Achieving parity of access to treatments for mental health patients compared with that for people with physical conditions will be the work of a generation, the Health Secretary has warned.
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Health officials lack a clear post Brexit recruitment plan which could exacerbate current medical staff shortages, MPs have said in a report that also warns that the NHS faces regional
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Reforms to make it simpler for care homes and hospitals to hold vulnerable people who cannot consent to treatment or care have cleared their first Commons hurdle – despite cross-party
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The case of a convicted fraudster who rose from the ranks of nurse to chief executive has been highlighted by a watchdog as cause to review how NHS trusts are
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A young woman left infertile because her cervical cancer was not spotted for more than four years has been awarded the costs of having surrogate children in America by the
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Patients across England can now access GP appointments in the evening and on weekends, NHS England has announced. Health bosses said that an estimated nine million extra appointments per year
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A former NHS Tayside boss was given double the payoff she was entitled to because of the “total incompetence” of the assistant chief executive, MSPs have learned. A settlement payment
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A review into a major blunder in the breast cancer screening programme which meant thousands of women were not invited to final screenings has found that the announcement was made
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A very sick 11-month-old girl who has spent her life in hospital should be allowed to die peacefully, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Hayden said doctors could
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Older people are 50% more likely to visit A&E if they live alone than if they live with someone else, a study has found. One in five people aged 65
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