UK News
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UK low and slow on drugs
France, Spain, Austria and Switzerland are among the best countries in Europe to obtain new cancer drugs, a major conference was told yesterday. Read more
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Stroke treatment improving – report
Long-awaited improvements in the treatment of stroke are starting to take effect, a report says today. Read more
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Patients to meet experts at London summit
Allergy patients have a unique chance to to meet professionals and discuss the future of treatment in Britain. Read more
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Future nurses will all be graduates
A new set of principles for trainee nurses has been developed by the Nursing and Midwifery Council’s governing body. Read more
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NHS shortage lists published
Only doctors and nurses with particular specialist skills will be allowed into Britain to work, according to a new immigration list. Read more
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Children not shaping up to stats
Hopes that children are beginning to increase their exercise rates and may become slimmer may be misplaced, experts warned today. Read more
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Some IVs unnecessary – claim
As many as a third of patients in hospital undergo unnecessary insertion of intravenous tubes, according to a new study. Read more
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Herb threat to pregnancy
Most British women who get pregnant use herbal products – taking advice from friends and family – according to an alarming new study. Read more
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Nurses could be GPs – claim
Nurses should become the "front-line" providers of primary care, an academic claims today. Read more
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Make tobacco "invisible" – plea
Anti-smoking laws should put tobacco "out of sight and out of mind" of young people, campaigners claim today. Read more