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The figures, published by the Office for National Statistics, come as ministers are urged to rethink a move to scrap mental health support funding for NHS workers

Boris Johnson ordered a consultation into raising the age that people qualify for free prescriptions in England in line with the state pension age - but the plans have been dropped

In one leaked WhatsApp message, Matt Hancock warned “It MUST NOT be Alok!” as he insisted he should get publicity rather than business secretary Sir Alok Sharma

The reluctant patient from Tacoma, Washington, US, has repeatedly refused to seek treatment for tuberculosis, despite it being a highly infectious disease and one that can be deadly if left untreated

Health unions have finally been called in for pay talks by the Government - a day after the GMB union said paramedics would attend only the most obviously life-threatening 999 calls during its next England-wide strike

Campaigner mum Charlotte Caldwell has managed to get free cannabis oils for Harry - with his parents previously paying £1,500 a month for the life-saving product

A joint statement from the RCN and the Department of Health says: 'The Government and Royal College of Nursing have agreed to enter a process of intensive talks'

From April 1, women prescribed hormone replacement therapy (HRT) as part of menopause treatment will be able to access a new scheme to give them access to a year's worth of treatment for just under £20

Over the next 20 weeks, residents in Wolverhampton could earn £40 worth of vouchers for completing "healthy challenges" through a new Government scheme

Laura Rooney, whose daughter was diagnosed with Strep A in December, has called for an end to the practice of diagnosing children via text messages and pictures

A report also raises concerns about there being no clear plan for keeping patients’ data private - and says the roll-out of the NHS app as 'required improvement'

The Tories are sending the carers they clapped for to the disability scrapheap without a backwards glance, says Fleet Street Fox. We owe them our lives

The Company Chemists’ Association said the sector could “significantly increase access to primary care”, cut annual hospital readmissions by 65,000 and deliver 10m extra routine vaccinations each year.

North West Leicestershire MP Andrew Bridgen was stripped of the Tory whip after he appeared to compare the effects of coronavirus jabs to the Holocaust

A Labour backbencher has revealed the reply he received from a Conservative Health Secretary after raising fears about a cut in training places for budding nurses

The Company Chemists’ Association blasted the "truly broken" funding system and warned the Government that pharmacists needed extra cash to help ease the desperate NHS crisis

Health Secretary Steve Barclay was today accused of insulting NHS staff, who the Tories roundly hailed and applauded for their dedication at the height of Covid

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has been accused of being all-but absent during recent weeks, as NHS staff took historic industrial action and ambulances queue up outside hospitals

Health chiefs have issued a warning about low supplies of common cold and flu medicines as pharmacists struggle to get hold of Calpol, throat lozenges and some painkillers

Labour accused the Government of 'breath-taking complacency' after Downing Street insisted the struggling NHS had the funding it needs to cope with spiralling pressures and isn't in crisis