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Shattered promises: NHS missed targets to tackle care backlogs

The Health Secretary has admitted the government’s pledge to help reduce the NHS’s record-breaking care backlog has been broken as some patients had to wait 18 months for an operation.

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Delayed diabetes checks potentially contributed to England’s excess death rate

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Coroner warns Barclay of impact of care home and hospital shortages, report shows

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Private healthcare is not a silver bullet for cutting NHS wait times, study finds

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NHS strikes: pay deal signed off for one million workers

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Recreational vaping banned under major Australian public health move

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‘The darkest day’ of NHS strikes has hit

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Government grapples with High Court to axe the next nurses strike

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Justice for junior doctors: Pay rise announced as workers strike in England

Yesterday the government announced NHS medics will receive a pay rise of 6% after they began their longest walkout yet over pay.

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‘Addiction to short-termism’ puts NHS’ future at risk, warn think tanks

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Charity calls on government to increase end of life care funding

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More doctors in England and Wales choosing to retire early

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Innovators working on projects to transform living with dementia awarded over £1m

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New lung cancer screening rollout to detect cancer sooner

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New diagnostic test for COPD reports 91% accuracy

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Key food and drink nutrient could be ‘elixir of life’