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Child vaping is becoming a ‘public health catastrophe’
It is feared the e-cigarette boom will create a generation of young people addicted to nicotine CREDIT: This is an edited version of an article keep reading
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NHS hospital 18-week wait times caused by COVID backlog
As reported by The Guardian, patients wait between 18 to 30 weeks to receive NHS treatment Recent reports revealed that the NHS currently aims for keep reading
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MPs demand action over 1.7m wrongly-issued NHS fines
As reported by the BBC, MPs have criticised the government regarding over a million wrongly-issued primary care fines MPs have demanded action over thousands upon keep reading
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New NHS scheme will improve access to treatments and services
The Department of Health and Social Care has revealed that the NHS is working on creating quicker access to treatments and services New improvements to keep reading
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Negotiations begin for community pharmacy contractual framework for 2019-20
Negotiations have begun for the community pharmacy contractual framework for 2019-20 The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC), NHS England and the Pharmaceutical Services keep reading
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Government updates advice on reciprocal healthcare arrangements in case of no-deal Brexit
The government has updated its advice on the continuity of reciprocal healthcare, in the event that the UK leaves the EU without a deal The keep reading
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‘Who cares for NHS carers?’ asks Matt Hancock
A recent speech by Matt Hancock outlined the purpose of the new mental wellbeing report for NHS workers Health secretary, Matt Hancock, gave a speech keep reading
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Government to improve mental health and wellbeing of NHS workers
The Department of Health and Social Care is planning to help NHS staff more effectively deal with their workplace pressures The government has set out keep reading
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Government to restrict prescription of gluten-free food
The government will restrict the prescription of gluten-free food as of December this year From next month, GP prescription of gluten-free food for coeliacs – keep reading
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NHS to eliminate ethnicity pay gap
The NHS has pledged to close the wage gape between black and Asian minority ethnic (BAME) NHS workers and their white counterparts The government has keep reading