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Unite general secretary Sharon Graham spoke to BBC Scotland's Andrew Kerr
Scotland's NHS staff could strike soon but it remains a "last resort", a trade union leader has warned.
Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said healthcare workers do not
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By Michele PaduanoBBC Midlands health correspondent
27 minutes agoAbout sharingSimon Roberts says his partner Angela Glover is in constant pain after shoulder surgery
Up to 600 patients are to be recalled by a hospital after concerns were raised about shoulder operations.
Some patients have lost the use of their arm after surgery by Mian Munawar Shah at Walsall Manor
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By Hugh PymHealth editor
1 day agoAbout sharingWe love the NHS. We clapped for health workers and carers in the first wave of the pandemic. A large majority of us want to keep an NHS which is free at the point of use for all.
But public satisfaction with the service has fallen to its lowest since 1997, according to a recent British Social Attitudes survey, and increasing numbers are not happy with the standards of care provided.
Therese Coffey this week became the latest health secretary to pledge improvements for England, but are quick fixes possible, or is
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Covid infection rates have increased in the UK for the first time since the middle of July, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
One in 70 tested positive, with the largest rise in secondary school children in the week to 14 September.
Infections increased in England and Wales while rates fell in Scotland and Northern Ireland.
The ONS says it will closely monitor the data to see the impact of schools returning over the coming weeks.
Infections rose by 5% in the most recent period covered by the survey, although the total
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By Catherine Burns & Alison Benjamin Health correspondent & data journalist
1 day agoAbout sharingLaura Ellis, whose baby Theo died at a maternity unit: "There was just a catalogue of errors"
More than half of maternity units in England fail consistently to meet safety standards, BBC analysis of official statistics shows.
Health regulator the
17 hours agoAbout sharingCelia Marsh's husband Andy said his wife "religiously" avoided dairy
A woman with an acute dairy allergy died after eating a Pret a Manger wrap labelled as vegan despite containing traces of milk, a coroner has ruled.
Celia Marsh died after eating the super veg rainbow flatbread while shopping with her family in Bath in 2017.
The coconut yoghurt dressing had been cross-contaminated with milk protein during manufacture, the coroner said.
Her husband Andy said he had lost
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By Nick TriggleHealth correspondent
18 hours agoAbout sharingA £500m fund to help get patients out of hospital is to be set up to help the NHS in England through winter.
Most patients ready to leave hospital cannot be discharged immediately, often because of a lack of community support.
Health Secretary Thérèse Coffey says the pot can be used to pay for extra help for patients who need it.
It is part of a package of measures announced by Ms Coffey, but experts said they amount to little more than "tinkering around the edges".
Ms Coffey has also
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By Michelle RobertsDigital health editor
7 hours agoAbout sharingA new type of cancer therapy that uses a common virus to infect and destroy harmful cells is showing big promise in early human trials, say UK scientists.
One patient's cancer vanished, while others saw their tumours shrink.
The drug is a weakened form of the cold sore virus - herpes simplex - that has been modified to kill tumours.
Larger and longer studies will be needed, but experts say the injection might ultimately offer a lifeline to more people with advanced cancers.
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By Bernd Debusmann JrBBC News, Washington
16 hours agoAbout sharingJoe Biden at the White House on 15 SeptemberPresident Joe Biden has declared the pandemic over in the US, even as the number of Americans who have died from Covid continues to rise.
"We're still doing a lot of work on it. But the pandemic is over," said Mr Biden in a television interview.
Statistics show that over 400 Americans on average are dying from the virus each day.
The head of the World Health Organization (WHO) said last week that the end of the pandemic was "in sight".
In an
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6 hours agoAbout sharingWeekly figures show a record number of A&E patients waited more than four hours
Performance on waiting times targets at Scotland's hospital A&E units has hit a new low.
Figures for the week ending 11 September showed just 63.5% of patients were dealt with within four hours.
Health Secretary
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By James GallagherHealth and science correspondent
1 day agoAbout sharingEating a big breakfast and a smaller dinner could aid weight loss by making you feel less hungry, say researchers.
Scientists precisely controlled people's meals to compare the impact of a large breakfast or a large dinner.
The University of Aberdeen team found people burned the same calories whenever they had their biggest meal of the day.
But appetite was noticeably smaller after big breakfasts, which could make it easier to stick to a diet.
The researchers were investigating
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By Chelsea Bailey & Kayla EpsteinBBC News, Washington
23 hours agoAbout sharingChrissy Teigen revealed she had an abortion in 2020 after a pregnancy complicationMoments after unveiling a bill that would ban all abortions in the United States at 15 weeks, US Senator Lindsey Graham was interrupted by a mother with a devastating story.
"I did everything right and at 16 weeks we found out that our son would likely not live," Ashbey Beasley told a crowded room. "When he was born, for eight days he bled from every orifice of his body," she said.
But, she said, at least
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By Jim ReedHealth reporter
12 hours agoAbout sharingAn estimated 1,820 people died in the UK after being given contaminated blood transfusions between 1970 and 1991, a report has found.
The authors calculated that 26,800 people - possibly more - were probably infected with hepatitis C after being given the donated blood during childbirth or a hospital operation.
The findings were published by the public inquiry into the scandal.
The government agreed last month to pay compensation to victims.
In
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