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New breast cancer drug given green light for NHS use

Breast Cancer Now said olaparib will be an ‘valuable alternative’ for patients with a certain type of secondary breast cancer.

The Independent UK

Flu cases rise as pressure mounts on NHS hospitals

NHS leaders have warned that the peak of the flu cycle has not yet hit, with February and March potentially worse for the health service.

The Independent UK

Hospital flu cases triple on last year amid ‘mammoth demand’ on wards

UK’s most senior doctor said the ‘mammoth demand’ had come on the back of the busiest year on record for A&E and ambulance teams

The Independent UK

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Gloucestershire NHS trust to discharge 140 patients over ‘extreme winter pressures’

People told to attend A&E alone as acute trust cancels operations, declaring ‘critical incident’ amid rise in flu cases

The Guardian - UK

Black men in England more likely to be diagnosed with late-stage prostate cancer, analysis shows

The diagnosis rate for black men was found to be 1.5 times higher and they were also 14% less likely to receive life-saving treatments

The Guardian - UK

Addicts Can Legally Inject Heroin In Glasgow's New 'Drug Consumption Rooms': Revolution or Risk?

The room, which is the first of its kind in Great Britain, will allow the good people of Glasgow to inject themselves with heroin and other 'illegal' drugs under NHS supervision.

International Business Times UK

The care taskforce needs boldness, not buzzwords

Letters: Wes Streeting is wrong to frame social care as a burden on the NHS , writes Dr Melanie Henwood. Plus letters from Dr Marion Witton and Mike Smith

The Guardian - UK

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Tell us how you have been affected by the winter flu crisis in England

We’d like to hear from patients in England about long waiting times and overstretched hospitals this winter

The Guardian - UK

Starmer says Mohamed Al Fayed sex abuse claims ‘never crossed’ his desk as DPP

The Prime Minister was asked why he ‘declined to instigate a prosecution for rape’ against the former owner of luxury department store Harrods.

The Independent UK

Flu peak yet to come, top doctor warns as hospitals under pressure

It comes amid a number of NHS trusts declaring critical incidents.

Evening Standard

Winter flu peak still to come warns top UK doctor as hospital wards now ‘full to bursting’

Several NHS trusts have declared critical incidents because of sustained pressure in A&E departments amid the rise in flu cases

The Independent UK

Keir Starmer is ‘betraying’ the NHS with private sector expansion, says Jeremy Corbyn

Exclusive: Former Labour leader hits out, accusing prime minister of ‘broken pledges’ on the two-child benefit cap, winter fuel and ‘selling off’ the health service

The Independent UK

Britons desperate to see GPs now believe access to NHS services ‘more important’ then free care, survey says

For the first time ‘free at the point of delivery’ has dropped as a priority among voters for what they want from the NHS

The Independent UK

Doctors speak out after Keir Starmer reveals private sector push for NHS

DOCTORS have spoken out after Keir Starmer unveiled the NHS’s growing use of private healthcare this week...

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Scottish university's prostate cancer imaging shows ‘extremely encouraging’ results

PROSTATE cancer imaging developed by university researchers has shown “extremely encouraging” results in its first clinical trials...

The Guardian - UK

UK weather: new amber weather warning for snow issued for south-west England – as it happened

Met Office warns of travel disruption as sub-zero temperatures expected nationwide, with lows of -16C

The Independent UK

Prostate cancer screening breakthrough could cut time of test to twenty minutes

One in eight men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer

Evening Standard

New prostate cancer imaging shows ‘extremely encouraging’ results in trials

It is hoped the new technology will cut waiting times and costs.

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The Independent UK

Flu crisis sees urgent hospital warning as cases continue to soar

People are being asked to wear masks when coming to hospital

Evening Standard

Patients urged to seek emergency treatment alone as flu cases continue to soar

Several NHS trusts have declared critical incidents due to ‘exceptionally high demands’ in emergency departments.

The Guardian - UK

NHS trusts declare critical incidents due to ‘exceptionally high demands’ in A&E

Hospitals in Birmingham, Cornwall and Liverpool among those affected, with one patient forced to wait 50 hours to be admitted

The Independent UK

Health secretary ‘ashamed’ as pressure leads to critical incidents in hospitals

Health Secretary Wes Streeting spoke out as a number of NHS trusts declared critical incidents

The Guardian - UK

Libraries offer us more than just books

Letter: Dr Anthony Isaacs says the library sector, like the NHS, stands as a marker of a society that prioritises the needs of all

The Independent UK

Why is this winter flu season so bad?

Changing strains of influenza mean predicting the winter flu season is difficult, experts say

Evening Standard

Health Secretary ‘ashamed’ as pressure leads to critical incidents in hospitals

A number of NHS trusts declared critical incidents due to extreme pressure

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