Winter set to be worst ever for A&E waits, health leaders warn

Demand for hospitals driven by winter illness means the NHS is being "pressurised like never before".

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China Covid: UK set to require negative test for arrivals

It is understood the decision follows concerns about data being provided by the Chinese government.

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Flu rise warning from NHS in England

NHS chief warns against complacency and says "risk of serious illness is very real".

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Covid: Why are some places testing Chinese arrivals?

Beijing is finally opening its borders - but some countries are wary of a Covid threat.

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Strep A: At least 30 children have died in UK since mid-September

Since 19 September, 122 people in England have died from an invasive form of the bacterial infection, UKHSA data shows.

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Doncaster surgery sends cancer text instead of festive message

Patients at Askern Medical Practice are told they have aggressive lung cancer in a messaging error.

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Urgent plea to only use A&E in Greater Manchester if life-threatening

Pressure on services in Greater Manchester is "beyond anything experienced before", the NHS says.

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Hong Kong to scrap almost all its Covid rules

The Chinese city once had some of the toughest restrictions in the world, but is now opening up.

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North East Ambulance declares second critical incident

The service blamed "unprecedented pressure following the Christmas break" for delays.

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UK Covid modelling data to stop being published

The UK Health Security Agency says it will halt publishing the figures from early January.

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Tewkesbury hospital patients get penguin pick-me-up

The penguins, named Pringle and Widget, have continued an annual tradition of animal visits.

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Flu and Covid: People told to avoid mixing at Christmas if unwell

Health officials warn people with flu or Covid symptoms to avoid mixing with vulnerable relatives.

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Molnupiravir Covid antiviral treatment hastens recovery - trial

But molnupiravir showed no obvious benefit at reducing hospital cases and deaths, a study found.

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Ambulance workers in England to strike again in January

The action is a direct result of the government's refusal to negotiate over pay, union leaders say.

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Two years after Covid food still tastes rotten

Thousands of people who had coronavirus face yet another Christmas with the smell disorder parosmia.

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Health Secretary Steve Barclay keen to focus on next year's NHS pay deal

The UK is facing a wave of strike action over pay, including by nurses and ambulance workers.

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Ambulance strike: Warning of very challenging days ahead

Thousands of paramedics, call handlers and technicians are taking action in England and Wales until midnight.

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Nurses in Scotland to strike after rejecting pay deal from NHS

Members of the Royal College of Nursing are planning strike action after voting down a pay deal.

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Midwives in Scotland reject latest NHS pay offer

Members of the Royal College of Midwives are considering strike action after voting down a pay deal.

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Avoid contact sports during ambulance strikes, says minister

Will Quince also says people not to make unnecessary car journeys during action by ambulance workers.

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Watch: On the picket line with nurses across the UK

Nurses in Northern Ireland, Wales and England stage industrial action, calling for fair pay.

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Rishi Sunak refusing to budge on pay as strike action escalates

The prime minister is under pressure to reopen nurses' pay talks, as ambulance workers prepare for walk outs.

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Strike: What will ambulances respond to on Wednesday?

What you need to know about emergency care during the ambulance strike.

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Ambulance strike: Avoid risky activity during strike - health minister

Health Minister Will Quince advises the public not to take risks during Wednesday's industrial action.

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Merthyr Tydfil: Toy beads warning after boy, 4, nearly died

Jude was in hospital for weeks and almost died after swallowing the popular mini magnets in August.

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Nurses to strike as ambulance crews plan walkouts

Protests over pay continue with nurses picketing today, and paramedics set to walk out on Wednesday.

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Care workers paid £8,000 less than NHS equivalents in England - study

Social care workers earn about £8,000 a year less than NHS staff, a study suggests - with some relying on food parcels.

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Government to sue Mone-linked PPE firm for £122m

PPE Medpro won contracts to supply PPE after being recommended by then Tory peer Baroness Mone.

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Health Secretary Steve Barclay grilled about NHS by ill child's mother

Stephen Barclay is told by the mother that she is scared for "the length" of her daughter's life.

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Pregnancy: IVF clinics 'can't just tell women to lose weight'

Rachel says she was devastated by the lack of support after being told she was overweight for IVF.

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Oliver Dowden firm on pay as nurses warn of more strikes

The union says ministers must respond within 48 hours of next week's walkout to avoid more action.

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December strikes: 1,200 army personnel to cover for ambulances and border force

Plans for military personnel to keep front-line services running are in place, the government says.

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Hospitals told to free up beds for ambulance strike

Health bosses warn of "extensive disruption" as staff are set to walk out on December 21 and 28.

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Wes Streeting: I won't pretend NHS is envy of world

The shadow health secretary says the NHS needs reform as he attacks left-wing critics of his ideas.

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Strep A: Pharmacies can now give alternative antibiotics

The new protocol comes amid temporary supply issues of penicillin to treat strep A, as cases rise.

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Would it cost the government £700m to raise nurses' pay?

Fact-checking a claim made by Health Minister Maria Caulfield.

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Inhaled metal Tube dust can enter bloodstream, study finds

High levels of maghemite were found in some air samples but it is not known if they are harmful.

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No timetable for infected blood victims' compensation

A minister agrees there is a moral case for payments to be made, but says he cannot set a timetable.

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GMB union rejects improved NHS pay deal in Scotland

The union represents the majority of ambulance staff working for the NHS in Scotland.

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Nottingham placenta error hampered baby death probe - coroner

The parents of a baby who died at a hospital are told the investigation was compromised.

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Largest nursing strike in NHS history set to start

Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to strike in a dispute with the government over pay.

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Using my family's dark history to teach about vaccines

Vaccine nurse says being descended from Henrietta Lacks helps her understand her patients' fears.

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Antibiotic supply gone from bad to worse, say pharmacists

High demand, due to rising strep A cases, has led to four antibiotics being added to a banned export list.

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Strep A: Parents say son misdiagnosed before strep A death

The family of Jax Albert Jefferys says he was diagnosed with flu in the lead up to his death.

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How Covid has dealt the NHS a lasting blow

The health service is treating fewer patients than before Covid, so why is it still struggling?

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Nurses' strike: Union accuses minister of belligerence after talks fail

Strikes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to go ahead on Thursday after talks fail.

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Scarlet fever: Mother's terror after late-night antibiotic search

Beth Foreman says she left hospital just before midnight on a hunt to find "non-existent" drugs for her ill baby.

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Ketamine for alcoholics trial goes to next stage

The £2.4m trial led by the University of Exeter will be available at seven NHS sites around the UK.

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100,000 babies to have genetic code mapped

The whole genome sequencing project in England will screen for around 200 rare genetic conditions in newborns.

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Two NHS Scotland unions accept 7.5% pay deal

Health members of Unison and Unite accept an improved offer which ends the risk of strike action.

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Ministers hold emergency Cobra meeting amid wave of strikes

The government is discussing contingency plans, including using the military to cover border staff.

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Hospitals in England pay £5,200 for one agency doctor's shift

Figures obtained by Labour through Freedom of Information requests reveal staff pressures in the NHS.

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'I want people to ask about my burns'

Roxy Rhodes, 37, fell into a bath full of scalding hot water when she was two.

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Hove secondary school pupil dies with suspected strep A

Sixteen children are believed to have died with invasive strep A infections since September.

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Covid: Pre-Christmas booster urged as infections rise

Infection rates up slightly in England and Northern Ireland, according to the latest ONS figures.

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Strep A: Grandmother says four-year-old Camila Burns getting better

A four-year-old who was fighting for her life with a strep A infection is recovering, her grandmother says.

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France makes condoms free for 18 to 25 year olds

The new health measure follows an increase in sexually transmitted infections in France.

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Our job is to keep people out of A&E

An innovative scheme in Manchester is pioneering a new way to make sure patients get the best care possible.

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Nurses bitten and screens smashed - life in A&E

A shortage of beds and huge demand is causing severe overcrowding in A&Es and long delays for treatment.

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Strep A linked to deaths of 15 children across UK

Most strep A infections are mild but cases of more severe, invasive strep A infections - whilst rare - are rising.

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Record alcohol deaths from pandemic drinking

The number of people dying rose by 27% between 2019 and 2021, to more than 9,000.

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'A&E is absolute chaos - I spent 15 hours on a trolley'

A shortage of beds is causing severe overcrowding in A&E and putting patients at risk, doctors warn.

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‘Doctors fitted a contraceptive coil without my consent’

A Danish investigation will look at a historic scandal in Greenland, but women tell the BBC of recent involuntary contraception.

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Matt Hancock to stand down at next election

The former health secretary was suspended as a Conservative MP after taking part in I'm A Celebrity.

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UK weather: People urged to heat main rooms as cold snap begins

Health officials advise warming living rooms in the day and bedrooms at night in the cold spell.

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Rise in deaths after West Mids ambulance delay

Relatives of patients who faced long waits for an ambulance in the West Midlands want improvements.

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Antibiotics for strep A in good supply, says health secretary Steve Barclay

But pharmacies say they are having to work hard to obtain stocks and some lines are unavailable.

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More diagnostic hubs to tackle NHS waiting lists in England

A taskforce has also been set up to unlock spare beds and theatres in the private sector.

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Number of smokers drops as vaping rises, data shows

Data shows 13.3% of people smoked cigarettes in 2021 - down from 20.2% in 2011, while 7.7% vaped.

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Ambulance staff to strike on 21 December

Paramedics and support staff in nearly all the services in England and Wales to take part.

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Angela Ranyer: Covid contract VIP lane was 'a scandal of epic proportions'

Prioritising firms recommended by MPs and peers wasted taxpayers' money, deputy leader Angela Rayner says.

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Strep A: Five-year-old dies from illness linked to bacterial infection

The girl was a pupil at Black Mountain Primary School in west Belfast and became severely ill last week.

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Child aged 12 dies of invasive strep A in London

The Year 8 student was a pupil at Colfe's School in Lee.

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Strep A: Penarth family traumatised by daughter's death

The father of seven-year-old Hanna Roap, describes how his "bubbly"daughter died within hours.

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Parents urged to be aware of Strep A symptoms after death of six children

Health officials have issued a rare alert after a rise in cases across the UK and the death of six children.

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Six children die with Strep A bacterial infection

There has been at least one death of a child in Wales but the data is not yet available for other nations.

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Strep A: Fourth child dies from bacterial disease

The latest case of a London primary school child follows the recent deaths of three young children.

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Strep A: Why it can be dangerous and what to know

Another UK child has died from this highly contagious infection. What should people look out for?

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Strep A: Penarth primary school child dies of disease

Strep A is a bacterial infection that can be extremely serious, but is treatable.

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Infectious Covid virus can stay on some groceries for days

Scientists did the study for the government to better understand possible exposure to shoppers.

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