A coroner has ruled that an 88-year-old woman who died after a five-hour wait in an ambulance and two hours on a hospital trolley did not suffer from neglect and
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Two fifths of health visitors fear that they are “so stretched” that avoidable tragedies involving children could occur, a new poll suggests. A new poll of 1,200 health visitors in
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The sister of a midwife brutally murdered by her lover has told the killer she was “haunted” by the false comfort he gave the family, hours after the death. Michael
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Uber has announced that it will provide NHS staff in England who are working over the Christmas period with free transport this festive season. The ride sharing firm is offering
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Nearly a third of GPs say they are likely to leave their roles within five years, a survey has found, as experts warn stress and huge workloads are forcing many
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£114m will be invested in 2019/20 to support a range of education and training programmes for healthcare professionals in Wales, Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has announced. This is £7m more
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A hospital trust at the centre of a maternity care scandal has been criticised by health inspectors in a new report. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated services at Shrewsbury
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The UK has become one of the first countries to meet a key target in the battle against the HIV epidemic, figures suggest. Statistics released by Public Health England (PHE)
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MPs should vote for the Brexit deal to ensure medical stockpiles do not run out, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has told the Commons. Mr Hancock said “voting for the deal
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The chief executive of NHS Scotland will step down early next year after more than five years in the role. Health Secretary Jeane Freeman paid tribute to the “excellent” work
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