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Exclusive: NHS Employers officials claim action on 2 May goes beyond six-month period in which action can be takenThe NHS has launched a legal challenge that could end in the high court to block the second day of an upcoming strike by tens of thousands…
NHS Confederation’s mental health network says patient safety will be ‘put at direct risk’ by strikeLeaders of specialist NHS mental health trusts are warning that patients will be at risk of self-harm or suicide as a result of next week’s nurses’ stri…
IfG says Labour and Conservative governments have shied away from addressing subject seen as a minefieldTimeline: UK governments’ approaches to obesityFears of “nanny statism” have led to a failure by every UK government of the last 30 years to tackle …
Committee says too many black women receive treatment that falls short of acceptable standardsMinisters have failed to tackle “appalling” and “glaring” racial disparities in maternal health despite repeated promises, MPs have said, as they called for n…
Steve Barclay and Rishi Sunak are gambling that nurses’ appetite for a fight is waning – and ballot results back them upEveryone loves nurses, don’t they? They are near the top of the list of the nation’s most admired and trusted workers. They inspired…
Campaigners say underinvestment in NHS is forcing patients to seek private treatment if they can afford itOne in eight Britons have paid for private health services in the last year, amid frustration with delays in getting NHS treatment and a growing w…
High-risk tactic increases likelihood of combined stoppages by nurses and junior doctors in EnglandRishi Sunak appears set on trying to face down unions in a high-risk strategy to tough out a renewed wave of NHS strikes in England that health service l…
Why is the government promoting vapes for smokers in England while discouraging them for youth?E-cigarettes are being promoted in England as part of the government’s efforts to help people quit smoking tobacco at the same time as it cracks down on yout…
Why is the government promoting vapes for smokers in England while discouraging them for youth?E-cigarettes are being promoted in England as part of the government’s efforts to help people quit smoking tobacco at the same time as it cracks down on yout…
Concerns raised after some brands sold in shops in England and Wales found to exceed legal limitsSome high street vapes claiming to be nicotine-free actually contain the same level of addictive substances as full-strength e-cigarettes, tests shows.Data…