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Latest figures show that more than 30 million people in the UK have received a second dose of a coronavirus vaccine.
An ‘artificial pancreas’ designed to revolutionise the life of people with Type 1 diabetes will be provided by the NHS.
Step 4 of the roadmap out of lockdown will be delayed by up to four weeks and the vaccination programme accelerated.
The NHS is setting up specialist long Covid services for children and young people as part of a £100 million expansion of care.
Cancer Research UK has reported that approximately 10,600 fewer breast cancer patients have started treatment in the last year in England.
New eligibility rules that will allow more men who have sex with men to donate blood, platelets and plasma come into effect this week.
Tens of thousands of pregnant women and new mums will receive support to prevent and treat incontinence and other pelvic floor issues.
Nearly 70 MPs, heads of medical colleges and leading oncologists are urging the government to deliver a new ‘radical’ national plan to tackle the cancer backlog.
Latest figures indicate that over 70 million coronavirus vaccines have now been administered to adults in the UK.
A recent poll has found that nearly two-thirds of health leaders surveyed do not think the remaining national lockdown restrictions should be lifted on 21 June.
An extra £20 million will be invested in the rollout of the coronavirus vaccine in England as a result of a rise in coronavirus cases across the country.
Portsmouth’s Queen Alexandra Hospital is trialing a test that could reduce burden on the NHS by predicting sepsis in patients.
A new initiative to speed up cancer diagnosis and provide GPs with an alternative route to urgently refer patients has been launched in Scotland.
The government may have to spend up to £40 billion to try to repair NHS waiting times and end the long delays being faced by patients.
The Prime Minister has announced that the UK will donate 100 million surplus coronavirus vaccine doses to the world within the next year.
Three quarters of people with a learning disability aged 14 and over have received an annual health check, two years ahead of an NHS Long Term Plan target.
A new project will see youth workers embedded in A&E departments across Greater Manchester to engage with people who have been affected by violence.
Latest performance figures shows that the number of people waiting for hospital treatment in England has exceeded five million for the first time.
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UK Building Regulations highlight toxic gas and smoke from layers of paint built up over multiple redecorations as a major cause of permanent ill health or death in a building fire.
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