28 h. ago NHS A&E delays are ‘like torture’ as patients wait days and die in corridors, exhausted nurses warn

NHS A&E delays and corridor care are “a type of torture” for patients, nurses warn. The Royal College of Nursing said its members are losing hope that the system will improve. Polling by YouGov revealed that 18 per cent of people have witnessed patients being looked after in corridors or other overflow areas. The RCN...

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9 d. ago Thousands left dead or disabled due to shortage of stroke specialists, medics warn

A lack of specialist consultants in NHS hospitals is leaving stroke patients without essential care, experts have warned

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1 week ago Doctors' strike in Scotland will disrupt NHS care for patients, warns John Swinney

Resident doctors – formerly known as junior doctors – in BMA Scotland voted last month for strike action.

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1 week ago NHS warning to 'call 999' over one symptom if you take amlodipine

Amlodipine is one of the most commonly prescribed medicines in the UK, but the NHS warns patients to call 999 if they experience a severe symptom

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2 w. ago NHS issues major 'super flu' update after H3N2 strain surge in England

Over 3,000 flu patients remain hospitalised as doctors warn the NHS is 'not out of danger yet' with winter viruses despite slight fall in cases as we head into the Near Year

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3 w. ago NHS issues urgent medication warning telling patients to call GP 'now' over key symptoms

Dapagliflozin is mainly prescribed for type 2 diabetes, but it is also used to treat heart failure and chronic kidney disease

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3 w. ago People taking digoxin issued NHS warning over 'two' symptoms

The NHS has issued a warning for patients prescribed digoxin, urging them to speak to a doctor if they experience more than two common side effects

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4 w. ago Resident doctors in England begin five days of strike action

NHS leaders warn ‘more patients are likely to feel the impact of this round of strikes than the previous two’Resident doctors in England have begun five days of strike action after rejecting the government’s latest offer to resolve the long-running dispute over pay and jobs.The British Medical Association (BMA), and the health secretary, Wes Streeting, met on Tuesday in a final attempt to reach an agreement, but failed to do so. Continue reading...

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last month Doctors' strike will 'take toll' on patients, warns London NHS chief as five

The industrial action, from 7am on Wednesday 17 December until 7am on Monday 22, comes as hospitals are already under pressure from an unprecedented wave of super flu

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last month ‘Dangerous’ junior doctors’ strike begins today – putting ‘lives at risk’ as super flu cripples NHS

NHS patients should brace for long wait misery over Christmas as doctors’ strikes starting today will hit harder than previous walkouts. The British Medical Association voted to press ahead with the five-day walkout that will last until Monday. Health Secretary Wes Streeting called the decision “irresponsible and dangerous”. It comes at the height of a...

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last month NHS patients warned to brave for long wait misery as strikes starts today – and it’ll hit harder than previous walkouts

NHS patients should brace for long wait misery over Christmas as doctors’ strikes starting today will hit harder than previous walkouts, health chiefs warn. The British Medical Association has voted to press ahead with the five-day walkout that will last until Monday. Health Secretary Wes Streeting called the decision “irresponsible and dangerous”. It comes at...

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