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Vapes in a shop

Vapes to be put in plain packaging to protect children

Visitor's hand holding a patient's hand on a hospital bed

Poor communication for dying patients causing ‘avoidable distress’

Striking resident doctors on a picket line

Resident doctors vote to accept 6.6% pay uplift to end year of strike action

Wes Streeting talking to a patient in a hospital

Expert teams to be sent to worst corridor care offenders in bid to end practice

Endometriosis UK research into wait times shows longer waits for women of colour

Women waiting over a decade for endometriosis diagnoses, study shows

Resident doctors announce strikes just after Easter break

Fiona Phillips’ husband Martin Frizell: Lack of Alzheimer’s funding is ‘ageism’

Clinical trial into puberty blockers paused after ‘new concerns’ from regulator

Newly qualified midwives left unemployed amid ‘chronic’ staff shortages

Leading doctors warn over ‘silent mental health pandemic’

Fact check: GP numbers and the dangers of sunbeds

Government signals tougher crackdown on junk food advertising to children

‘Misleading’ claims used to advertise weight-loss supplements, watchdog finds

West Midlands Ambulance Service to get 23 new vehicles after multi-million pound...

St Giles Hospice to open new quiet room for families facing difficult conversati...

St Giles Hospice unveils new 'spa bathroom' made possible by Government funding

Prince of Wales ‘moved by courage’ of Gazan children brought to UK for treatment
Fifty children and their immediate families had been evacuated to the UK for treatment as of November 21.
Pol Allingham, PA

MPs raise concerns about hospital waiting lists and plans to reform NHS

Working in understaffed NHS is leaving nurses sick and ‘broken’, leaders warn

Alarm sounded over ‘unsafe’ baby scans at high street clinics with medical emerg...

Radiographers sound alarm over high street baby scans

Lack of anaesthetists hampering bid to cut surgery waiting lists – study

Questions on menopause to be included in NHS health checks for the first time

PPE Medpro fails to meet deadline to repay Government almost £122m after ruling

Mone should not be in Lords after Covid PPE contract breach, says Reeves

Company linked to Mone must repay almost £122m over Covid PPE contract breach

Company linked to Michelle Mone breached Covid PPE contract, High Court rules

High Court judge to rule on whether PPE Medpro breached Government contract
The company was accused of providing non-sterile gowns during the pandemic.
Danny Halpin, PA Law Reporter

Michelle Mone accuses Government of ‘scapegoating’ ahead of PPE court ruling

Children to see fewer ads for unhealthy food and drink from this week

Government could fall short on pledge to cut NHS waiting lists, analysis finds

GPs vote to enter dispute with Government over online appointment requests

Black women ‘not taken seriously’ on maternity care, MPs say

Offer to increase UK spending on medicines shelved, Government says

Manufacturers given 18 months to cut sugar and salt in baby food products

"We want to revolutionise how healthcare works"- Minister on extending out of ho...

Government turns to TikTok to highlight risks of cosmetic surgery abroad

Baroness Amos to lead NHS maternity and neonatal investigation

Health minister Kinnock will see how AI is helping treat stroke patients during ...

Plans announced to crack down on cosmetic procedure ‘cowboys’

Government urged to introduce minimum price for alcohol

Experts have said that measures to tackle alcohol harm do not go far enough (PA)

Wes Streeting warned alcohol measures ‘are not sufficient’ to stop harm

Government pledges to ‘transform care’ for people with ME

NHS managers who silence whistleblowers to be banned from senior health roles

Government suing PPE Medpro because of ‘buyer’s remorse’, court told

Government reveals sweeping changes to fix ‘broken NHS dental system’

Government rules out ban on alcohol advertising

World-first healthcare AI system will prevent future scandals, Government says

NHS keeps public away as patients seen as ‘inconvenience’, new boss says

Government announces plans to put ‘digital front doors’ on mental health care

Just 20 posts for newly qualified physiotherapists as 3,000 qualify

NHS 999 staff quitting and suffering burnout over ‘pressure’ of calls – research

Company linked to Baroness Mone must pay back £121m for ‘faulty’ PPE, court told

Care at Christmas: Acorns Children's Hospice says children and families they car...

£100 million in funding announced to help hospices - including in the West Midla...

Starmer insists NHS must make better use of tech amid data protection concerns

Wes Streeting announces plan to tackle NHS waste

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