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More than 300,000 cancer patients face long treatment delays over the next five years, charity warns

More than 300,000 cancer patients face long treatment delays over the next five years, charity warns

More than 300,000 cancer patients face long treatment delays over the next…
Now pharmacists to be balloted over 'work-to-rule' action amid a row over funding just several weeks after GPs

Now pharmacists to be balloted over 'work-to-rule' action amid a row over funding just several weeks after GPs

Pharmacists are to be balloted over potential ‘work-to-rule’ action amid a row…
More than 10 million people face waiting at least one month to see their GP, damning figures reveal

More than 10 million people face waiting at least one month to see their GP, damning figures reveal

A record number of patients face a four-week wait to see their…
How big are the backlogs at YOUR hospital? As Keir Starmer says 'broken' NHS must 'reform or die', use our search tool to see extent of A&E queues, waiting list and cancer delays at every trust

How big are the backlogs at YOUR hospital? As Keir Starmer says 'broken' NHS must 'reform or die', use our search tool to see extent of A&E queues, waiting list and cancer delays at every trust

Two-thirds of patients at England’s busiest hospitals have waited over 18 weeks…
Lord Darzi's bombshell revelations in numbers: Alarming graphs lay bare the catastrophic NHS failures - from cancer waiting lists to A&E queues

Lord Darzi's bombshell revelations in numbers: Alarming graphs lay bare the catastrophic NHS failures – from cancer waiting lists to A&E queues

The nightmarish state of the NHS has been revealed in a series…
HALF of children are now overweight in some areas of the UK - so is YOUR area one of the hotspots? Check our interactive map to find out

HALF of children are now overweight in some areas of the UK – so is YOUR area one of the hotspots? Check our interactive map to find out

England’s child obesity crisis is laid bare today in a sobering interactive…
Who is a qualified doctor? Nearly half of patients don't know what a 'physician associate' is despite NHS plans for them to deliver more care, poll reveals

Who is a qualified doctor? Nearly half of patients don't know what a 'physician associate' is despite NHS plans for them to deliver more care, poll reveals

More than half of patients do not know what a ‘physician associate’…
Breast cancer sufferers put in danger due to a major shortage of NHS staff who can deliver specialist scans, radiographers warn

Breast cancer sufferers put in danger due to a major shortage of NHS staff who can deliver specialist scans, radiographers warn

Breast cancer is one of the most common cancers in the world.…
Why do so many middle-aged men take their own lives? Amid tragedy of cricket hero Graham Thorpe's death experts explain why males aged 45 to 64 are most at risk of suicide

Why do so many middle-aged men take their own lives? Amid tragedy of cricket hero Graham Thorpe's death experts explain why males aged 45 to 64 are most at risk of suicide

Cricket hero Graham Thorpe died by suicide on Sunday after several years…
A&Es in England having one of the busiest summers ever, figures reveal - as NHS struggles to cut waiting times for routine treatment

A&Es in England having one of the busiest summers ever, figures reveal – as NHS struggles to cut waiting times for routine treatment

Waiting lists for routine NHS treatment have grown for the third month…
Do sporting sex bans work? Olympic chiefs want to encourage athletes to 'enjoy lovemaking' while other sporting figures swear against it... so who's right?

Do sporting sex bans work? Olympic chiefs want to encourage athletes to 'enjoy lovemaking' while other sporting figures swear against it… so who's right?

In the city of love Olympics chiefs are encouraging athletes to get…
Tens of thousands of men are dying young in the UK EVERY week because they fail to take their health seriously, damning report warns

Tens of thousands of men are dying young in the UK EVERY week because they fail to take their health seriously, damning report warns

Thousands of men are dying prematurely in the UK every week because…
How patients are being denied mental health treatment that might stop them harming, or even killing themselves, by doctors who believe they're 'attention seekers' simply 'making it up'

How patients are being denied mental health treatment that might stop them harming, or even killing themselves, by doctors who believe they're 'attention seekers' simply 'making it up'

Thousands of children and young adults in the UK with serious mental…
HPV jab HALVES rates of head and neck cancer in young men, as new research finds the vaccine given to 12 and13-year-old girls could prevent thousands of male cancer cases

HPV jab HALVES rates of head and neck cancer in young men, as new research finds the vaccine given to 12 and13-year-old girls could prevent thousands of male cancer cases

The HPV vaccine is set to prevent thousands of head and neck…
Why DID a private clinic tell me I don't have osteoporosis when I actually do, asks RUTH SUNDERLAND. And she has spine fractures to prove it!

Why DID a private clinic tell me I don't have osteoporosis when I actually do, asks RUTH SUNDERLAND. And she has spine fractures to prove it!

One grey morning in April, I found myself alighting from a train…
Cancer patients start getting tailored vaccines on the NHS: Father-of-four becomes the first to receive a personalised vaccine while health chief hails 'landmark moment' as thousands to receive jabs

Cancer patients start getting tailored vaccines on the NHS: Father-of-four becomes the first to receive a personalised vaccine while health chief hails 'landmark moment' as thousands to receive jabs

Thousands of NHS patients will get personalised cancer vaccines over the next…
A man died after I didn't speak up, and I still feel guilty about it, says DR SCURR. But second opinions aren't enough to save lives - it's the culture of hospitals that has to change

A man died after I didn't speak up, and I still feel guilty about it, says DR SCURR. But second opinions aren't enough to save lives – it's the culture of hospitals that has to change

The tragic death of 13-year-old Martha Mills following poor, possibly negligent care…
Doctors' fears number of people having cervical cancer screening could plummet following closure of top UK charity

Doctors' fears number of people having cervical cancer screening could plummet following closure of top UK charity

The number of people having cervical cancer screening could plummet following the…
Number of young adults vaping triples in two years as nicotine use soars but smoking continues to decline, study shows

Number of young adults vaping triples in two years as nicotine use soars but smoking continues to decline, study shows

The number of 18 to 24-year-olds vaping has tripled in two years,…
Abortions surge past record 250,000 in a single year, with experts blaming cost of living crisis forcing women to terminate pregnancies 'for purely financial reasons'

Abortions surge past record 250,000 in a single year, with experts blaming cost of living crisis forcing women to terminate pregnancies 'for purely financial reasons'

A record 252,122 abortions were recorded in England and Wales in 2022,…