A cash boost for mental health services will “end the stigma which has forced too many to suffer in silence”, the Chancellor said. Philip Hammond said he hoped the extra
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A new antibiotic which acts as a “Trojan horse” has proved effective against drug-resistant bacteria, researchers have said. Scientists say trials on 448 people with kidney or urinary tract infections
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A hospital trust is reportedly set to place all of its scheduled orthopaedic surgery into the hands of a private healthcare company. The Health Service Journal (HSJ) said the University
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MPs have written to Northern Ireland’s health chief to express concerns that cancer services in the region are falling behind the rest of the UK. Members of the Northern Ireland
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Wales Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has announced £5 million will be spent this financial year to help relieve pressure on critical care units across Wales this winter. The £5m is
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Stress-led absences in the NHS have risen by just under a fifth, new analysis shows. The number of staff absent due to stress, depression and anxiety has risen 17.6% between
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The Government still lacks an effective overall strategy to integrate the health and social care sectors, while financial pressures on local authorities mean there is “no realistic prospect of progress”,
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A health board has apologised after advising staff to avoid speaking to members of the travelling community. NHS National Services Scotland sent an internal memo to staff at its staff
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Wales Health Secretary, Vaughan Gething, has announced the first project to be backed by the £100m Transformation Fund, to develop new models of health and social care. Developed by the
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A minister has apologised after an email telling Government departments not to destroy any documents relevant to the Infected Blood Inquiry failed to send. David Lidington said no “material damage”
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