2 h. ago Hospitality in crisis: Reeves REJECTS calls to extend pubs U

Rachel Reeves delivered a blow to beleaguered hotel and restaurant operators as she signalled that only pubs will receive any help to cope with a surge in business rate bills.

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3 d. ago Hospital patient, 75, nearly died after disappearing from crisis

A patient was found barely alive in a ditch after vanishing from an overcrowded hospital where a Costa Coffee was turned into a ward due to severe bed shortages.

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8 d. ago Delayed discharge costs crippled NHS Ayrshire & Arran more than £75,000 per day

The staggering bill has been laid bare as Ayrshire's hospitals battle the wider national crisis.

Economics

9 d. ago Hospital crisis as two men die after being left without nursing care in south London

Two men died a day apart after falling over when they were left unsupervised at an overstretched South London hospital.

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1 week ago London hospitals face ‘triple threat’ during winter flu crisis as cases soar after festive parties

Data suggests virus outbreak in the capital is continuing to spread with 419 beds occupied

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2 w. ago The chatbot will see you now: how AI is being trained to spot mental health issues in any language

Calls to a clinic in Uganda are helping create a therapy algorithm that works in local languages, as specialists look to technology to address the global mental health crisisWhen patients telephone Butabika hospital in Kampala, Uganda, seeking help with mental health problems, they are themselves assisting future patients by helping to create a therapy chatbot.Calls to the clinic helpline are being used to train an AI algorithm that researchers hope will eventually power a chatbot offering therapy in local African languages. Continue reading...

Science

2 w. ago Pop star Pink hospitalised on New Year's Eve as she reveals new health crisis

Pop star Pink found herself in hospital over New Year's while her family headed off on a snowboarding trip without her

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4 w. ago London A&E departments ‘in the thick of it’ during flu crisis, warn hospital doctors

Data suggests virus outbreak in the capital is continuing to spread as cases jump 104 per cent on last winter

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