The NHS faces an unprecedented funding black hole, with trusts in England forecast to run up deficits of more than £2.2 billion this year, according to a public spending watchdog.
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The NHS has failed to investigate the unexpected deaths of more than 1,000 people since 2011, a leaked report has revealed. An investigation found a “failure of leadership” at Southern
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Jeremy Hunt has blasted the NHS over allegations health bosses failed to investigate the unexpected deaths of more than 1,000 people since 2011 as “totally and utterly unacceptable”. A leaked
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Wales’s NHS will receive an extra £290 million a year, the Welsh Government has announced in its spending plans. The Labour administration in Cardiff Bay unveiled its draft budget to
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Jeremy Hunt has announced an “Ofsted-style” evaluation system for clinical commissioning groups in a bid to improve cancer care in the UK. The system, which will come into place in
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Overseas visitors and migrants will be charged for using most GP services, plus receiving A&E and ambulance care under new plans drawn up by the Government. Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt
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The Scottish Government and NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) have launched a new initiative aiming to bring down the cost and usage of all temporary agency staff ensuring financial targets
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The NHS risks a shortage of nurses if it shirks hard choices, the Health Secretary has said, as students protest against the Government’s decision to scrap nursing bursaries. Jeremy Hunt
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Almost one in three families do not have the right support in place to care for elderly relatives leaving hospital, according to a new report. Many families believe discharging the
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A landmark new law on organ donors comes into effect in Wales today which means adults automatically become donors after their death – unless they have chosen to opt out
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