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Saturday, Dec 13

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Revealed: Sensitive NHS documents on royals, aristocrats and tycoons leaked after Russian hackers target health service

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The unprecedented data breach has seen 169,000 confidential documents dumped on the dark web after the ransomware gang exploited a bug in software provided to NHS bodies by US tech giant Oracle.

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Britain facing 'tsunami of flu' as NHS in 'most precarious position since pandemic'

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Health Secretary Wes Streeting warns of super flu 'tsunami' and issues direct appeal to NHS doctors - warning that a strike is 'choosing to put lives at risk this Christmas'

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Meet Luke Littler's unlikely next darts rival – NHS hero who struts out to Cigarettes and Alcohol

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Welshman David Davies isn't even a full-time player on the PDC circuit and now he's going up against The Nuke at Ally Pally

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BMA accuses Streeting of ‘scaremongering’ about NHS as strike looms

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The doctors’ union claimed the Health Secretary had acted in a ‘cruel and calculated’ way and described the Government’s offer as ‘poor.’

NHS warns of flu 'tidal wave' as hospital chief predicts January 'carnage'

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Flu hospitalisations have surged 55% as NHS hospitals prepare for what one boss calls a "perfect storm" - but some experts question if the outbreak is as severe as claimed.

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‘Beyond catastrophic’: How super flu is pushing the NHS to the brink

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Leading medics warn of severe hospital overcrowding, staff struck down with flu, and a worrying number of cases among children. Rebecca Thomas reports

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Greater Manchester NHS urges parents in these boroughs to use crisis clinics as flu cases soar

More than 100 people were in hospital at the start of December with the flu, with numbers rising every day according to the region's senior health leaders

Free flu vaccine criteria as NHS warns of 'one of worst epidemics in decades'

Flu can pose a potentially fatal risk to specific people - here's an outline of who is eligible for a free jab from the NHS

The UK’s weak spot in World War 3? Loo roll and the NHS

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British soldiers unfurl the Union Jack before the start of the Steadfast Dart 2025 exercise in Smardan, eastern Romania (Picture: AP)

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NHS urges 'call 999' for severe flu symptoms as hospitalisations surge

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NHS guidance reminds people with flu to call 999 if they experience severe symptoms, as the health service faces record demands with flu hospitalisations up 55%

NHS urges Brits to use ‘online’ alternative instead of calling GP

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Patients across the UK can make one small change to help relieve pressure on wait times for GPs

NHS urges people not to call their GP - to 'get the right care'

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The NHS has urged people to use online forms to book appointments with their GP, as it helps to free up phone lines and ease pressure on the health service

Wegovy on the NHS ends after 24 months – meaning weight gain or going private

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The arrival of Wegovy two years ago caused turmoil in health services around the world

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BMA accuses Streeting of ‘scaremongering’ about NHS as strike looms

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The doctors’ union claimed the Health Secretary had acted in a ‘cruel and calculated’ way and described the Government’s offer as ‘poor.’

BMA accuses Streeting of ‘scaremongering’ about NHS as strike looms

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The doctors’ union claimed the Health Secretary had acted in a ‘cruel and calculated’ way and described the Government’s offer as ‘poor.’

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NHS flu jabs came too late, pharmacies say as they blame superflu crisis on 'botched' rollout of vaccinations for children - while Starmer begs doctors not to strike

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Pharmacy leaders have claimed the spread of the virus could have been slowed if flu jabs were handed out earlier, blaming poor communications for a 'botched' rollout.

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Streeting warns doctors’ strikes could collapse NHS – but BMA chief insists walkouts won’t put patients at risk

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Tom Dolphin says ‘the same model that has worked for all the previous strikes to keep patients safe will apply’ during next week’s planned walkout, which comes amid surging flu cases