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Nurses out on strike in half of England’s NHS/in /by
NHS England warns that staffing levels in some parts of the country will be "exceptionally low".
Critical hospital services can call in striking nurses/in /by
The NHS says "positive discussions" with the RCN mean nurses will cover some departments.
Sudanese NHS doctor finally allowed to return to UK/in /by
He has now been evacuated from Khartoum, after first being turned away because UK nationals were the priority.
Great Ormond Street Hospital has serious concerns over strike staffing/in /by
The world-renowned children's hospital has "serious" concerns over this weekend's nurses' strike.
Herpes deaths: Caesareans unlikely source of herpes, inquest told/in /by
Kim Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy died after giving birth in two East Kent NHS Trust hospitals.
NHS 5% pay rise heading for majority union backing/in /by
The latest yes vote, by the GMB union, 'almost certain' to mean pay deal in England gets agreed.
‘I was told my heart might fail within a year’/in /by
BBC journalist Chris Slegg explains the impact of learning he might need a heart transplant aged 43.
Sudanese NHS doctor ‘betrayed’ after being refused entry onto evacuation flight to UK/in /by
Dr Abdulrahman Babiker cannot get back to work at his hospital as the UK refused to fly him back.
Players told to ‘sit it out’ under new concussion guidance/in /by
New guidance for grassroots sport says concussed players will be advised not to work or drive a car.
Hidden high blood pressure in young people revealed/in /by
Some 170,000 16 to 24-year-olds in England may have the undiagnosed condition which can affect the heart.