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July figure is up from 7.57m in June, says NHS England, and is highest number since records began in 2007UK politics live – latest updatesThe NHS waiting list in England has hit a new record high, with 7.7 million people – about one in seven – waiting …
Announcement follows campaign by parents of Martha Mills, 13, who died in hospital after developing sepsisThe health secretary, Steve Barclay, has announced the government is committed to bringing in “Martha’s rule” in England, making it easier for pat…
The government is about to award a £480m contract to build a vast new database of patient data. But if people don’t trust it, they’ll opt out – I know, because I felt I had toLast December, I had an abortion. Most unwanted pregnancies set a panic-timer…
New CQC report also finds growing number of patients think there are too few nurses to care for themTwo in five people admitted to hospital for planned care in England last year had their health worsen while they were on the NHS waiting list, a major s…
Ministers are said to be in favour of legislating against the devices due to concerns about children’s healthLeading doctors and councils have welcomed reports that ministers are preparing to ban single-use vapes in the UK, but others have expressed fe…
TV presenter says she is ‘battling the system’ to get support for her husband, who has been severely ill since getting Covid in 2020Social care campaigners have backed TV presenter Kate Garraway after she revealed she was “battling the system” to secur…
Ministers pledge to reverse rising deaths and self-harm among young and to aid other at-risk groupsMinisters have vowed to reduce suicide rates in England with the launch of more than 100 new initiatives amid particular concerns over rising deaths and …
Exclusive: Calls for crackdown on smoking, drinking and poor diet as study reveals £78bn cancer costA growing epidemic of preventable cancers will lead to 184,000 people in the UK being diagnosed with the disease this year and will cost the country mor…
Government faces calls to consider extending booster programme this autumn to include 50-64 age groupMinisters are facing urgent calls to consider widening the availability of Covid vaccines amid concerns that a new variant of the virus could put press…
Exclusive: Fourfold increase on 2022 sees enough vapes discarded to create 5,000 electric car batteriesFive million single-use vapes are being thrown away in the UK every week, a fourfold increase on 2022, research has found, prompting calls for a ban….