Healthcare staff and other key workers should have priority access to fuel amid supply issues, leading unions have warned. The British Medical Association (BMA) said that as pumps run dry
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People living in poorer regions of England face longer waits for routine NHS care, according to new analysis. The NHS has been told by a watchdog to ensure people have
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Police are investigating four deaths at the flagship Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (QUEH) in Glasgow, it has emerged. The Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service (COPFS) – which has a
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A mother whose son was being treated for cancer on a children’s ward in Scotland has likened the hospital environment to “a third world country”. Suzanne Brown told the Scottish
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Northern Ireland’s Health Minister Robin Swann has launched a new Workforce Appeal to help maintain important surgery this winter. As the health service struggles to cope with some of the
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The worst ever performance figures have been recorded by hospital accident and emergency departments in Wales, according to new data. The Welsh Ambulance Service, which is seeking help from the
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Steps to improve maternity care have been “too slow”, health inspectors have warned as new figures show that two in five services are not performing well enough. A total of
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A father has told how he was left “shell shocked” after he almost lost his son to a hospital-acquired infection following an operation to remove the boy’s kidney. Cameron Gough
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Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister has urged a cautious approach to further lockdown relaxations amid high Covid rates and pressures on the health service. Michelle O’Neill returned to Stormont on
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The Government has an opportunity to reset the health and social care agenda as a result of the virus crisis, according to a leading public health expert. Sir Michael Marmot
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