A severely disabled eight-year-old boy is to get a £7.5 million payout after his parents settled a damages claim, a judge has heard. Lawyers representing the boy, who has spinal
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Patients with neurological conditions struggle to get a diagnosis and feel doctors do not take their symptoms seriously, a charity has said. In a report published on Wednesday, the Brain
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Targets that ensure patients see a specialist within two weeks of being urgently referred by their GP for suspected cancer could be scrapped, with a charity calling news of the
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A much-loved pensioner suffered a “horrific” death from an operable brain tumour after doctors failed to properly monitor her scan results, her husband has said. An investigation by the Parliamentary
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The NHS must do more to ensure staff members involved in sexual misconduct or abuse are disciplined, ministers have been warned. Liberal Democrat MP Daisy Cooper (pictured) said a constituent
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Patients will be able to obtain prescription medicines and oral contraception directly from pharmacies under a blueprint to ease the pressure on GPs’ appointments. Treatments for seven common conditions including
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More pharmacies are expected to close unless the Government provides “urgently” needed funding to the “struggling” sector, industry leaders have said. The warnings come as healthcare providers await Government proposals
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Asylum seekers in England are at risk of missing out on basic healthcare services because they have limited access to the internet, a report has warned. Asylum seekers interviewed by
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Pharmacy leaders have raised concerns that patients could be coming to harm as a result of medicine supply issues. A new poll found that almost nine in 10 (87%) believe
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Children’s mental health support across England is subject to a “postcode lottery”, with average waiting times of 40 days for starting treatment, a new report has warned. The Children’s Commissioner
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