A woman who dialled 999 more than 850 times without a genuine reason, and hurled abuse at call handlers, has been jailed for 12 weeks and ordered to pay compensation
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Vaccine refusal is a “growing public health timebomb”, the head of the NHS has warned. More than half a million children in the UK were not vaccinated against measles over
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A record 2.2 million people were checked for cancer by the NHS in England last year, with the health service crediting increased awareness to celebrities such as Stephen Fry. The
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has vowed to end the use of non-disclosure agreements which prevent would-be NHS whistleblowers speaking out. Mr Hancock said he wants more people to feel they
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Families caring for sick children should be warned about the potential pitfalls of sharing their plight on social media, experts have said. New guidance for health professionals suggests parents are
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A mentally-ill man killed his wife and then himself hours after the “inseparable couple” were turned away from an A&E department where they had tried to seek help, an inquest
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A woman who has suffered from a “prolonged, pathological grief disorder” since her daughter was stillborn nearly six years ago has been awarded more than a quarter of a million
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One in four NHS wards routinely operate at unsafe staffing levels that threaten patient safety, experts have warned. Researchers at the University of Southampton said that lessons learned from the
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A new £5 million intensive care unit (ICU) has officially opened at a hospital in Renfrewshire. Patients will now be cared for at NHS Greater Glasgow and Clyde (NHSGGC)’s new
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A digital portal which helps NHS hospitals find care home places for patients is to be rolled out across England in a bid to cut unnecessary delays. The Capacity Tracker
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