All news on the topic: NHS

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Last chance for under 50s to get Covid booster - find out if you're eligible
Britons only have a few days to get their final top-up jab. After February 12, the booster will only be offered to those considered to be at risk of serious illness.
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Lisa Riley lost 12st but needed 4 terrifying surgeries for painful side effect
Emmerdale star Lisa Riley lost 12st over 18 months to get the body of her dreams, but was instead left unable to work out due to agonising rolls of loose skin
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Student nurse applications drop by almost a third since height of Covid pandemic
Just 33,570 people applied to a UK nurse undergraduate course by the January deadline, down from 41,220 in 2022 and 46,040 in 2021
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'I was so ashamed of diabetes that I injected myself under desk and became ill'
Daniel Newman, who has type 1 diabetes, was nicknamed 'sugar boy' at school and has suffered with kidney disease as a result of neglecting his diagnosis
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Jordan Henderson's dad hid from family for 10 months when recovering from cancer
Brian Henderson, 68, was diagnosed with throat and mouth cancer after chain smoking for years - and told his shocked Liverpool star son during an emotional face to face conversation
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Stroke patients report sudden confusion ‘up to a week’ before medical emergency
Health experts have warned about red flag symptoms that can strike several days before a major stroke - which is responsible for 35,000 deaths annually
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Breakthrough for prostate cancer as new blood test shows an accuracy rate of 94%
A pilot study of 147 patients evaluated the new test and found it notably improved detection of the disease and could now help more men identify the cancer
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NHS nurses vow to strike 'for as long as it takes' Government to open pay talks
The Royal College of Nursing promised that strikes will continue “for as long as it takes” as shattered staff from more than 70 hospitals hit the picket lines with no compromise close
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OAPs demand general election amid warnings of 'two years of decline and drift'
The SurveyMonkey poll for the Silver Voices group revealed an overwhelming majority in favour of a ballot in 2023 amid growing anger at the Conservatives
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Lockdown demise of Kaylea Titford which saw her balloon to 23st before she died
Kaylea Titford, 16, was "trapped" inside her bedroom with no access to the toilet as her father Alun Titford was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence
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Three in five Brits fear crisis-hit social care system will not meet their needs
The alert comes in a poll for the Liberal Democrats amid growing warnings about the impact the social care crisis is having on the under-pressure NHS as it battles strikes and backlogs
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'NHS workers are achieving the impossible and it makes me feel ashamed'
Polly Hudson is so grateful to NHS staff who cared for a loved one in hospital, and she wants to share the incredible, undervalued work going on behind the scenes
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Campaigners warning over US tech giant's NHS links as deadline for deal looms
Palantir is in the running for a major contract with the health service, with the initial deadline for applying for the bumper bonanza later this week
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'Artificial intelligence could spot UTI linked to millions of deaths – and fast'
Miriam Stoppard reveals a quick, non-invasive new method that could revolutionise the diagnosis of UTIs
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'International community mustn't turn a blind eye to plight of Turkey and Syria'
The earthquakes which rocked Turkey and Syria have caused a devastating loss of life with victims not standing a chance, Britain must do what it can to help survivors
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Social housing 'getting worse and worse' with cockroaches or dead mice, MPs hear
Housing activist Kwajo Tweneboa told MPs he went to one home where there was 'about an inch and a half deep of raw sewage' - as MPs grill the housing regulator about the death of Awaab Ishak that was caused by poisonous mould
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Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay accused of being 'on strike' from NHS crisis
Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting slammed Rishi Sunak and Steve Barclay for failing to negotiate with health unions and put an end to strikes - as ambulance workers and nurses both walked out today at the same time
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'The Tory end times should be more fun than this'
The government's remaining lifespan can be counted in days but no-one seems to have realised, says Fleet Street Fox. We're due a 1997-style boost of joy, but can Keir Starmer deliver it?
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Brain tumour patients report drowsiness as key symptom during ‘final weeks’
Loss of consciousness is one of the most frequently reported symptoms during the final weeks of a brain tumour patient’s life
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Inside A&E looks like Ikea with minimal wait times while NHS goes 'haywire'
While the UK's emergency rooms struggle with ambulance queues, patients in corridors and long wait times, the A&E department at the UMC hospital in Amsterdam tells a very different story
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NHS sees biggest strike yet as nurses and ambulance staff walk out
The public has been urged to use hospitals and emergency services "wisely", as NHS Providers – which represents trusts - warned the whole service was approaching a “crunch point”
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Hazard suffers 18th injury at Real Madrid as star's struggles take another turn
Eden Hazard completed a big-money move from Chelsea to Real Madrid in the summer of 2019 but injuries have restricted the Blues legend to just 73 appearances in Spain
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Search your hospital on interactive map to see where nurses are striking today
Tens of thousands of nurses and ambulance staff in England are set to walk out today, with nurses due to strike again tomorrow - use our handy postcode search to find out if nurses at your local hospital are on strike
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Voice of the Mirror: Organ donor's family speak for us all over NHS pay deadlock
Paul and Emma know from their son’s heart transplant experience that dedicated nurses and other staff go the extra mile for patients and deserve better treatment from the Tories