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Extra hospital beds made available for winter – NHS England/in /by
There will be 5,000 more beds and better planning, but fears remain about staffing and funding.
Herpes deaths: Why did our daughters die after Caesareans?/in /by
Two mothers were bereaved in extraordinary circumstances - and vowed to keep fighting for the truth.
Cyber attack hits two ambulance services in England/in /by
NHS England is working to reconnect the systems of the South Central and South Western trusts.
Junior doctors to strike for four days in August/in /by
The walkout in England, beginning at 07:00 on 11 August, is the fifth round of strikes this year.
Police in England to attend fewer mental health calls/in /by
The government says the new policy could save a million hours of police time every year.
Blood-inquiry families heckle PM over compensation/in /by
Rishi Sunak said the government was working at pace but would wait for the final inquiry report.
Wall squats better at lowering blood pressure/in /by
All exercise is good for blood pressure but research suggests strength training is most effective.
AI: Researchers train artificial intelligence to help detect breast cancer/in /by
A cancer charity said despite AI's "bad name" its potential use in radiology was "phenomenal".
Faulty concrete fears at 250 NHS Scotland sites/in /by
The buildings could contain a material which NHS Scotland warns is vulnerable to "catastrophic failure".
Seven children hit by measles outbreak at Stoke-on-Trent school/in /by
None of the children had received the MMR vaccination, the UK Health Security Agency says.