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Wait that could kill: NHS wait-time targets missed for years
Health actuaries have told this programme longer waits are associated with more than 1,800 additional deaths last month alone.
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NHS strikes: Services under pressure as junior doctors begin longest ever strike action
The British Medical Association has tonight accused NHS managers of failing to plan properly and protect patients during its members’ six day walkout – saying the scheme used to call doctors off the picket line and into work if there’s an emergency is at risk of collapse. Tens of thousands of junior doctors in England…
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NHS warns of “one of most difficult starts to the year” as junior doctors prepare to strike
Junior doctors in England are about to stage the longest strike in NHS history, just as the health service is under strain because of winter viruses and staff sickness.
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‘The winter will be tough’ for the NHS despite ‘marginal’ improvements’ in waiting lists, says NHS Confederation chief exec
We’re joined by Matthew Taylor who’s Chief Executive of the NHS Confederation – a membership organisation which brings together, supports and speaks for the whole healthcare system in England, Wales and Northern Ireland.
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How ready is the NHS to cope with upcoming winter pressures?
The UK health security agency is urging eligible people to get the flu jab after the number of cases doubled over the last week.
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FactCheck: has Rishi Sunak met his pledge to cut NHS waiting lists?
Has Rishi Sunak met his pledge to cut NHS waiting lists? FactCheck takes a look.
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Maternity services at Derbyshire NHS trust rated inadequate by health watchdog
Maternity services at an NHS trust in Derbyshire have been rated inadequate by the health watchdog.
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‘NHS England need to take mental health services seriously’, says health policy analyst
We spoke to the health policy analyst Roy Lilley, a former vice chair of West Surrey and North East Hampshire Health Authority.
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Families call for public enquiry as NHS Trust admits failures over deaths
The families and former patients of a mental health unit in Teesside say they were left without support when it was forced to shut down over safety concerns.
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FactCheck: will the chickenpox vaccine be available to all children on the NHS – and who is currently eligible?
A vaccine to protect against chickenpox should become a routine childhood vaccine, government advisers have announced.
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Alice Litman Inquest: NHS delays contributed to trans woman taking her life
A coroner has concluded that NHS delays contributed to a decline in the mental health of Alice Litman – who took her own life last year after more than a thousand days waiting for gender-affirming healthcare. Her family says she’d been left to “languish”, and they will keep fighting for her and young trans people.…
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NHS waiting lists in England hit all-time high
NHS waiting lists in England have hit an all-time high, according to the latest figures. And the number of waits over 65 weeks for specialist clinical care or surgery rose by nearly 13,000 – the biggest monthly increase in over two years.
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Labour conference: Starmer discusses plan to bring down NHS waiting lists
Events in Israel have overshadowed the start of the Labour Party conference, where leader Sir Keir Starmer has been discussing his plans to bring down NHS waiting lists.
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Maternity services crisis: Poll shows midwives leaving NHS due to stress and burnout
Channel 4 News has exclusive polling that reveals why so many midwives plan to leave a service that’s already in crisis.
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NHS strikes: unprecedented action by consultants and junior doctors in England
Now this year has been marked by repeated strike action across the UK: today it was England’s NHS consultants walking out again.