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NHS boss warns 'you must wear a mask' again due to 'tidal wave' of virus

The NHS has urged those with flu or cold-like symptoms to wear facemasks in public as the UK grapples with a "tidal wave" of cases.

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NHS nurse tribunal ruling 'hugely problematic for women,' putting emphasis on complainants as govt still dallies over Supreme Court guidance

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Sandie Peggie sued her NHS trust when she was suspended after complaining about having to share a female changing room with a transgender doctor.

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Leeds school bans singing as NHS warns of 'unprecedented wave' of infections

There has been a surge of flu cases in recent weeks

Sandie Peggie's daughter speaks out after mum's partial win in NHS Fife trans row tribunal

Sandie Peggie's daughter, Nicole, insisted that yesterday's result was "only a step, and there’s so much more to come" from her mum.

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Symptoms of 'superflu' explained as H3N2 strain sparks NHS alert

A 'drifted' flu variant, known as A(H3N2) - or subclade K - has is driving a 'flu-demic' in the UK

Saddleworth woman drives NHS cancer education in name of firefighter husband

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A SADDLEWORTH woman has been left amazed after the charity set up in the name of her beloved firefighter husband made its biggest breakthrough yet.…

Boots pharmacies confirm Christmas opening hours as many NHS practices close for holiday

The pharmacy chain offer ways to ensure you get the medication you need over the holidays

NHS warning ahead of Christmas urges people to act soon to avoid last-minute panic

The notice goes out ahead of a Christmas rush at pharmacies

Voices: Every woman should feel safe in an NHS maternity ward

Editorial: The staggering shortcomings in care for mothers at hospitals and failure to implement recommendations to correct them have resulted in lives lost and ruined – the health secretary could define his legacy by finally putting this…

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Damning report on state of NHS shows why Scotland needs Labour to fix it

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Scottish Labour saved the NHS from a devastating flu outbreak in 2000 and it can do so again

Hospitals shut wards and declare critical incidents – how flu is gripping the NHS

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Six NHS hospitals have declared critical incidents amid surging cases of a so-called “super-flu” that has led to record-high hospitalisation rates.

Lack of NHS dentist access after Tory cuts leaves 41% of adults with rotten teeth

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Adult Oral Health Survey shows 41% of people had rotten teeth just before Labour came to power last year - as bad as it’s been since the previous sustained period of Tory rule 25 years earlier

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Tories demand sacking of NHS Fife chief executive after Sandie Peggie tribunal

The Scottish Conservatives challenged Holyrood Health Secretary Neil Gray to dismiss NHS Fife chief executive Carol Potter.

Tories demand sacking of NHS Fife chief executive after Sandie Peggie tribunal

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The Scottish Conservatives challenged Holyrood Health Secretary Neil Gray to dismiss NHS Fife chief executive Carol Potter.

Tories demand sacking of NHS Fife chief executive after Sandie Peggie tribunal

The Scottish Conservatives challenged Holyrood Health Secretary Neil Gray to dismiss NHS Fife chief executive Carol Potter.

Police 'must investigate' allegations of NHS corruption in Wales

In the Senedd on Tuesday the leader of the Conservatives in Wales, Darren Millar, told the First Minister Eluned Morgan: "It absolutely stinks."

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SNP health secretary told to sack NHS Fife chief executive over Sandie Peggie ruling

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Carol Potter is due to take early retirement next summer - but MSPs say government ministers should step in and sack her.

Nursing assistant accused of sexually assaulting child at N.H. hospital

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The child was being treated at the hospital, according to police.

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NHS leader tells Brits to 'wear a mask' again amid 'tidal wave' of illnesses

People who have "got a cold, they're snuffling, they are coughing" should mask up