Campaigners will present a petition with more than 100,000 signatures to Prime Minister Theresa May calling for an end to the “postcode lottery” of NHS fertility treatment. The Fertility Network
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An esteemed cancer expert has died suddenly after getting a yellow fever jab. Professor Martin Gore, 67, who was described as an “inspiration” by the Duke of Cambridge, died on
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A leading paramedic died after taking a “toxic” amount of prescription medication, an inquest has heard. Professor Malcolm Woollard, 57, was found dead at his home after consuming an excessive
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Theresa May has hailed the launch of a 10-year plan for the NHS in England as a “truly historic moment”. Health chiefs say that up to 500,000 lives could be
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All smokers who are admitted to hospital will be encouraged to quit as part of a new five-year plan, NHS England said. The NHS will invest £183 million in helping
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A health trust has been fined £300,000 after two nurses were stabbed by a patient at a medium secure psychiatric unit. The staff suffered life-threatening injuries when patient Myha Grant
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Over a third of health boards in Scotland need intervention after dropping below expected standards, MSPs have been told. In a letter to the health committee at Holyrood, NHS Scotland
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The health service has earmarked £300,000 to fund so-called “drunk tanks” in a bid to ease the pressure on hospitals and emergency services over the festive period. The supervised areas
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A hospital trust has apologised after a two-year-old boy was left infertile after surgeons operated on the wrong testicle. The boy was admitted to Bristol Royal Hospital for Children earlier
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The Government is drawing up plans to stop food shortages from affecting hospital patients in the event of a no-deal Brexit, according to official documents. Doctors and nurses should also
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