A no-deal Brexit could lead to the NHS forking out £2.3 billion by 2020, new analysis suggests. The additional cost could come as a result of increased purchasing of supplies
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A woman’s rights campaigner who says she was promised a peerage in return for sleeping with a senior member of the House of Lords has urged other victims of harassment
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A five-minute scan of blood vessels in the neck during mid-life could become part of future dementia screening, researchers have suggested. If confirmed in larger studies, the scan – which
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Olly Murs, Craig David and Little Mix are among the stars who have surprised project workers funded by BBC Children In Need for the chance to duet with them. Also
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Home Secretary Sajid Javid is considering his response after a High Court judge declared a decision to cut state cash support to potential victims of human trafficking unlawful. Weekly payouts
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A hospital trust has been placed into special measures after it emerged that more than 100 cases of alleged poor care are to be reviewed. NHS Improvement confirmed on Thursday
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England’s top doctor has called on the NHS to use more technology and innovation to reduce the thousands of unnecessary outpatient appointments carried out every day. NHS England medical director
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The Justice Secretary has launched a new scheme to help ex-offenders stay off the streets and away from crime. David Gauke announced that Leeds, Pentonville and Bristol prisons will spearhead
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Council social services bosses have been criticised by a family court judge who questioned whether guidelines were followed in a case involving a mother of three who has learning disabilities.
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A grandmother would not have been murdered if mental health staff had assessed the danger posed by a mentally ill woman properly, a coroner has concluded. Paranoid schizophrenic Nicola Edgington
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