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Surge in norovirus closes more than 1,000 hospital beds
A surge in norovirus has led to the closure of more than 1,100 hospital beds in England in the last week.
Johnson: We will stop talking about Brexit after January
The Prime Minister has suggested that Brexit will no longer be talked about after January by which time he says the UK will have left the European Union.
Donald Trump visit: What we have learned so far
Never a man to stick to the script, Donald Trump’s visit to the UK has already been peppered with revelations, petty feuds and the usual dose of chest-beating.
Labour accuses Trump of having ‘passing relationship with truth’ on NHS
Labour’s John McDonnell has accused Donald Trump of having a “passing relationship with reality and truth” but he insisted Jeremy Corbyn would work with the US president.
ONS figures show heavy reliance of NHS on foreign-born workers
Around a quarter of UK hospital staff were born abroad, according to new figures showing how immigration has helped stop “almost unimaginable” shortages in the NHS workforce.
Protesters march against Trump and Nato
NHS workers and anti-war activists have led a protest targeting US President Donald Trump and Nato in central London.
Donald Trump: What has he said about the General Election and UK leaders?
Donald Trump has said he will “stay out” of the General Election campaign because he does not want to “complicate it”.
Corbyn pledges to tell Trump: US firms cannot play a role in running NHS
Jeremy Corbyn has said he will tell Donald Trump that US companies cannot play a role in running the NHS if the pair cross paths at Buckingham Palace during a Nato reception.
Corbyn writes to Trump asking for NHS ‘reassurances’ over US trade deal
Jeremy Corbyn has welcomed US President Donald Trump to Britain with a letter demanding he will not try to push medicine prices up through a post-Brexit trade deal.
Johnson must tell Trump to take NHS off the table, Corbyn urges ahead of visit
Jeremy Corbyn has called on Boris Johnson to demand that Donald Trump takes the NHS “off the table” in trade talks ahead of the US president’s UK visit.
NHS plan to ‘ration’ dozens of tests will affect millions – report
A cost-saving measure to “ration” dozens of common tests and treatments will affect millions of patients, it has been claimed.
Corbyn accuses Tories of putting NHS ‘up for sale’ in secret talks with US
Boris Johnson has clashed with Jeremy Corbyn over fresh claims the NHS will be “up for sale” in trade talks with the US if the Tories are returned to power in the General Election.
Excess winter deaths fall to lowest level in five years
There were an estimated 23,200 excess winter deaths in England and Wales in 2018-19 – the lowest recorded since winter 2013-14, figures show.
Nicola Sturgeon challenged on SNP health record
First Minister Nicola Sturgeon has said that waiting times in Scotland are “not good enough” as she was challenged over the SNP record on health.
NHS staff arrange wedding in 24 hours for woman with terminal cancer
NHS hospital staff organised an entire wedding in just one day so that a woman with terminal cancer could get married.
Thousands of NHS staff from EU have left health service – figures
Thousands of NHS staff from the European Union have left the health service since the Brexit referendum, data suggests.
Mix-up sees NHS staff mistakenly take Tayside boy’s wheelchair
A Tayside boy whose wheelchair was mistakenly taken from his house by NHS staff has had it safely returned.
Health Secretary rejects GP vote to remove home visits from contracts
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has ruled out the idea of scrapping home visits for GPs.
Rob Delaney hails NHS as ‘pinnacle of human achievement’ as he backs Labour
Catastrophe star Rob Delaney has hailed the NHS as “the pinnacle of human achievement” in a video supporting Labour ahead of the General Election.