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More than four million NHS patients are waiting to have a condition or complaint diagnosed, according to a new report from Policy Exchange.
NHS staff including nurses, paramedics, consultants, and dentists in England will receive a three per cent pay rise backdated to April 2021.
New NHS England proposals could see patients requiring urgent care being seen by community mental health crisis teams within 24 hours of referral.
The chief executive of NHS Grampian has warned that the backlog of surgery across Scotland caused by the pandemic could take years to tackle.
The government has launched a new multi-million pound strategy to speed up diagnosis and improve support and care for autistic people.
England's chief medical officer has said that a new national strategy is needed to tackle poor health and lower life expectancy in seaside towns.
Patients will benefit from early access to life-saving new medicines thanks to a new Innovative Medicines Fund and £680 million of ringfenced funding.
A report has found that the number from black and ethnic minority backgrounds working for the NHS is the highest on record.
Public Health England has issued a heat-health alert as the Met Office forecasts high temperatures for the coming days.
The NHS in England could be offered a three per cent pay rise, despite the government previously insisting that it could only afford one per cent.
NHS Digital has announced tougher safeguards that will be put in place ahead of the GP Data for Planning and Research programme commencing.
People living in deprived areas are finding it far harder to get GP appointments than people in wealthier ones, according to a new analysis.
The Royal College of Nursing has demanded that the Health Secretary is made legally accountable for having enough health care staff.
As part of the #NotTooMuchToMask campaign, organisations are encouraging everyone to keep protecting themselves and each other from catching coronavirus.
Thousands of people suffering with long Covid will benefit from new research programmes backed by £19.6 million to find new treatments.
Sajid Javid has announced the most comprehensive flu vaccination programme in UK history, meaning millions more people could benefit from a free flu vaccine this year.
The Department of Health and Social Care has said that the number of people using the NHS App has now reached 10.4 million.
Frontline NHS and social care staff can attend work rather than self-isolate with testing mitigations in exceptional circumstances under updated guidance.
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