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 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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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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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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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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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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The NHS backlog will take longer to clear without extra funding for social care in this week’s Budget, bodies representing councils and healthcare groups have warned. The social care sector
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Accident and emergency waiting times in Scotland have hit their worst level on record once more, with just 70.9% of patients seen in four hours. With 24,116 patients seeking treatment
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NHS staff have been warned they could face a mandatory requirement to be vaccinated against Covid-19. Health Secretary Sajid Javid said he is “leaning towards” making the jabs compulsory for
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More than half of A&Es and urgent care services require improvement or are inadequate, according to a report. The Care Quality Commission’s State of Care study for 2020/2021 found inspectors
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