17 h. ago Major NHS reform to end '8am scramble' for GP appointments and move services out of hospitals

By 2035 the majority of outpatient care will happen outside of hospitals, the government pledges in a long-awaited 10-year plan

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17 h. ago Major new NHS plan vows to end ‘8am scramble’ for GP appointment

Radical plans to improve community healthcare include training more GPs

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6 d. ago ‘This is not a matter of opinion:’ State AGs instruct hospitals to continue providing emergency abortions despite state law

The 21 attorneys general issued the warning after the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services rescinded guidance to hospitals about how to follow federal law on emergency reproductive care

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8 d. ago Major NHS reform will see Brits' access to GP services transformed

Health Secretary Wes Streeting is set to announce a GP overhaul that will see working class areas being given more funding to tackle the 'inverse care' being delivered

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1 week ago Cher supports son Elijah Blue as he recovers at home after overdose

The singer’s youngest son, 48, was taken to hospital on June 14 after emergency services were called to a home in Joshua Tree

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1 week ago LIVE: Huge emergency services presence as five rushed to hospital in house fire

Five people have been rushed to hospital

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1 week ago Maternity services in Leeds NHS hospitals downgraded by healthcare regulator

Services at Leeds General Infirmary and St James’s University Hospital have dropped from an overall rating of good to inadequate.

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2 w. ago Couple accused of grandson’s murder punched their children, court hears

Toddler Ethan Ives-Griffiths died in hospital two days after emergency services were called to his home in Wales.

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2 w. ago Plans for new women's service at the State Hospital in Carstairs

It will enable women to be treated in Scotland who previously could only have been placed at Rampton Hospital in England.

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2 w. ago GP receptionist reveals key phrase to help beat 8am appointment booking scramble

Cuppas have gone cold and breakfasts gone uneaten as we all attempt to time our morning call for an appointment bang on that 8am time slot - but there are secret ways you can beat the system

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2 w. ago The secrets to beating the 8am scramble for GP appointments by the people who really know

Manning the phone lines to surgeries, GP receptionists have long borne the brunt of patients' growing frustration with the primary care system.

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3 w. ago Air India plane crash facts: Death toll, mayday call, theories and 53 Brits on board

Air India confirmed the nationalities of the passengers as the death toll skyrocketed from three to 110 as the emergency services battle to control the situation and rush the injured to hospitals - so what do we know

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3 w. ago BREAKING: 'Murder' arrest after Huthwaite pub beer garden 'assault' leaves man dead

A man in his 30s suffered severe injuries following an alleged assault in a pub beer garden and died in hospital two days later - despite the best efforts of emergency services.

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3 w. ago 'Murder' arrest after Huthwaite pub beer garden 'assault' leaves man dead

A man in his 30s suffered severe injuries following an alleged assault in a pub beer garden and died in hospital two days later - despite the best efforts of emergency services.

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3 w. ago Meghan Markle 'plans to add hotels and restaurants to her As Ever brand'

The Duchess of Sussex, 43, is trademarking her brand As Ever for 'hospitality services', according to reports.

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3 w. ago Scott Morrison sought advice to obstruct Nauru asylum seekers from accessing abortions, documents reveal

Advocate claims Abbott government was concerned asylum seekers and refugees were using medical transfers as a back door to get into AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastScott Morrison overrode medical advice in the case of an asylum seeker in offshore detention trying to access an abortion, and had previously sought advice that would effectively prevent access to terminations entirely, ministerial advice reveals.Documents released under freedom of information laws show Morrison, in 2014 as immigration minister, had sought advice to deny the transfer of women to a hospital on the Australian mainland to access termination services before 20 weeks’ gestation. Continue reading...

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