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The threatened strike action in Scotland would be similar to the ongoing walkouts by junior doctor in England (Jacob King/PA)
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Junior doctors in Scotland threaten 72-hour walkout in pay dispute

BMA members will vote on whether to go ahead with the strike in a ballot running from March 29 to May 5.
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New cancer centre at Barts ‘could transform lives’ for patients

Exclusive: London’s oldest hospital launches campaign to raise money for centre to treat capital’s most vulnerable patients

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Key cancer target missed as 22,000 face two-month treatment wait

Social care minister Helen Whately admitted that the waiting list target has been well exceeded

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Final Covid-19 data shows infections in England highest since start of year

The coronavirus infection survey is ending after nearly three years.
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One in 10 people have performed DIY dentistry, poll finds

People claim to have given themselves fillings while others removed or repaired crowns and filed their broken teeth down.
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BMA ‘extremely sorry’ to patients disrupted by junior doctors strike

Union says Government have ‘pushed them’ into industrial action

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Black Caribbean patients ‘more likely to have chronic health problems’

Exclusive: New report finds that nearly half of Black Caribbean patients in Southwark and Lambeth had more than two long-term health conditions

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Norovirus cases fall though NHS faces ‘sustained pressure’

There continue to be high levels of delayed discharges for medically fit patients.
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Tips to help you quit smoking for good

Giving up tobacco is one of the hardest things one can do but also one of the most beneficial. Here’s how to kick the habit and how your health will improve if you do

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Polio vaccine catch-up campaign for primary school children in London

Health officials say vaccine rates in some London boroughs is still too low

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What is gastric sleeve surgery? New BBC documentary warns of issues

Weight Loss Surgery: Getting Thin Abroad warns of the dangers of cheap options overseas

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London eye patients losing their vision due to long NHS waits

Report warns that hundreds of patients are suffering from irreversible sight loss and struggilng with day to day tasks

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Children with eczema ‘should not be offered bath emollients on the NHS’

The new Nice draft guideline – on the diagnosis and management of atopic eczema in children under 12 – is now subject to public consultation.
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Britain not prepared for bird flu pandemic, warns top professor

Scientist warns diagnostic testing capacity is not advanced enough to cope with virus if it jumps to humans

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‘Game changing’ infrared imaging could help treat child cancer

The technique involves the injection of chemicals into the bloodstream which act as imaging probes

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One in four ambulances queueing outside London hospitals

Figures suggest hospitals in the capital struggling to discharge patients into social care

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First black maternal conference aims to look at racial health disparities

Sandra Igwe said she decided to hold the conference after being ‘the token black woman’ to speak at so many in the past.
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Junior doctors strike ‘worst yet’ leading to 175,000 cancellations

Cancelled appointments included hip and knee operations as well as routine checks

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World Sleep Day 2023: When is it and how can you take part?

Here’s how to celebrate the natural phenomenon scientists are still trying to understand – and wake up feeling rested.

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How first Covid wave devastated East London’s Somali community

New report concludes that poor housing, insecure employment and late lockdown contributed to high number of deaths in community

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Woman’s plea to monitor blood pressure after ‘shock’ kidney failure

Susan Riley was left in ‘total shock’ after being diagnosed with a rare kidney disease

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What is dementia, as footballers 50% more likely to develop condition?

Calls to ban heading in football resurface as study shows players are 50% more likely to get the condition in later life

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London woman shares contraceptive coil removal ordeal

Beki Reilly, 34, underwent emergency surgery following several attempts to remove her contraceptive coil during appointments with Wandsworth sexual health services

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Junior doctors urged to start talks as unions strike NHS pay deal

British Medical Association says union is open to negotiating ‘in good faith’ with ministers

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NHS workers to consider pay offer after unions back proposals

Months of strikes by healthcare workers could be brought to an end if the pay offer is agreed.
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NHS strike action paused as Government and health unions reach deal

Hopes dispute will end as unions recommend members accept new ‘fair and reasonable’ pay offer

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GMB Scotland members narrowly accept NHS pay offer

The union represents health staff including those in the Scottish Ambulance Service.
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Covid-19 levels remain on ‘uncertain’ trend in much of UK

Infections are still some way from the peak reached during the Christmas 2022 wave.
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Ambulance handover delays climb to highest level since start of year

Around one in eight patients waited more than an hour.
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Price of a packet of cigarettes to rise from 6pm tonight

Jeremy Hunt’s tax rise in the spring statement will mean smokers fork out about another pound for a packet of 20

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What is acute vertigo? George Ezra cancels O2 gig after diagnosis

Vertigo is when you feel as if you or everything around you is spinning.

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Higher blood caffeine levels ‘may help people stay slim’

The rate at which people metabolise caffeine may have an impact on their weight, research suggests.