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NHS England hopes to save thousands of lives with pill that helps smokers quit
NHS England hopes to save thousands of lives with pill that helps smokers quit Experts say once-a-day varenicline tablet reduces nicotine cravings and side-effects from cutting out tobacco Hundreds of thousands of smokers will be given a pill that increases people’s chances of quitting, in a...
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Streeting’s hospital league table plan riles NHS medics and bosses
Streeting’s hospital league table plan riles NHS medics and bosses Health secretary says controversial scheme for trusts in England is necessary to raise standards Wes Streeting plans to publish a football-style league table of the best- and worst-performing hospitals in England, prompting...
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NHS-branded baby formula could prevent parents paying too much, watchdog says
NHS-branded baby formula could prevent parents paying too much, watchdog says CMA sets out potential measures, including price cap on retailers, to combat high prices and lack of choice The government could offer its own low-cost baby formula under a brand such as the NHS to combat the high...
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Legalisation of assisted dying may force NHS cuts, Wes Streeting warns
Legalisation of assisted dying may force NHS cuts, Wes Streeting warns Minister has asked officials at Department of Health to analyse implications for other services Civil servants are looking at the extra costs that assisted dying would impose on the NHS amid a warning from Wes Streeting...
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NHS patients dying because of problems sharing medical records, coroners warn
NHS patients dying because of problems sharing medical records, coroners warn IT issues and restrictions on access to information are leaving staff unaware of crucial background details Coroners in England and Wales have issued 36 warnings this year over inadequate sharing of NHS patient...
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Midlife MOTs on the NHS? Who knew? | Brief letters
Midlife MOTs on the NHS? Who knew? | Brief letters Health checks | Bothering the NHS | Cornwall tourists | Christmas markets | Horse racing Dr Jahangir Alom (Letters, 17 November) raises an important issue regarding midlife health checks. He rightly points out that people (especially men)...
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Rachel Reeves will tax businesses to plug £9bn black hole in NHS
Rachel Reeves will tax businesses to plug £9bn black hole in NHS The chancellor is set to announce a revenue-raising budget designed to reset Britain’s public finances Rachel Reeves is set to use one of the most pivotal budgets of recent times to call on businesses to pay more tax to help...
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Hospital league tables risk sapping NHS morale | Letters
Hospital league tables risk sapping NHS morale | Letters Pury Sharifi says tick boxes cannot measure continuity and compassion, while Alison Vaspe says naming and shaming is not the answer. Plus a letter from Sue Stephenson Re Rachel Clarke’s article on Labour’s plans to introduce hospital...
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Wes Streeting orders review of physician associates’ role in NHS
Wes Streeting orders review of physician associates’ role in NHS About 3,500 PAs work in England but there is growing alarm in medical profession about patient safety Wes Streeting has ordered a review of what physician associates (PAs) do in the NHS, amid growing alarm in the medical...
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Rachel Reeves urged to ringfence NHS funding on illness prevention
Rachel Reeves urged to ringfence NHS funding on illness prevention Exclusive: Health charity and other bodies say carving out new category of spending would save taxpayers money Rachel Reeves is being urged to use next week’s budget to ringfence health spending on prevention so it is...
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Streeting’s reforms could save the NHS from the private sector. He must not fail
Streeting’s reforms could save the NHS from the private sector. He must not fail Fears over the health secretary’s plan are understandable. But patients and doctors alike are now fleeing the service for other providers There is going to be lots of angst in Labour ranks about the government’s...
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Meta bid to use AI in UK public sector takes step forward with NHS scheme
Meta bid to use AI in UK public sector takes step forward with NHS scheme Silicon Valley tech companies competing to work with local and national government Meta’s push to deploy its artificial intelligence system inside Britain’s public sector took a step forward on Monday night when the...
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