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Greater Manchester is pooling its health and care budgets. Is this a major milestone, asks Nick Triggle
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Most people do not want to see cuts to other public services in order to protect the NHS, according to data from the British Social Attitudes survey.
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Experts are set to announce what sort of vaccine they believe will protect people against new strains of flu.
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People with a depressive illness are three times more likely to commit a violent or sex crime than those in the general population, a study suggests.
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Doctors call on health ministers and NHS England to intervene to make a drug called Avastin routinely available to patients with a debilitating eye condition known as wet AMD.
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Healthy gay men should be offered drugs which are normally used to treat HIV in order to prevent infection, say UK Medical Research Council scientists.
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More than 1,000 operations are thought to have been cancelled at a hospital which has been on "black alert" since January, hospital bosses say.
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The death risk from smoking may be much higher than previously thought - tobacco kills up to two in every three smokers not one in every two, data from a large study suggests.
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Latest figures show that the NHS in Scotland has missed a target to treat 90% of patients within 18 weeks.
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More patients had to wait over 12 hours for treatment at seven of Northern Ireland's A&E departments during January, according the Department of Health figures
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The number of teenage pregnancies in England and Wales has fallen to the lowest level since 1969 when records began.
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The director of one of Wales' leading social care providers says the sector's inspection regime is no longer fit for purpose.
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Nearly a third of adults in Wales are struggling to cope with the pain and symptoms of long-term health conditions, according to a new study.
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One in three people in Northern Ireland has trouble controlling portion sizes putting them at risk of weight gain, a new report suggests.
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Nearly 70% of NHS nurses in England often delay discharging older patients because there is no support for them after hospital, a survey for Royal Voluntary Service charity suggests.
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An online and telephone scheme has been launched to match dementia researchers with members of the public who want to take part in studies.
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Dan Simmons looks at the medical devices of the future.
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"Black alerts" in hospitals have been extended across south-west England showing services are overwhelmed by demand, NHS bosses say.
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A scandal-hit fertility clinic based at Glasgow Royal Infirmary is reopening after a £4m refurbishment was carried out.
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A patient with breathing problems spent 16 hours on a trolley at a hospital that hours later was put on "black alert", her daughter says.
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Too little is being done to control the spread of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome, which has infected 50 people in Saudi Arabia so far this month, the World Health Organization warns.
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Five UK Ebola nurses and doctors are under investigation by regulators, Public Health England says.
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Inquiry finds that the deaths of hundreds of people with mental health conditions who were detained in police cells and psychiatric wards could have been avoided.
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Campaigners are lobbying for compulsory heart screening for all 14 to 35-year-olds to help prevent sudden cardiac deaths in the UK.
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BBC Inside Out investigates why there have been no successful prosecutions for female genital mutilation even though it has been a criminal offence in Britain for 30 years.
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The deaths of hundreds of people with mental health conditions who were held in detention could have been avoided, an inquiry in England and Wales finds.
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Former pilot John Hoyte describes how he had to retire on medical grounds after he was affected by aerotoxic syndrome.
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Health officials in India are struggling to contain an outbreak of swine flu after the number of cases doubled within a week.
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More than £300m is to be spent by the government on research into dementia, Prime Minister David Cameron announces.
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As the Alzheimer's Society reaches its one million target for "dementia friends" the government is expected to announce a £300m research boost.
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One million people have signed up to learn about dementia, the Alzheimer's Society says, as ministers announce a further £300m to fund research.
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NHS foundation trusts are £321m in deficit, as the use of expensive agency staff is having a drastic impact on budgets, says the health regulator Monitor.
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In Finland and other Nordic countries, taking babies outside for naps in sub-zero temperatures, for short periods of time, is widely believed to improve health.
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A draft government report seen by the BBC says child mental health services in England must be prioritised more to tackle the complex and severe problems they face.
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Accident and emergency performance in England's NHS hospitals has dipped slightly in the latest weekly figures.
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The first rapid blood test for Ebola has been approved for use by the World Health Organization.
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Every week at least 12 young people in the UK die of undiagnosed heart conditions.
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Patients with life-long conditions are being fined up to £100 for taking their free prescriptions, the BBC has discovered.
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Child mental health services in England must be prioritised more to tackle the complex problems they face, a leaked draft taskforce report says.
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Sunlight continues to damage the skin and increase the risk of cancer for hours after people leave the beach and head indoors, a study shows.
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Drug-resistant malaria has spread in Myanmar and has now reached the border with India, scientists report.
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Americans should eat a diet higher in plants, fruits and grains because it is healthier and has a lower environmental impact a US panel has said.
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Two deaths and seven infections are linked to medical scopes contaminated with a deadly strain of bacteria.
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The number of men taking their own lives in the UK reached its highest level for more than a decade, official figures show.
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Parents of children with mental health problems in England are to get more say in how their child is cared for after a survey suggested major problems.