BBC newsreader George Alagiah said his cancer was caught “very late” and may have been detected earlier if England had similar screening procedures to Scotland. The 62-year-old presenter, who lives
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Theresa May faces calls from almost 100 MPs to establish a cross-party commission to address the crisis in NHS and social care. The move is an attempt to break the
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A simple bedside chart can help reduce pain among cancer patients, a study has found. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh worked with doctors to develop the Edinburgh Pain Assessment
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A health trust has been fined £2 million after neglect at a care unit led to the “completely avoidable” deaths of two vulnerable patients, including an epileptic teenager who drowned
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An epilepsy drug has been approved to treat children suffering from seizures on the NHS in Wales by the All Wales Medicine Strategy Group (AMWSG). Epilepsy is a disorder characterised
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The chief locksmith at a major London hospital trust has been locked up after being found guilty of ripping off the NHS for more than half a million pounds, officials
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A survey of more than 100 MS nurses by the MS Society reveals the significant pressure being placed on them to assist with benefits claims. Nine in ten (90%) said
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Many NHS trusts in England are failing to log, track or disclose information on conflicts of interest among staff, it has been claimed. While healthcare professionals are obliged to divulge
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The NHS is working with councils to improve “housing health” to boost the wellbeing of vulnerable residents after a report found poor housing is costing the health service £1.4 billion
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Scientists believe a new antibiotic which is capable of killing superbugs and has been successfully used to treat an infection could lead to the first new class of antibiotic drug
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