An outbreak of highly drug resistant gonorrhoea has been detected in the north of England, triggering a national alert. Fifteen cases have been detected by Public Health England (PHE) so
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Patients are suffering due to wide variations in how many cancer cases are diagnosed at an early stage and who gets the best stroke care, a report has found. The
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Nearly 113,000 council homes could be sold off across England onto the private market to help finance the Government’s controversial plans to extend the Right to Buy scheme, according to
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Nearly four out of 10 carers spend more than 100 hours a week looking after their loved one, leaving some feeling isolated and lacking practical help, a major poll has
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Ten people who had the “misfortune” of being in hospital when killer nurse Victorino Chua was at large died from unrelated causes, inquests have heard. Chua, 49, was jailed for
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Special Branch and senior police are accused of sinking investigations into historical child sex abuse by VIPs, MPs and officers in new corruption allegations against Scotland Yard. The police watchdog
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Alcohol consumption protects against heart attacks – but increases the risk of many cancers as well as the likelihood of being injured, a global study has found. The research, which
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Broadmoor high security hospital has been rated inadequate by a watchdog with concerns raised about patients being physically restrained too often. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission said they did
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The amount spent on adult social care in England has fallen in real terms, according to a report. The study from the Health and Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) found
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New Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn lived up to his campaign pledge of “a new kind of politics” by crowd-sourcing his first appearance at Prime Minister’s Questions in the House of
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