged 65
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Two fifths of health visitors fear that they are “so stretched” that avoidable tragedies involving children could occur, a new poll suggests. A new poll of 1,200 health visitors in
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Nearly a third of GPs say they are likely to leave their roles within five years, a survey has found, as experts warn stress and huge workloads are forcing many
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Ministers have been urged to review cuts to sexual health budgets by the first MP to announce that he has HIV during a House of Commons debate. Lloyd Russell-Moyle (pictured),
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Some NHS 111 patients are to be booked appointments with their local pharmacist, officials have said. Patients in London with minor illnesses who call the NHS helpline can be sent
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Health teams working in the community are to get a multi-billion funding boost in a bid to prevent unnecessary hospital admissions, the Prime Minister has announced. Theresa May pledged £3.5
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GPs made more than 1.4 million referrals for talking therapies for patients with anxiety or depression last year, new figures show. The number of referrals for talking therapy increased from
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Health officials have called on the elderly to get their flu jab as it sought to stem fears over a shortage of the vaccine. Last week concerns were raised that
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