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Hospices funding woes bring job cuts

Five hospices caring for terminally ill people say they must cut staff because of financial pressures.

‘Bionic’ peer calls for better care for amputees

Lord Mackinlay says prosthetics currently on offer could leave people “feeling in a pit of despair”.

‘Bionic’ peer calls for better care for amputees

Lord Mackinlay says prosthetics currently on offer could leave people “feeling in a pit of despair”.

‘Bionic’ peer calls for better care for amputees

Lord Mackinlay says prosthetics currently on offer could leave people “feeling in a pit of despair”.

‘Bionic’ peer calls for better care for amputees

Lord Mackinlay says prosthetics currently on offer could leave people “feeling in a pit of despair”.

‘I lie awake at night’ says mum after daughter’s Costa allergy death

Hannah Jacobs, 13, died after having a severe reaction to a Costa hot chocolate drink.

Plan for workplace health checks to curb heart disease

The government hopes the new scheme will save lives and help ease the pressure on the NHS.

Plan for workplace health checks to curb heart disease

The government hopes the new scheme will save lives and help ease the pressure on the NHS.

Gyms to display cancer message stickers

The NHS initiative, promoting body awareness, aims to get more people diagnosed early.

Restrained and scared – the £100k schools failing vulnerable children

A pupil who says she was repeatedly restrained took her independent special school to court.