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Symptoms include severe pain, fever, one-sided paralysis, difficulty walking, sudden vision changes and confusion

Matthew Taylor from the NHS Confederation says the plan was welcomed three years ago when it came out, but priorities have changed post Covid.

Saffron Cordery from NHS Providers says high petrol prices are impacting community health workers who have to drive to patients' homes

Labour MP Wes Streeting has caught the headlines after telling the House of Commons that one of his constituents tried to pull his own tooth out

Latest figures show 180 people in England, 32 in Scotland, 17 in Wales and 22 in Northern Ireland

Health professionals at the British Medical Association say someone leaving prison on a Friday afternoon only has a few hours to get somewhere to stay, money and medication before the weekend

According to a consultant interviewed for The Guardian, many places for next year have gone to potential medics who’d deferred entry because of the pandemic

According to The Rees Centre at the University of Oxford and support charity Coram Voice, the lack of stability leaves children in care feeling unsafe, and is harming the children’s trust in social workers.

David O’Loughlin from Healthwatch Telford and Wrekin is raising awareness of the Royal British Legion’s Network for Carers

Holyrood plans include making the government, rather than local councils, responsible for social care services, and it would aim to support people in their own homes where possible

He's has been teaching people with severe mental illness in Sussex, through the Sussex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust

The Care Quality Commission also accused some at the top of SECAmb, which covers Sussex, Kent and Surrey, of bullying and harassment

This week trusts across the UK celebrate the work of pathologists and the difference they make to people in their communities

Missing health checks can be “absolutely devastating”, and can lead to life-altering complications and early death

The new scheme will bring together university, NHS and mental health services and create regional partnerships

The service is the first of its kind in the UK and will offer patients and families access to counselling and genetic testing

This comes amid warnings that Scotland may be facing another wave of Covid

In many cases the fees are disguised as administration charges, and often they're not disclosed until the worker has already reached the UK

NHS England’s medical director is expecting fewer hospital admissions during any new covid wave, compared to the two previous 2022 surges

Consumer watchdog Which? tested five mineral SPF30 products and found none of them offered the level of protection claimed

The ultrasound team addressed the issue of “Did Not Attends”, exploring why patients missed appointments and testing solutions

Two thirds of people who were sick in the last year carried on working

Experts are concerned that the latest Omicron subvariants BA.4 and BA.5, may have evolved to infect lung tissue, as did the earliest forms of the virus, making them more dangerous

While levels of air pollution have been falling in recent decades, the UK has been in breach of legal limits for the key pollutant nitrogen dioxide since 2010

Lanark MP Angela Crawley met a group of carers as part of Carers Week and thanked them for their hard work and dedication

Of the 39 recommendations, there’s calls for improvements in the quality of maternity healthcare and support with specific problems faced by people from black communities as they get older

Nearly half a million children need care in the US and older people are being encouraged to help out by offering respite care

Government advice says the most vulnerable include those with Alzheimer’s, people who are over 75, those with heart conditions and diabetes, and anyone confined to bed

Access Social Care’s annual report shows there’s been more than a tripling of the number of social care needs assessments in the last year, compared to the year before

The Children’s Commissioner for England recommends schools should target young carers for additional support

The company, with almost 600,000 NHS patients, is owned by US healthcare giant Centene Corporation

Patients must not be “left in a void” waiting for care because of a GP shortage according to a leading expert

A “social care crisis” in Wales is keeping patients in hospital for days longer than needed, and leaving families and unpaid carers in “an impossible position

NHS Digital has admitted the health service hasn’t found the “right balance”between online and in-person appointments after the pandemic

New figures show violent attacks on GPs have doubled in the past five years

Experts at the Institute of Cancer Research says scanning patients’ entire DNA at NHS clinics could spot danger long before a disease starts

Up to two visitors can now see their family and friends between 10am and 10pm, seven days a week

The average age for a heart attack is 60, and the new method was found to predict the risk more than five years before the heart attack occurred

The head of the NHS says fully trained experts from local NHS trusts will offer people with severe mental health a consultation, treatment, peer support, or a referral to hospital teams without needing a GP appointment

Nottingham Business School Professor David Paton told the Pandemic Response and Recovery Group that eye-watering sums of money were spent on furlough and business support, and when restrictions eased, spending this money, while there was a lack of supply, inevitably meant higher prices

66 nurses from Botswana are to work for the Essex Partnership University NHS Foundation Trust

Samantha Rickwood, a mental health nurse in London, is warning others after falling victim to the scam which sees fake contact tracing messages sent to people instructing them to purchase a PCR test

The Department of Health and Social Care has so much unneeded PPE that it has appointed two commercial waste firms to help it dispose of 15,000 pallets a month

From the first of July nurses, occupational therapists, pharmacists, and physiotherapists will all be able to legally certify fit notes, something that at present only doctors can do.

Alan’s wife has dementia and he’s hoping his 3000 mile journey will generate money so scientists can find a cure for Alzheimers

1 in 5 of us put off going to the doctor in case the lump or bleeding disappeared on its own

It’s hoped to coordinate care for people needing general surgery or specialist treatment for kidneys, bladder and breast surgery at Broadgreen, Royal Liverpool and Aintree

"Unpaid carers have been “the driving force behind changes to treatment & research for ME and CFS”, but their needs have been ignored

Figures also show that the number of carers has risen since before the pandemic to around 10.58 million, which is one in five of all adults

The NHS Quality Taskforce for England wants experienced family members or carers to join its Parent Council.

The team behind the clinic at the QE say it will have transformative impact on the care of patients with complex needs

Rutherford Health said it had made offers to the NHS for contracts but didn't raise enough income. The company has bases in Taunton, Bedlington, Newport, Reading and Liverpool.

Of some 450 county care providers in Norfolk, 71% were rated as good or outstanding by watchdogs at the end of April. The figure is below the national and regional average of 84%

 Less than a year ago NHS Highland’s finances were believed to be on the road to recovery after a difficult period but now it’s having to look again at spending cuts

25,000 nurses left the profession last year and RCN General Secretary Pat Cullen has said staff are being driven out by the shortage of staff and poor culture

NHS England say 40 000 people miss a GP appointment every year

The RCN survey showed that less than one in five nurses said they had enough time to provide the level of care they'd like.

There are over ninety Community Diagnostic Centres in operation, they help free up hospital capacity

A new campaign called Keep IT Confidential will help improve staff knowledge of cyber security concerns, such as phishing, data sharing, weak passwords and secure workstations