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Why thousands of NHS GPs are cutting their hours despite plan to increase access to doctors

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Just one in 13 early career GPs work full-time, NHS figures show, with job stress and childcare significant factors

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Woman travels to China for tests after paying £54k towards the NHS

A woman has revealed why she's travelling to China for diagnostic tests rather than waiting for NHS appointments, despite contributing £54,000 in National Insurance over five years

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Most people are happy to do their own hearing tests at home – could it relieve pressure on the NHS?

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Home testing could mean faster results, less stigma, and more choice - but only if everyone can access it.

NHS facility opens boxing gym for first time in UK

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For the first time in the UK a boxing gym has been opened in an NHS facility with the Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust giving mental health charity Off The Ropes a long-term base.

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'I'm ill and have decided to fly to China for treatment instead of using NHS'

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A frustrated British woman who says she has contributed £54,000 in National Insurance over the past five years believes it would be a much quicker and smoother process to seek treatment in the Far East

Rachel Reeves issues major NHS Prescription charges announcement ahead of the Autumn Budget

An NHS prescription will now cost less than £10 for the 2026/2027 year

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‘Important moment’ as at-home heart treatment approved for NHS use

www.independent.co.uk

About 1,500 patients in England and Wales live with the rare heart condition

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NHS Lanarkshire refreshes public information for its digital eTriage system

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

It follows feedback gathered from patients and visitors across its three acute hospital sites.

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Funding NHS facilities with private finance a breach of manifesto, Labour MPs say

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The government is considering using taxpayer money and private finance to build new health centres.

NHS urges public to use services wisely as winter pressures mount

The NHS is urging the North West public to use health services wisely amid rising pressure

Labour MPs urge Reeves to drop private finance plans for NHS buildings

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Chancellor told PFI-style schemes familiar from New Labour era are ‘fiscal illusion’ offering no value for money

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NHS shares symptoms of common cancer that's 'easy to miss'

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The health service has urged people to get checked if they do not feel right

NHS shares cancer symptoms people may brush off as 'normal'

www.dailyrecord.co.uk

The NHS has shared a list of symptoms that people may brush off as 'common' but should seek help for

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New jab which could help thousands with rare heart condition approved for NHS use

www.independent.co.uk

Vutrisiran, which is to be administered every three months, received the green light from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence

Man found dead in vehicle at rest area in N.H.

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A man was found dead inside of his vehicle in a rest area on Interstate 93 in Hooksett on Wednesday, New Hampshire State Police said in a news release.

NHS facing ‘huge holes’ in workforce if foreign doctors leave UK, report warns

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The General Medical Council says 4,880 doctors who trained abroad left the UK workforce in 2024 – a 26% increase on 3,869 in 2023.

NHS facing ‘huge holes’ in workforce if foreign doctors leave UK, report warns

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The General Medical Council says 4,880 doctors who trained abroad left the UK workforce in 2024 – a 26% increase on 3,869 in 2023.

Warning NHS will ‘struggle to fill’ roles if foreign doctors leave UK

www.independent.co.uk

Doctors who qualified outside of the UK currently make up around 42 per cent of the workforce