Family had to say goodbye to child battling suspected hospital bug, inquiry told
A father has told how his family were called in around four times to say a final goodbye to his cancer patient daughter as she fought an infection he suspects
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Government poised to press ahead with mandatory jabs for NHS England staff from next April
The Government is set to announce mandatory vaccines for frontline NHS workers. It is understood that ministers intend to announce shortly that compulsory vaccines will be introduced from April for
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Relatives of worlds’ ‘most complicated’ Covid patient await life or death appeal ruling
Relatives of a grandmother in her 50s left brain-damaged and paralysed from the neck down after contracting Covid-19 are waiting for an appeal ruling after a judge concluded that she
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People still being ‘denied access’ to medicinal cannabis three years after law change
Health Secretary Sajid Javid is being urged to “deliver on his commitment” to ensure that children with severe epilepsy can access medical cannabis. Campaign group End Our Pain said families
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Quarter of stillbirths and fifth of premature births linked to poverty and race in new study
A quarter of stillbirths and a fifth of premature births across England are due to socio-economic inequalities, research suggests. A review in The Lancet of more than a million births
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Boosters available at hundreds of walk-in sites across England without appointment
Boosters are now being given at walk-in vaccination sites with no appointment needed as the NHS aims to ramp up jabs uptake ahead of a “challenging” winter. From Monday, anyone
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Mandatory jabs for NHS staff should be delayed amid warning of ‘very, very difficult winter’
Mandating Covid-19 jabs for NHS workers should be delayed until spring to enable the health service to get through the busy winter period, an NHS leader has said. Ministers have
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Man’s death sparked probe into NHS use of private hospitals during pandemic
The NHS’s use of private hospitals during the coronavirus pandemic has been investigated following the death of a man. Concerns were raised that some private hospitals took on more complex
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Health sector ‘dismayed’ at missed opportunity to address NHS workforce issues in Budget
The Chancellor “missed an opportunity” to fix NHS workforce challenges, health leaders have said. The Budget documents state that: “The Government will provide hundreds of millions of pounds in additional
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Plea for more mental health funding amid ‘concerning’ rise in number of people being sectioned
Ministers have faced pleas for more funds to help people with mental health issues before they reach crisis point after figures show a rise in people being sectioned in health
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