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Bereaved families have the final say as the Covid inquiry completes three years of public hearings.
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The chair of the independent commission on social care recommends introducing a full-time dementia tsar, and new fast-track passport system for people diagnosed with motor neurone disease (MND).
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Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
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Baroness Heather Hallett said completing the hearings in under four years was an achievement but critics have questioned its cost.
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"People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it... [but] you don't," she says.
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"People have horrendous periods and think they just have to live with it... [but] you don't," she says.
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The chair of the independent commission on adult social care also says the care system relies on the exploitation of its workforce.
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Sum represents 1 out of every 7 they have been given by NHS as dentists opt to chase private work.
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Nine-year-old Jack Moate died in 2015, weeks after an operation carried out by a now-suspended surgeon.
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The plans, due to come into force in September, follow support for Benedict's Law, a campaign to improve allergy safety in schools.
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Families say the groundbreaking medicine is transforming the lives of children with Dravet syndrome.
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For Eating Disorders Awareness Week, actor Gemma Oaten joined us in the studio
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AI is being used to screen care workers - but can a robot truly judge who is right for the job?
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It is time to move beyond the baby brain" cliche, say scientists who scanned dozens of women's brains.
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A Buckinghamshire charity urges people to craft reusable pads to raise awareness of period poverty.
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Maternity services at the trust are the subject of the largest inquiry of its kind in NHS history.
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The inquiry, which is in its last week of scheduled public hearings, is examining the pandemic's 'Impact on Society'.
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The TV presenter shares how counselling has given her new perspectives on life.
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Emma-Louise Amanshia speaks to Anya Aggarwal, a mental health clinician who helps people using the Wysa AI chatbot.
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Linzi Stone was meant to start chemotherapy on Friday but has no idea if she will get back in time.
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James investigates penis fillers, where hyaluronic acid is injected to increase girth.
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Sleep psychologist Stephanie Romiszewski explains the benefits of waking up at the same time every day.
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Women with endometriosis say doctors failed to listen to them or take their pain seriously.
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Women with endometriosis say doctors failed to listen to them or take their pain seriously.
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Known as "corridor care", patients are lining up on trolleys or sitting on chairs due to a lack of beds.
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Kerry Watson is one of 25 women to get compensation after operations done by a single surgeon.
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Twenty-five women have received compensation following gynaecological surgery.
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Twenty-five women have received compensation following gynaecological surgery.
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Tilly's parents want a few hours respite care at home.
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Birmingham Children's Trust refused respite help and suggested training grandparents to help.
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The new review brings together the strongest evidence to date on collagen supplementation, say experts.
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Once the law is given Royal Assent the first legal assisted deaths could happen as early as 2027.
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Aria's parents say their daughter suffered brain damage after NHS staff failed to treat an infection.
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Bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.
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There were 4,793 people sleeping on the streets on a single night last autumn.
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The interim report has identified problems "at every stage" of the maternity journey in England.
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Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say.
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New contract will require patients in England to be given immediate appointment if needed.
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The new wave of ME research that could bring clarity to this perplexing condition.
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Bid to improve access to Mounjaro in England, but experts warn eligibility still tightly restricted.
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Bid to improve access to Mounjaro in England, but experts warn eligibility still tightly restricted.
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Grace Bell, who was born without a viable womb, says her little boy is "simply a miracle".
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Josephina Finch says the surgery left her with a "gaping wound".
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Josephina Finch says the surgery left her with a "gaping wound".
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The health secretary will meet bereaved families on Monday, as delay into maternity care probe drags on.
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Emma Dyer says she collapsed on her bathroom floor and began vomiting blood after buying jabs online.
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The medicines regulator is suggesting the minimum age limit for trial should be raised to 14.
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The company behind the test said there were positive signs that some of the most aggressive cancers could be prevented.
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The doctors speak to Professor of Immunology, Dan Davis.
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Manjit Sangha, from Penn, near Wolverhampton, says her life drastically change in one weekend.
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