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NHS Inquiry Reveals Pandemic Pushed Health Service to Brink of Collapse

The NHS came narrowly avoided complete collapse during the Covid-19 pandemic, with patients suffering harm as the health service fought to handle the unprecedented surge...

Mar 20, 2026 · admin

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The Kent Meningitis Outbreak: Understanding an Unprecedented Surge

Kent is struggling with an unprecedented meningitis surge that has confounded medical professionals and experts alike. Since the start of the week, two dozen cases...

Mar 19, 2026 · admin

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Scotland votes on landmark assisted dying legislation this week

Scotland is on the verge of making history this week as MSPs prepare to vote on landmark assisted dying legislation. The Assisted Dying for Terminally...

Mar 18, 2026 · admin

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Understanding Meningitis: Symptoms, Vaccines and Outbreak Response

Two people have passed away following an surge of meningitis in Kent, with public health officials scrambling to contain the transmission of the dangerous infection....

Mar 17, 2026 · admin

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Private healthcare surge exposes NHS waiting crisis, watchdog warns

A two-tier healthcare system is taking shape across England as increasing numbers of people switch to private medicine to escape lengthy NHS waiting lists, a...

Mar 16, 2026 · admin

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The Nine Donors Whose Blood Saves Lives Across Britain

A 26-year-old woman from Bridgwater in Somerset has uncovered she carries one of the most uncommon blood groups in Britain, with only nine other blood...

Mar 15, 2026 · admin

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Thousands of British Tourists Trapped Abroad as Middle East Conflict Grounds Flights

Thousands of British holiday-goers have found themselves stranded across the globe after their flights were cancelled following the start of conflict between the US, Israel...

Mar 14, 2026 · admin

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Chance Discovery Reveals Woman’s Undiagnosed Terminal Brain Tumour

A 29-year-old woman has uncovered she has terminal brain malignancy following a random accident on a train trip home to Cardiff. Lauren Macpherson was injured...

Mar 13, 2026 · admin

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Majority of GPs Never Deny Mental Health Sick Notes, Survey Reveals

A BBC survey of hundreds of general practitioners has revealed that the vast majority have never refused to sign patients off work for psychological health...

Mar 12, 2026 · admin

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Government Appoints Donna Ockenden to Lead Leeds Maternity Inquiry

The UK administration has appointed experienced midwifery professional Donna Ockenden to lead an standalone investigation into maternity failures at Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, overturning...

Mar 11, 2026 · admin