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Thousands of extra GP appointments are being made for patients in Oxfordshire in a bid to deliver a more flexible service.
The NHS must cut waste if it wants more cash, the senior surgeon who has the job of driving up standards has said.
The meningitis ACWY vaccine is to be offered in all Hampshire secondary schools from January 2018.
The NHS in England has announced it will finally give people a drug to reduce the risk of contracting HIV, from September.
The RCPCH has published new guidance on breastfeeding, highlighting the health benefits and importance of tackling the UK’s low rates.
A GP practice in Rainham has been rated ‘inadequate’ overall by the Care Quality Commission (CQC).
The CQC has found some improvements at St George’s University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust in Tooting, south west London.
A huge shortfall in the number of beds in UK care homes may place more pressure on NHS hospital beds which already cost £900 million a year.
Mental health patients across the UK are spending years stranded in mental health units, figures show.
NICE has invited Roche to submit a Cancer Drugs Fund (CDF) proposal for an immunotherapy treatment called atezolizumab.
Hundreds of doctors have had their personal information published online following a data breach at a hospital trust.
A hospital in Oxford is shutting its trauma unit after fire safety checks revealed that its cladding was dangerous.
The Public Health Minister has announced that new rules in Wales will allow gay and bisexual men to donate blood sooner from 2018.
Emergency care staff are being asked by the Royal College of Emergency Medicine to consider how well their departments meet 50 standards to ensure quality emergency care.
The CQC has rated the community mental health services for people with a learning disability provided by Northumbria as ‘outstanding’.
Doctors in Southampton have developed a pioneering nose drop containing a type of ‘friendly’ bacteria that could help prevent meningitis.
An alliance of leading healthcare organisations has called on the government to protect patients in Brexit negotiations with the EU.
A pancreatic cancer treatment pathway saved the NHS £3,200 per patient, research published in HPB Journal has found.
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