Some people with long-term health problems feel “burnt out” as a result of trying to navigate a “difficult and complex” health and care system, according to a new report. The
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Thousands of independent pharmacies across England have been advised to slash opening hours and services amid an ongoing row over funding. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA) has recommended its 6,000
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The UK is “perilously vulnerable” to disruptions in the supply of the likes of antibiotics, vaccines and diagnostic tests, experts have warned. The Centre for Long-Term Resilience said a dependence
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Patients are being put at risk by medicine supply shortages which leave pharmacies unable to dispense prescriptions at least once a day, health leaders have warned. The National Pharmacy Association
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A woman awaiting an autism assessment was given a waiting time of at least 16 years, MPs were told, as they said extra money for the NHS must lead to
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Pharmacists are facing a “financial cliff edge” and will cut services for patients unless the Government provides funding, leaders have warned. The National Pharmacy Association (NPA), which represents 6,000 independent
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The HIV prevention programme will be extended to March 2026, as part of plans to end transmissions in England by 2030, a health minister has said. The expansion is being
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A 66-year-old man who became a compulsive gambler and shopper after being prescribed a medication for restless leg syndrome has received a £70,000 settlement from his GP. Philip Stevens (pictured),
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A GP who disguised himself as a nurse and poisoned his mother’s partner with a fake Covid jab in a plot to murder has been jailed for 31 years and
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A group of clinicians and patients has called on the government at Holyrood to adopt a “Scotland-wide focus” on chronic kidney disease (CKD), saying that as many as 600,000 Scots
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