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Union says GP shortages and high demand make aim of letting patients see same doctor ‘an impossible ask’A Labour proposal for patients to be able to request a particular GP is “an impossible ask” given the shortage of doctors, the British Medical Assoc…
Beside the obvious environmental benefits, one of the key questions for those following the expansion of the scheme is whether it adds up financiallyThe controversial expansion of London’s ultra-low emission zone (Ulez) on Tuesday will be watched close…
Labour says second year-on-year decline in a row is ‘incredibly concerning’ for future of the NHSThe number of students accepted on to nursing courses in has declined by more than 13% compared with the year before, the second successive steep fall, fig…
Cases against government, care homes and hospitals relate to deaths in 2020, when patients with Covid were being moved into homesA group of 30 families are suing the UK government, care homes and hospitals over the deaths of their relatives in the earl…
Rishi Sunak facing pressure from families and medical experts to put planned inquiry on statutory footing The official inquiry into the murders committed by Lucy Letby could be upgraded to compel witnesses to give evidence, Downing Street has indicated…
Patients turned down care they needed after demands for advance payments amid complaints of government’s ‘hostile environment’Hundreds of migrants have declined NHS treatment after being presented with upfront charges over the past two years, amid comp…
Relatives of two of nurse’s newborn victims say inquiry ordered by health secretary is inadequateLawyers representing the families of two of Lucy Letby’s victims have branded the government-ordered inquiry “inadequate” and called for it to be given pow…
Inquiry will look at circumstances surrounding babies’ deaths at Countess of Chester hospitalLucy Letby child murder convictions – latest updatesMinisters have announced an independent inquiry into how the neonatal nurse Lucy Letby was able to murder s…
Health officials reiterate support for private provision as lower age limit for NHS booster vaccines raised to 65Covid booster vaccines may become available for the UK public to buy for the first time after health officials reiterated their backing for…
Gillian Keegan told Sky that employers ‘won’t ask you anything about your A-level grades in 10 years’ time’Here is a bit more from the official NHS announcement about the changes to cancer targets in England, which it says have been “developed by clini…