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Health secretary to confirm announcement in speech later this week

Figures for England show one in eight of all unplanned hospital admissions in 2023-24 were for respiratory system diseases

Chancellor Rachel Reeves’ debut budget pledged increases of £22.6 billion in day-to-day spending for the NHS and £3.1 billion in capital spending over the next two years. The increase in day-to-day spending is intended to fulfil Labour’s campaign promise of “40,000 more appointments per week” from their election manifesto.

NHS data shows one in 10 reception-age pupils now have obesity as experts warn of public health crisis

Those who believe they are suffering a stroke are being encouraged to call 999 at the first signs

Update of Act FAST made as data for England shows average time between first symptom and call is 88 minutes

The endoscope-i adapter, which can be attached to an iPhone, includes a 32mm lens endoscope eyepiece and an accompanying app.

Patients often have to wait weeks to get the all-clear - but new technology may help cut down waiting times

There have been no cases of clade I mpox in the UK.