All news on the topic: NHS

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NHS strike on Feb 6 to be biggest ever as nurses and paramedics walk on same day
NHS Providers director of policy Miriam Deakin says the government’s disastrous handling of the NHS has brought nurses and ambulance staff ­to breaking point - and the workers to the picket line
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'Tory funding shortfall ruining the NHS is £30billion a year and I can prove it'
Richard Murphy, Professor of Accounting Practice at Sheffield University Management School, economic justice campaigner and a chartered accountant, has calculated the the NHS is underfunded by £30billion a year
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'Voters see through Sunak's market forces game - that's why they back strikes'
Brian Reade says the Tories are fine with huge salaries and bonuses in the private sector - it's the market - but won't apply the same logic to public sector wage rises
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'My kids are going deaf and I can't sleep in bed because our flat is so mouldy'
Aisha Hussain says her three children are suffering from health conditions due to the thick mould in their flat. She is concerned as they are planning to move this year but have nowhere to go
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Voters back teachers' strike as they accuse Rishi Sunak of being 'absent'
A Redfield and Wilton poll for the Mirror found 39% support the teachers’ strike compared to 32% who oppose it. The public believes Rishi Sunak has been 'absent' from efforts to end walkouts across public sector
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Orthrus Covid variant set to become most dominant strain in UK - see symptoms
The latest version of coronavirus could already account for 100 per cent of cases in some areas, according to the UK Health Security Agency
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Doctor shares unusual 'open eye' trick that will help you fall asleep in minutes
An NHS doctor has shared three little-known tips and tricks that she claims will help those struggling to fall asleep at night drift off into a peaceful sleep in just a few minutes
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Ambulance workers announce more strike dates in escalation of bitter pay row
The Unite union has said there will be a fresh series of strikes by ambulance workers with 10 more to take place over the coming week in an escalation of the dispute over pay and conditions
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Government slammed as health minister urged to talk to striking NHS workers
The government came under fire last night in a special edition of BBC Question Time, with the health minister told to 'get round the table' with striking NHS workers
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More than three in five patients support NHS workers striking, poll shows
A YouGov poll shows 61% of those diagnosed with a health condition back nurses, paramedics and other health workers - as Lord Winston accuses the Government of having 'lost control' of the NHS
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'NHS is dying on its knees and crisis shows wider sickness at heart of politics'
Sharon Graham, General Secretary of Unite, says the National Health Service is on its knees but this is just a snapshot of the sickness at the heart of politics in this country
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Tories chose not to respond to looming nurse shortages 12 years ago
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
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Nurse working 13-hour shift left in tears as NHS heroes handed parking fines
Senior sister A&E nurse Emma Chapman has received two parking fines so far this week as the nearby car park only allows people to pay for 12 hours, amid calls to extend the time
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'The NHS strikes are a calamity - not just a bad day in Downing Street'
Ministers' refusal to engage in talks with unions will result in deaths, and proves they don't have our interests at heart, says Paul Routledge
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'Lab-grown blood cells provide fresh hope for patients needing transfusions'
Dr Miriam Stoppard on the ground-breaking trial resulting in manufactured red blood cells being grown from donor stem cells which are then transfused into another patient
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Will you be reading Boris Johnson's memoir?
Touted as a 'prime ministerial memoir like no other', the book is expected to rake in at least six figures for the former PM
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Diabetes warning over risk of sugary fruit juices - daily amount to drink
Consumption of fruit juices that are ‘from concentrate’ and ‘not from concentrate’ should be limited as they can lead to blood glucose levels going up quickly, says nutrition scientist Sarah Coe
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GP explains how to boost your gut heath and the warning signs to look out for
GP Dr Sameer Sanghvi says your immune response, physical health and even mood can all be affected if you don't pay enough attention to your gut health.
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'Teachers shouldn't need second jobs' - workers explain why they plan to strike
The Mirror has spoken to teachers who are poised to strike on why they plan to join walkouts as talks between union bosses and the Education Secretary Gillian Keegan failed to break the deadlock
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Nursing strike enters second day as health leaders prepare for biggest walkout
Nurses are due to go out on strike next month on the same day as ambulance workers in what is set to be the biggest strike in the history of the NHS as health chiefs look to put a contingency plan in place
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Arlene Phillips and Vicky McClure call on Rishi Sunak to prioritise dementia
The stars will deliver an open letter launched by Alzheimer’s Society and signed by more than 36,000 members of the public to Downing Street - it will urge the Government to deliver on its dementia commitments
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'Clarke's insulting nurses comments prove Tories don't value NHS and its staff'
Today Simon Clarke, who served as a Cabinet Minister when Liz Truss was Prime Minister, had the gall to tell nurses relying on foodbanks they needed to 'budget better and take responsibility'
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Rich Tory MP accuses nurses using foodbanks of 'not budgeting properly'
Tory Simon Clarke accused NHS workers of not managing their shrinking personal budgets properly. The Chief Secretary to the Treasury, who earns £84,000 a year as an MP, sparked fury with his comments
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Terminal cancer patient braves cold to join picket line - all you need to know
Nursing staff from more than 55 NHS trusts took part in industrial action on Wednesday and Thursday following two days of strikes in December
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Line of Duty star who lost daughter, 2, to sepsis says vital clues were missed
On New Year's Day 12 years ago, The Crown actor Jason Watkins and his wife Clara lost their two-year-old daughter Maude to sepsis. Since then, they have been determined to raise awareness of the disease