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Free e-cigarettes to be handed out in pioneering ‘swap to stop’ scheme
As reported by the BBC, one million smokers will be given a free vaping starter kit to encourage them to give up tobacco products under keep reading
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NHS approves use of pioneering cancer drug
As reported by the BBC, NHS England is to offer hundreds of patients the world’s first cancer drug to target an inherited genetic fault Cancer keep reading
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NHS Shropshire launches new ‘self-triage’ website for parents and children
As reported by the BBC, a new self-triage website has launched providing parents with the means to keep their children safe and healthy The NHS keep reading
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Work starts on £148m Derbyshire mental health hospital
As reported by the BBC, the new mental health facilities in Derbyshire aims to reduce the number of patients having to travel outside the county keep reading
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Children struggling to see an NHS dentist
As reported by the BBC, more than 50% of children in Swindon do not not have access to an NHS dentist, according to a report keep reading
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New data shows UK essential workers facing devastating food insecurity levels
New data from The Food Foundation shows huge numbers of essential workers in the UK are struggling to access enough food A quarter (24.9%) of keep reading
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Government raises annual allowance for pensions
As reported by the BMA, senior doctors have welcomed the end to the NHS ‘pension trap’ for the majority of doctors, following a pledge to keep reading
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BMA announces strike fund
As reported by the BMA, a growing strike fund will support doctors facing financial pressure and help us win the fight for fair pay and keep reading
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Health Foundation report reveals ‘sorry state of affairs’ facing UK general practice
As reported by the RCGP, Professor Kamila Hawthorne, chair of the Royal College of GPs, responded to the Health Foundation’s new report ‘Stressed and Overworked’ keep reading
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Seven UK patients die after Turkey weight loss surgery
As reported by the BBC, seven British patients who travelled to Turkey for weight loss surgery died after operations there, a BBC investigation into the keep reading