Prime Minister announces NHS to get extra £384 million per week after Brexit
The NHS is to get an extra £384 million a week after Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May has said. In a major announcement to mark the 70th anniversary of the
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Ex-health ministers call for more streamlined NHS and free social care at point of need
The NHS could benefit from a “radical simplification” of streamlining and making social care free at the point of need, former Labour and Tory health ministers have suggested. Lord Ara
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Tory MPs use parliamentary tactics to frustrate mental health restraint reforms
Reforms to mental health units have stalled after a Tory MP delivered one of the Commons’ longest speeches in recent years. Cries of “shame” were heard in the chamber as
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NHS to recruit thousands more foreign doctors and nurses after lifting visa cap
The NHS is to be able to recruit thousands more medical staff from abroad, after the Government announced a relaxation on visas. Doctors and nurses are to be excluded from
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Decade high half a million patients waiting more than 18 weeks for treatment
The number of patients waiting longer than the recommended 18 weeks to start planned NHS hospital treatment has reached the highest number in almost a decade by exceeding half a
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CQC survey finds mental health patients feel treated with less respect and dignity
Patients with pre-existing mental health conditions feel they are treated with less respect and dignity while staying in hospital, according to the results of a wide-ranging survey. This group reported
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Immigration rules for doctors branded ‘ludicrous and shameful’ in the Lords
Immigration rules preventing overseas doctors being recruited by the NHS have been branded “ludicrous and shameful” in the Lords. Former Lord Speaker Baroness Hayman warned patient care was being “compromised”
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NHS unveils plan to cut unnecessarily long hospital stays ahead of next winter
The NHS has unveiled plans to cut unnecessarily long hospital stays, freeing up thousands of beds ahead of next winter. Around 350,000 patients spend more than three weeks in hospital
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Doctors should not fear prosecution for ‘honest mistakes’ – Jeremy Hunt
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt is promising more support for doctors and nurses who make “honest mistakes” while treating patients so they can learn from their errors without fear of prosecution.
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45 people evacuated as 58 firefighters tackle blaze at North London Hospital
Forty-five people were evacuated from wards at a north London hospital on Sunday night after a fire broke out. Almost 60 firefighters and eight fire engines rushed to Chase Farm
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