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Cold medicine shortage blamed on lack of government planning
According to the BBC, pharmacies say a lack of government planning is behind a shortage of cough and cold medicines in shops The Association of keep reading
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Government urged to take action over pressures
As reported by the BBC, ministers are under mounting pressure to respond to ‘intolerable and unsustainable’ pressure facing the NHS Senior doctors described the NHS keep reading
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Health service requires more help to become sustainable
As reported by the BMA, the NHS needs more support if it is to meet the government’s net zero target Progress in decreasing carbon emissions keep reading
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HSCC report long overdue recognition GPs need support to deliver patient care
As reported by the Royal College of General Practitioners, Professor Martin Marshall responds to the Health and Social Care Committee’s report on the future of keep reading
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Government proposals to stop doctors retiring early fall short, says BMA
As reported by the British Medical Association, the measures will neither prevent doctors retiring early or having to reduce their working hours because of punitive keep reading
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Health secretary sets out plan for new funding to bolster social care over winter
As reported by the government, health and social care secretary and deputy prime minister Thérèse Coffey announces the government’s new our plan for patients to keep reading
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Government plan to tackle NHS staff shortages shelved amid Treasury row
As reported by The Independent, a flagship government plan to tackle NHS staff shortages has been shelved amid government ‘uncertainty’ and a row over funding with the Treasury Healthcare leaders keep reading
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Anti-obesity strategy to be reviewed due to cost-of-living crisis
As reported by the BBC, the government is reviewing its anti-obesity strategy for England It is understood ministers believe it should be looked at in keep reading
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Industrial action deadline looms
As reported by the British Medical Association, junior doctors will be faced with no choice if pay issues are not addressed Junior doctors in England keep reading
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Why has mental health been forgotten in the government’s recovery plans?
Adrian James, president of the Royal College of Psychiatrists, says that mental health provision seems to be going backwards in the post-COVID recovery plans CREDIT: keep reading