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Health department says ‘too many’ doctors have been using racist language, particularly on social media, without swift actionAn overhaul of the General Medical Council is expected to lead to more doctors that face accusations of racism and antisemitism…
UKHSA reports 29 cases, the same figure as on Sunday, raising hopes the outbreak has been well contained No new cases of meningitis linked to the outbreak in Kent have been detected, raising hopes that it has been well contained and has not led to peop…
Campaigners hope pilot will result in heel prick test for rare condition being approved across BritainScotland has become the first part of the UK to screen newborn babies for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), a rare genetic condition that causes progress…
DHSC corrects statements after regulator intervenes as experts say smoking causes far more cancer casesThe Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has had to retract a misleading claim that sunbeds are as dangerous a cancer risk as smoking.In Janua…
Peter Coates’s family welcome end to years pursuing answers after he died when breathing apparatus stoppedA family has welcomed a coroner’s conclusion that ambulance delays possibly contributed to a man’s death in 2019 after enduring “years of distress…
In today’s newsletter: Bereaved families say the latest findings confirm long-standing concerns about capacity, care and political choicesGood morning. Yesterday lunchtime the UK Covid-19 inquiry published its latest findings – this time on how the NHS…
Chair Heather Hallett says pandemic had devastating impact due to NHS being in ‘parlous state’ at timeThe NHS “teetered on the brink of collapse” during the Covid pandemic, and only just coped thanks to the “superhuman” efforts of healthcare workers, a…
Deaths of student and sixth-former named as Juliette announced as long queues for antibiotics form at Canterbury campusCases of invasive meningitis have been confirmed at the University of Kent and three schools in an outbreak that has killed two young…
Health service in England has saved more than £14bn hiring from overseas, report says, as doubt is cast on aim to reduce international recruitment to 10%Ministers’ plans to cut the international workforce within NHS England appear overambitious, MPs ha…
Patients experiencing raised bedside rails, doors and pathways blocked by furniture and physical interventionsPeople with dementia are being subjected to restraints and non-consensual sedation while in hospitals in England, according to the first study…