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NHS consultant strikes: BMA announces two more walkouts/in /by
Senior doctors are already set to strike this week - but now they will also strike for two days in August.
Government to miss 40 new hospitals target – watchdog/in /by
The National Audit Office has found the project is behind schedule and not delivering value for money.
East Kent NHS criticised over new mother herpes deaths/in /by
Kim Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy died after giving birth in two East Kent NHS Trust hospitals.
NHS: Woman’s dentist appointment means 200-mile round trip/in /by
Patients cannot get on waiting lists, despite having broken teeth.
Warning measles could hit tens of thousands in London/in /by
The rest of the UK is considered to be at low risk of the virus taking off.
Ferrari and cash seized in illegal Botox raids/in /by
About £30,000 of cash is seized and three people held in the raids across parts of Greater Manchester.
Cerberus heatwave: Hot weather sweeps across southern Europe/in /by
The heatwave could potentially lead to record-breaking temperatures, forecasters say.
Aspartame advice unchanged despite cancer question/in /by
The sweetener is found in a variety of foods, from diet drinks to chewing gum and some yoghurts.
NHS dentists: People having to drive hundreds of miles ‘unacceptable’/in /by
A damning report, by the Health and Social Care Committee, says more needs to be done, and quickly.
Legionella found in Paisley hospital’s water supply/in /by
Traces of the bacteria have been found in water on two wards in the Royal Alexandra Hospital, Paisley.