6 d. ago Wes Streeting's plans for NHS recovery 'hanging by a thread' after junior doctors announce five day walkout over pay

The Health Secretary accused the BMA of being 'completely unreasonable' after it announced the five-day walkout, which could see 200,000 appointments and operations cancelled.

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7 d. ago Scottish Government announces £85m boost to tackle delayed discharge

John Swinney admits ministers ‘must do better’ to tackle capacity problems in Scotland’s NHS

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9 d. ago Jessie J's son makes emotional announcement on mum's health battle after 'early' cancer diagnosis

The 37-year-old singer has shared an update after announcing earlier this year she had been diagnosed with 'early breast cancer'

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1 week ago ‘We promised change but people aren’t feeling it yet’: Labour rues poor first year

MPs, aides and other party figures reflect on what went wrong and how they could still turn things aroundIn a stiflingly hot room at a health centre in East London, as he announced the government’s 10-year plan for the NHS on Thursday, Keir Starmer was confronted with a brutal assessment of his first year in power.“You’ve U-turned on your reforms, your MPs don’t trust you, and markets worry that you’ve lost resolve on fiscal discipline. It’s the epitome, isn’t it, of sticking-plaster politics and chaos that you promised voters you would end?” a television journalist asked. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Rockstar David Roach from Junkyard announces he's been diagnosed with 'very aggressive' cancer in shock health update

The musician revealed has squamous cell carcinoma which is 'affecting his head, neck, and throat.'

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2 w. ago Important announcement for anyone in Wales who has ever smoked

The Welsh Government has confirmed that work on the programme will commence this year, with the first participants invited to the screening in 2027

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2 w. ago Jessie J reveals she's not cancer free following mastectomy in latest heartbreaking health update and announces break from social media to 'focus on her recovery'

The singer, 37, who underwent surgery late last week, said on Friday that her previous post had been 'misunderstood'.

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2 w. ago Lewis Capaldi drops surprise new track amid Glastonbury comeback rumours

The Scottish singer, 28, last played the Pyramid Stage in 2023 before announcing a break from touring to focus on his mental health

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2 w. ago No 10 climbs down over welfare bill in move to win over Labour rebels

Compromises include exempting those currently receiving disability benefits and increasing health element of universal credit in line with inflationDowning Street has announced major changes to the welfare bill in an attempt to win the support of more than Labour 120 rebels who had threatened to vote against it next week and hand Keir Starmer a damaging first defeat as prime minister.Liz Kendall, the work and pensions secretary, wrote to Labour MPs on Thursday night to lay out the concessions, which were thrashed out over 24 hours of negotiations between senior rebels and government officials. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Government announces plans to put ‘digital front doors’ on mental health care

It comes as the Department of Health and Social Care confirmed 85 new mental health emergency departments will be built across England.

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2 w. ago BBC and ITV star John Stapleton's 'frustrating' health update 8 months after announcing diagnosis

The 79-year-old has presented on programmes including Newsnight, Panorama and GMTV’s News Hour

Science

3 w. 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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3 w. ago BBC, ITV and Sky news legend Dermot Murnaghan has stage 4 cancer

Dermot is known for everything from breaking some of the biggest news stories of the last four decades to hosting Eggheads

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3 w. ago Sky News legend Dermot Murnaghan makes heartbreaking health announcement

Dermot Murnaghan joined Sky News in 2007 and presented the channel's flagship morning programme, Sky News Sunrise, until 2020. He has now revealed he is battling cancer

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3 w. ago Streeting launches national investigation after NHS maternity scandals

Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced the launch of a national investigation into NHS maternity services.

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