NHS pay cap scrapped but Health Secretary won’t rule out cuts to services
Jeremy Hunt has told MPs the NHS pay cap has been scrapped, but was unable to rule out cutting health services to fund rises above 1%. The Health Secretary said
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NHS treatment for children with mental health problems ‘shockingly poor’
NHS treatment for children with mental health problems is shockingly poor, the Children’s Commissioner for England has said. In a new report to MPs, Anne Longfield said she was “very
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Inspectors warn NHS & social care ‘straining at seams’ with staff shortages and rising demand
The NHS is straining at the seams as it juggles problems with staffing shortages, rising demand and increasing numbers of patients with preventable illnesses, health and care inspectors have said.
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NHS trust in special measures after patients died waiting for heart treatment
An NHS trust has been placed in special measures after some hospital patients were found to have died after waiting too long for heart treatment while others were left to
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Trust with 500 nursing vacancies considers filling roles with other staff
A trust with around 500 nursing vacancies has admitted it is having difficulty recruiting and said it is considering filling some roles with other staff. The number of vacant nursing
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Extra £5 million for NHS Scotland to reduce delays and ease winter pressures
Scotland’s health boards will share a £5 million fund to help hospitals and community services cope with a surge in demand over winter. The additional money announced by Health Secretary
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Health Secretary pledges to boost nurse training places by 5,000
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a 25% increase in nurse training places to boost numbers of home-grown NHS staff as Britain leaves the EU. The additional 5,000 places will
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Complaints to NHS Scotland rise 10% to highest level for five years
Complaints to NHS Scotland have risen 10% in a year and are equivalent to around 64 per day, new figures have shown. Official statistics revealed 23,507 grievances were registered between
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Research suggests rise in death rates linked to delayed hospital discharges
Delayed discharges – where people are stuck in hospital even though they are medically fit to leave – is fuelling a rise in overall death rates, research suggests. Experts said
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Thousands of breast cancer patients denied 43p-a-day drugs, study finds
Thousands of women with breast cancer are still being denied 43p-a-day drugs in many parts of the country, according to a new report. Progress on tackling breast cancer is also
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