1 week ago NHS Greater Manchester has to save £41 MILLION from staff budget as government's reforms hit

NHS Greater Manchester is ‘required to submit an outline plan' by the end of May of how millions will be saved, reports health writer Helena Vesty

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2 w. ago Wes Streeting's 'radical' plans to tackle Britain's sickness crisis by sending NHS health workers door

The radical proposal would see healthcare workers going door-to-door, with the aim of diagnosing illnesses far earlier and a larger percentage of care being provided in the community.

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3 w. ago Scots man reverses diabetes with incredible 7.5 stone weight loss

Neil Clark was told to lose weight by the NHS just under a year ago and developed a food plan.

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3 w. ago David Lammy says Trump has taken US economic policy back 100 years with ‘return to protectionism’ – UK politics live

David Lammy, foreign secretary, says UK is ‘a nation that believes in open trade’ and says government is negotiating with US over economic agreementThe official plan to increase access to NHS dental services in England has been a “complete failure”, and some of the government’s initiatives have worsened the crisis, a damning report warns, Andrew Gregory reports.David Lammy, the foreign secretary, is at the Nato HQ in Brussels this morning, where Nato foreign ministers are meeting. Speaking to the media, he said President Trump was taking US economic policy back almost a century by embracing protectionism. He said:The United Kingdom, like France, is a great maritime nation.We are a nation that believes in open trade, and I regret the return to protectionism in the United States, something that we’ve not seen for nearly a century. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Plan to improve dentistry has comprehensively failed and it’s actually getting worse, MPs warn

A new report has issued a scathing review of the Dental Recovery Plan which was unveiled in February 2024

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3 w. ago NHS Lanarkshire encouraging people to plan ahead for healthcare needs

By making sure you have enough essential medication and seeking advice early if you feel unwell, you can help keep yourself well

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3 w. ago Nursing bosses warn lack of staffing needs puts SNP's NHS vision at risk of falling flat

Fears have been raised over a lack of workforce planning in the Scottish Government’s NHS improvement plan.

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last month NHS England announces plans to introduce DIY cervical screening tests from 2026

It comes amid NHS England plans to eliminate cervical cancer by 2040

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last month DIY cervical screening kits could be rolled out from early 2026, NHS plan says

The health service said plans are ‘under way’ to ensure it can implement DIY testing if it is recommended by the UK National Screening Committee.

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last month Farage confirms he wants new NHS funding model but Labour says plan would lead to huge patient bills – UK politics live

Nigel Farage has tried to fend off claims that Reform UK would force people to pay to see a doctorNigel Farage, the Reform UK leader, also told Today that the UK should negotiate a wide-ranging trade deal with the US. This should include agriculture, he said. Farage acknowledged that in the past talks on this have been held up by Britain not wanting to allow food imports produced to America’s less rigorous standards, but he claimed the solution was just to give consumers a choice. He said:Now there’s been some concern about chlorine-treated chicken etc, but there is an answer to that which is label things, let consumers decide I would allow consumers in America to buy our products and consumers here to buy their products, and provided we have the right labelling, that’s good.It looks like Nigel Farage has had the full indoctrination at Mar-a-Lago. No one in this country wants chlorinated chicken on our supermarket shelves.Farage wants to sell out our hard-working British farmers for...

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last month NHS announces 'world leading' DIY smear tests plan to eradicate cervical cancer by 2040

First female leader of NHS England Amanda Pritchard announces plan to eliminate cervical cancer vowing to 'save many more women the pain and trauma of cancer'

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last month Wes Streeting’s plan to fix the NHS – Politics Weekly Westminster

The government has put improving the NHS at the heart of its plans, but will it be able to deliver on its promises? And how long could it take to turn the health service around? Pippa Crerar asked health secretary Wes Streeting at a special Guardian Live event. In a wide-ranging discussion, he also took questions on others issues including assisted dying, transgender rights and the war in Gaza. To purchase the full event video on demand, go to the theguardian.live Continue reading...

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