Search results for ‘department of health’
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Teen death after Costa hot chocolate a ‘failure to follow allergy process’, coroner rules
Thirteen year old Hannah Jacobs died from an anaphylactic reaction within hours of taking one sip of the drink.
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27-year-old died from malnutrition due to severe ME, inquest finds
A young woman died from malnutrition because of severe ME, a coroner has ruled – at the end of a ten day inquest in Exeter.
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NHS Infected Blood scandal: a timeline
“The government failed to discharge its fundamental duty to ensure the safety of the public” is the damning conclusion from today’s report.
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FactCheck: what are NHS physician associates and why are unions worried?
Physician associates support doctors diagnosing and managing patients, often in GP surgeries or hospitals.
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England A&Es worse than Scotland and Wales on key 4 hour target, analysis finds
In all three nations, things have got worse over the past decade.
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FactCheck: extreme A&E waits in Northern Ireland now 36 times higher than 2009
Health service targets say no-one should wait this long.
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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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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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FactCheck: Northern Ireland’s long breast cancer waits are 50 times higher than in 2011
Women should be seen by a specialist within two weeks of a GP referral.
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Middle men profited from government buying PPE, says Labour MP
We spoke to Labour MP Meg Hillier, chair of the Public Accounts Committee.
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Covid: Discharging untested patients into care homes unlawful, High Court says
The case against the government in England was brought by two women whose fathers both died in care homes in the spring of 2020 as the pandemic took hold.
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FactCheck: tens of thousands of NHS England staff face dismissal over compulsory vaccines
Health workers have until 3 February to get their first dose.
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FactCheck: what is the government’s Covid booster target in England?
After days of confusion, it seems we have an answer.
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The frontline of Britain’s lockdown drink problem as alcohol deaths soar
Britain must urgently address its alcohol problem to stop more record-breaking deaths, one of the country’s leading liver specialists has warned as Channel 4 News was granted exclusive access to a specialist liver unit.
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FactCheck: Boris Johnson’s conference speech
Let’s give it the FactCheck treatment.
