Children’s mental health services will need to expand significantly to cope with the growing problems faced by young people, the head of the NHS in England has said. Simon Stevens
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Women in Wales are to be allowed to take the second abortion pill at home. Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said the move will increase choice for women and reduce the
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Jeremy Corbyn will highlight the pressures facing GP practices and other NHS services on a visit to Scotland. The UK Labour leader will join Scottish party chief Richard Leonard for
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Four new reports published today by the Mental Welfare Commission of visits to units for people with learning disabilities found unacceptable levels of delayed discharge, with some patients waiting years
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A London-based nurse has been found guilty of trafficking five Nigerian women to Germany to work as prostitutes – after forcing them to undergo humiliating voodoo rituals. Josephine Iyamu (pictured)
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A doctor implicated in a scandal at Gosport Memorial Hospital has said she was “doing her best” for patients. Jane Barton (pictured) said she was a “hard-working doctor” working in
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An NHS trust has decided to press ahead with controversial plans to set up an outsourcing company despite a strike by hundreds of workers in protest at the move. The
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Health officials have issued a safety warning after it emerged that two hospital patients died after being given the wrong type of food while suffering from swallowing difficulties. Hundreds of
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A retired paramedic has told an inquest he did “make mistakes” in the way that he treated a mother who suffered a cardiac arrest following family court proceedings. Gary Long
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Patients have been criticised for taking photos of good-looking doctors during medical appointments and posting the images online. Social media posts commenting “how hot is my doc” are being shared
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