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The proposal, put forward by Nice, would see 13 million patients checked regularlyMillions of people in England and Wales with a long-term health condition should have their body mass index (BMI) checked regularly to prevent diabetes and heart disease,…
Imogen Nunn told support worker she had ‘bought something online’ before she died in Brighton, mother saysA TikTok star who died after consuming a poisonous substance she bought online told an NHS support worker about the purchase a month before her de…
Chancellor tells financial, environmental and health watchdogs she wants to cut down on overlapping regulationRegulators will face twice-yearly performance reviews from ministers, aimed at forcing them to be more growth-friendly, as the chancellor warn…
Ex-nurse says inquiry should be suspended until review of convictions has finishedLucy Letby has called for the public inquiry into her crimes to be halted, arguing there is now “overwhelming and compelling” evidence undermining her baby murder convict…
The pandemic forced many people in England and Wales to reflect how they might die with dignity, and the numbers of those wanting to die at home is on the riseWhen Marlene Viggers was told her newly diagnosed cancer was untreatable, she said she wanted…
Trusts work with the Royal Horticultural Society to create outdoor refuges for staff and patientsFor Hayleigh Austin-Richards, it is a place to have a cry, breathe fresh air and remind herself there is something magical about butterflies. As often as …
Health secretary says the scrapping of NHS England is ‘beginning, not end’ of bid to slash ‘bloated bureaucracy’The health secretary has declared that scrapping NHS England is “the beginning, not the end” and has vowed to continue “slashing bloated bur…
Loss of staff will be at least twice as big as thought, as new NHS England chief tells regional boards to cut costs by 50%The jobs cull from the government’s radical restructuring of the NHS will be at least twice as big as previously thought, with oth…
Officers say they have widened investigations despite questions over nurse’s convictions for killing babiesPolice investigating the hospital where the nurse Lucy Letby worked have widened their inquiries to include gross negligence manslaughter by seni…
Health secretary consistently rejected notion of axing NHS England on the basis of legal challenge he must now tackleSince Labour won power last July, Keir Starmer has repeatedly affirmed his deep affection for the NHS, close family ties to it, intenti…