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The NHS has announced that ambulance trusts in England will be given an extra £55 million to boost staff numbers ahead of winter.
With more than one-in-10 people on waiting lists for treatment in some areas, the Labour Party has stressed that now is not the time to reorganise NHS.
The Scottish Government has released £12 million in additional funding to health boards across Scotland to support non-Covid emergency care.
MPs have called for a ban on admission to long-term institutional care for autistic people and individuals with learning disabilities.
'Skin snaps’ and rapid tests for same day diagnosis are among a package of measures to get more people checked for cancer.
Healthcare leaders are urging the government to be clear with the public about where and when to wear a face masks.
Senior doctors have warned that the lifting of almost all restrictions would put already busy hospitals under extra strain.
The Rosalind Franklin laboratory in Royal Leamington Spa has opened and will be processing hundreds of thousands of coronavirus samples every day.
The BMA has warned that the country needs an estimate of almost 50,000 extra doctors to meet the current healthcare challenges.
Chris Hopson has expressed concern about levels of NHS staff isolation and how it is now significantly impacting trusts’ ability to deliver care.
More than 80 million coronavirus vaccines have been administered across the UK, with nearly 35,000 having received both doses.
Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said that NHS waiting lists in England could more than double in the coming months.
NHS test-and-trace risks being overwhelmed by surging infections after the planned wholesale lifting of restrictions on 19 July, says academic.
Health Education England has reported that record numbers of doctors are joining NHS specialty training programmes.
The Royal College of Surgeons of England has called on the government to invest in ‘surgical hubs’ and train more frontline NHS staff.
The government has announced that a new drugs unit will be set up to help end illegal drug-related illness and deaths.
The BMA has urged the government to start its public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic as soon as possible.
More than five million people were waiting for surgery and routine treatment at the end of May - the highest figure since records began.
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