The number of patients stuck in hospital despite being well enough to leave has increased by 9% in a year, official figures show. The latest NHS Scotland Information Services Division
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Thousands of breast cancer patients could benefit from a new drug combination on the NHS, health officials have said. The use of the medication -abemaciclib and fulvestrant – has been
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A woman who died from an undiagnosed heart condition four days after giving birth could have been saved if her condition had been spotted and treated earlier, a hospital has
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A university student died after doctors failed to spot a head injury he sustained during a night out to celebrate his birthday, a coroner has found. Maria Voisin, senior coroner
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The cost of prescriptions dispensed in the community and the number of items dispensed during the 2018 calendar year has been published today by NHS Digital. The Prescription Cost Analysis,
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More than 160,000 nurses have quit the NHS since 2010/11 for reasons other than retirement, according to new figures. Data analysed by the Labour Party and verified by the House
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A man with Down’s syndrome died days after his family had raised concerns about the supposed lack of nutrition he was given at a hospital where he was being treated
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Breast cancer assessment appointments are to be offered in fewer hospitals in Northern Ireland under proposals to consolidate services and reduce waiting times. The Department of Health is planning to
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The NHS is unable to train enough GPs and nurses to meet demand and the situation is at crisis point, leading health experts have warned. The King’s Fund, Nuffield Trust
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An innovative new tool for quickly diagnosing often deadly auto-immune infections will save lives, the Health Secretary said. At least a third of those with sepsis die at present. Every
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