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The Latest Breaking News from NHS England

Morrisons adds cancer warning labels to boxer shorts and bras

Morrisons has teamed up with NHS England for the life-saving campaign

Evening Standard

Scottish Government offers to mediate junior doctor strike talks

The talks, Scottish Health Secretary Michael Matheson said, could take place in London or Edinburgh.

The Independent UK

Whistleblowers ‘treated like the problem’ – doctors’ union calls for reform

Numerous staff raised concerns about the actions of killer Lucy Letby for months before police were eventually called.

The Independent UK

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Digital phone system upgrade ‘to end 8am scramble’ for GP appointments

The move has been backed by £240 million from the Government.

The Independent UK

Met to stop attending most mental health calls from October

The programme is designed to make sure calls receive a response from the ‘most appropriate agency’, a Met Police spokesperson said.

The Independent UK

Education secretary defends ‘incredibly rude’ comments about the value of A-level results – as it happened

Gillian Keegan told Sky that employers ‘won’t ask you anything about your A-level grades in 10 years’ time’

The Guardian - UK

Over 61,000 appointments affected by junior doctors’ strike as total cancellations may reach one million

The next strike to affect the NHS in England is due to begin on 24 August

The Independent UK

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Government confirms two-thirds of cancer targets will be scrapped by autumn

It is hoped the new targets will help diagnose and treat cancer faster

The Independent UK

NHS cancer targets breached 1m times since Rishi Sunak became PM

Long waits in England for patients to see specialists, get diagnoses and start treatment

The Guardian - UK

Number of hospital appointments cancelled due to strikes nears one million

The next strike to affect the NHS in England is due to begin on August 24.

The Independent UK

Bereaved mother makes ammonia tests plea after son ‘could have been saved’

A coroner is expected to call for fresh guidance on when ammonia tests should be carried out in emergency departments after a teenager’s death.

The Independent UK

‘Mental health emergency’ as urgent referrals for under 18s triple

The statistics should “sound the alarm” for the Government, a charity said.

The Independent UK

Holding asylum seekers on barges is about ‘fairness’ to UK taxpayer, says Sunak – as it happened

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The Guardian - UK

Government accused of applying ‘sticking plaster’ to NHS waiting lists

900 more winter beds for 30 NHS trusts in England

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Government to create 900 new hospital beds by January with £250m injection into NHS

The funding is part of the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery plan published in January.

The Independent UK

Government hands NHS £250m in bid to tackle waiting times

The funding is part of the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery plan published in January.

The Guardian - UK

Government has no timetable for returning asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge – as it happened

Downing Street says it hopes to return people to the boat ‘as soon as possible’ but declines to give timeframe

The Independent UK

Fifth round of strikes begins for junior doctors

The latest round of strike action will end at 7am on Tuesday August 15.

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The Guardian - UK

Friday briefing: Why NHS waiting lists are at a record high in England

In today’s newsletter: More than 7.5 million people are waiting for treatment of some kind in England – what does that really mean?

The Independent UK

More funding for cancer needed to overcome ‘deadly delays’

It comes after new data revealed NHS England cancer waiting times remain below target.

Evening Standard

Record 7.6m people waiting for NHS hospital care in England

Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut NHS waiting lists hit fresh trouble on Thursday as the number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment rose to a new record high.

The Independent UK

What the latest NHS performance figures show

Some 59.2% of cancer patients waited less than two months for their first treatment after an urgent GP referral.

The Independent UK

NHS waiting lists climb to record high of 7.6 million

The figure is the highest since records began in 2007.

The Guardian - UK

Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson ‘very angry’ small boat arrivals numbers may have passed 100,000 – as it happened

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The Independent UK

NHS waiting lists hit new record high eight months after Rishi Sunak pledged to cut them

Prime minister breaking promise to bring waiting times down

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