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Lincoln, NH firefighters fight blaze at Main Street building

Firefighters in Lincoln, New Hampshire battled a large building fire on Main Street that affected several apartments and an ice cream shop. The fire department found heavy flames on multiple floors but everyone was safe. Crews from various…

NHS breaks mixed-sex wards rules 44,000 times in a year with patients at risk of humiliation and assault

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Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said patients were left feeling humiliated and at risk, adding: ‘The use of mixed sex wards has gone through the roof under the Tories’

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Exact amount NHS prescription charges to rise NEXT week – are you eligible for free medication?

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PRESCRIPTION costs in England are rising next week, so it’s worth checking if you can cut your costs.

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Cancer patients forced into self-dentistry amid NHS crisis

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In the face of a crumbling NHS dental system, cancer patients like Robin are resorting to self-dentistry, highlighting the urgent need for comprehensive reform

MMR jab uptake among young people in England up by 23% since 2023, says NHS

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Exclusive: Vaccinations rise amid national campaign, but reported measles cases have increased by 40% since March

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NHS is 'considering reversing its guidance on terms like 'chestfeeding' and 'people with ovaries' under plans to give hospitals clear language based on biological sex'

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The Health Secretary, Victoria Atkins (pictured), will announce the proposed changes to the NHS Constitution this week.

‘No one’s being honest about it’: how NHS crisis forces patients to go private

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Long waiting lists are creating a boom in the medical insurance market, leading to fears of a long-term change in attitudes to the health service

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Minister defends NHS record after Dan Poulter defects to Labour

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Chris Philp denies Tories are deprioritising the NHS, after Dan Poulter says "patients deserve better".

Minister defends Government’s NHS record after Tory MP’s defection to Labour

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Dr Dan Poulter, a former health minister and working medic, quit the Tory Party on Saturday in anger over the NHS crisis.

Minister defends Government’s NHS record after Tory MP’s defection to Labour

www.shropshirestar.com

Dr Dan Poulter, a former health minister and working medic, quit the Tory Party on Saturday in anger over the NHS crisis.

Minister defends Government’s NHS record after Tory MP’s defection to Labour

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Dr Dan Poulter, a former health minister and working medic, quit the Tory Party on Saturday in anger over the NHS crisis.

Who is Dan Poulter: The Tory MP defecting to Labour in fury at NHS crisis

www.independent.co.uk

The Central Suffolk and North Ipswich MP will sit on the Labour benches until the next general election, expected this autumn, when he has announced he will step down

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Rishi Sunak defends spending £75 billion on defence over NHS and schools

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Rishi Sunak has explained why he chose to spend £75 billion on the UK’s defence, rather than use it to fund the NHS and schools.

Latest Tory defection shows only Starmer can be 'trusted with NHS', Labour says

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The defection of an MP - who works as an NHS doctor - from the Tories to the Labour Party shows that only Sir Keir Starmer can be "trusted" with the health service, a shadow minister has claimed.

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Bury NHS trust confirms deaths from cancer delays

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The NHS trust responsible for Fairfield General Hospital in Bury has revealed several people have died due to delays in cancer diagnosis and misdiagnosis in the past three years.

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NHS prescription fees to rise in days - are you eligible for free medication?

www.express.co.uk

NHS prescriptions will soon cost 2.59 percent more than they do now.

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Mesh victims who travelled to US for government funded treatment 'denied NHS care'

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

Patients who travelled to the US under the scheme claims health boards have refused to treat them further

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NHS set to ban trans women from female-only wards under plans put forward by ministers that will also mean women patients can ask for a female doctor

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A new version of the NHS Constitution will ban trans women from women-only wards, under plans announced by ex-Health Secretary Steve Barclay at the Tory Party's conference last year.

Need a new knee? Now you can 'grow your own' after a one-hour op on the NHS

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The long-lasting procedure to repair damage to cartilage in the knee has been approved by the NHS spending watchdog after 20 years of research.