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Nurse says mum's 16-hour Southend Hospital A&E wait was 'awful'

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 06:09
Becky Higgs took her 70-year-old mum to Southend Hospital who say the incident "shouldn't have occurred".
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NHS: 'Tired' nurses and strikes see applications fall, university says

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 06:03
Anglia Ruskin University says it has had a 23% drop in people applying for nursing course this year.
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The Scottish islands desperately seeking doctors

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 04:25
There has been no permanent doctor on the Hebridean islands of Barra and Vatersay since last summer.
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Kenya sickle cell: Fighting to dispel the myths around the disease

BBC Health News Feed - Mon, 06/12/2023 - 01:42
Kenyan Lea Kilenga Bey campaigns for better treatment for those who have the genetic disease.
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Puberty blockers to be given only in clinical research

BBC Health News Feed - Fri, 06/09/2023 - 19:59
NHS England says the drugs will only be prescribed for those signed up to a clinical research programme.
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Unite announces further ambulance and hospital staff strikes

BBC Health News Feed - Fri, 06/09/2023 - 16:31
Strike action by Unite union members is announced in an ongoing dispute over pay.
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Taurine may extend life and health, scientists find

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 06/08/2023 - 19:00
Researchers say the nutrient may be an "elixir of life" but warn against buying it until more research is done.
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Weekend hot weather alert escalated to amber

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 06/08/2023 - 17:58
High temperatures from Friday could affect all ages and impact the health service, a UK agency says.
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Glastonbury: Disposable vapes added to 'what not to bring' list

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 06/08/2023 - 17:57
The festival extends its "reduce, reuse, recycle" slogan to "environmentally hazardous" e-cigarettes..
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Heatwaves: What do they do to the body and who is at risk?

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 06/08/2023 - 17:40
What impact do high temperatures have on our bodies?
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Kettering General Hospital chief apologises over children's care

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 06/08/2023 - 12:01
Kettering General Hospital has been accused of failing children and its services are inadequate.
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Strictly dancer Amy Dowden gives update as cancer treatment begins

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 06/08/2023 - 11:52
Stars are wishing the Strictly dancer well as she starts treatment for grade three breast cancer.
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NHS struggling to provide safe cancer care, say senior doctors

BBC Health News Feed - Thu, 06/08/2023 - 01:05
Staff shortages are driving up waiting lists in all four UK nations, the Royal College of Radiologists says.
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