All news on the topic: NHS

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Passport staff to strike for 5 weeks as Brits planning holidays issued warning
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union announced the 'significant' escalation in industrial action. It also accused the Government of failing to engage in 'meaningful' talks.
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Top surgeon named as trophy hunter accused of killing dozens of animals
Campaigners say Prof Michael Thick and his wife Catherine imported hides from their kills back to Britain to turn them into jackets and bags
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'Nurses pay increase must not come from a raid of existing NHS budgets'
Nurses and ambulance staff in England did not want to go on strike. They took this step only because Tory ministers refused to listen to their concerns
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One in three eligible women have not had breast cancer screening in three years
Screening is vital for picking up cancer at an early stage and improving survival rates - but there are stark difference in take-up between different parts of the country
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These three NHS 'Rabble Rousers' are fighting for Long Covid sick pay
A recent report by MPs says the UK is 'out of step with other countries' in not recognising Long Covid as an industrial illness
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Doctors deserve better than to be squeezed by penny-pinching Jeremy Hunt
A settlement for nurses, paramedics and other NHS staff looks likely, but the doctors' dispute drags on, says Paul Routledge
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Government finally reaches pay deal with NHS unions after months of strikes
After three months of strikes, the Government has offered a one off bonus this year of 2.5% for the best paid and 8.2% for the worst paid
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Over-60s keep free prescriptions as Tories ditch plan to raise eligibility age
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
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'My mum was in the room when I got knocked up and when I gave birth'
Adele Haywood's quest to become a mum led her to an unusual situation with her own mother, who was literally there every step of the way
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NHS rolls out 'miracle cure' for spinal disorder but babies still face paralysis
A cure for a deadly spinal disorder will be given out on the NHS after pioneering gene therapy costing £1.8million was approved today for infants before symptoms begin
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Labour vows to reverse Hunt's 'gilded giveaway' to wealthiest 1% of pensioners
The Shadow Chancellor said Jeremy Hunt's 'gilded giveaway' decision to abolish the £1million pension lifetime allowance was the 'wrong priority' and for the 'wrong people'
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Bali bombing widow finds happiness as she is set to marry 20 years after tragedy
Polly Brooks was married for just five weeks when she lost her husband Dan and eight friends in the 2002 terror atrocity - now she is engaged to new boyfriend, Paul
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Key workers with Long Covid deliver petition to Downing Street demanding support
It comes after the Mirror revealed many NHS workers have already been sacked and up to 10,000 are still struggling to return to work could face the sack
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'Insipid and uninspiring Budget offered botched repairs from cowboy builders'
The Chancellor claimed that he had crafted a Budget for growth. The reality is Britain remains in the economic slow lane, with GDP to shrink this year
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Key workers say they were 'forgotten' in Jeremy Hunt's budget at demo in London
Members of the National Education Union attended the Save Our Schools demo, marching from Speakers’ Corner to Trafalgar Square at start of two-day walkout
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'Apart from when they poach Labour ideas, Tories just give us more of the same'
Writing for The Mirror, Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves says the Government could have shown it understands the scale of the challenges it faces, but chose not to with today's Budget
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Jeremy Hunt blasted for ignoring public sector pay demands in 'betrayal' Budget
Nurses, teachers and paramedics have responded with fury at the Chancellor's failure to hike public sector pay, with one union claiming he had 'stuck up two fingers to workers with this Budget'
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'Tory Budget has no plan to fix country and is a let-down for working people'
In an article for the Mirror, TUC general secretary Paul Nowak warned that years of underfunding under the Tories has left our public services on their knees and there is no plan to get pay rising
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Keir Starmer rages as Jeremy Hunt gives nothing to NHS, crime or housing
Keir Starmer attacked Jeremy Hunt's budget after he announced the details in the Commons today. 'Health and wealth must go together. Britain can't afford to be the sick man of Europe,' the Labour Leader slammed
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Jeremy Hunt's strange feud with Stephen Hawking over NHS comments
The Chancellor is delivering his first full budget as thousands of junior doctors continue to strike. The last time junior doctors took part in industrial action was in 2016, after Jeremy Hunt's controversial 'seven-day NHS' plan
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Martin Lewis shares hidden 9-digit code that could save you money on medicines
When buying medicines over the counter, The Money Saving Expert told viewers to check if the different medicines have the same Product Licence code
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Jeremy Hunt urged to reward key workers in Budget amid tax breaks for the rich
In a bitter blow to those hoping for a helping hand as the cost of living crisis deepens, a source revealed there will be no cash for key workers in today’s Budget
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Unpaid carers 'overwhelmed' by crisis gripping sector amid Budget cash plea
A study lays bare the toll that caring for loved ones takes on relatives, as experts say better pay for carers would hep ease pressure on the sector - and the NHS
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'Use today’s Budget to put Britain back on the path to fairness and prosperity'
Jeremy Hunt must address why so many families are having to choose between heating and eating and why more than a million are on the housing waiting list
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Mum gives birth to 12lb baby at home as friend jokes tot born in school uniform
Ruth Harvey, 36, welcomed baby daughter Tabitha in a birthing pool in her living room in South Ayreshire, Scotland, but couldn't believe it when the midwife revealed her weight