Tag Archive for: BBC News – Health

Carer’s Allowance overpayment debt rises to £250m
Some carers have been forced to pay back thousands of pounds, leaving many in financial hardship.
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Carer’s Allowance overpayment debt rises to £250m
Some carers have been forced to pay back thousands of pounds, leaving many in financial hardship.
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‘I went in for a tackle and heard my neck snap’
BBC South spends six months with patients and staff at Salisbury Hospital's dedicated spinal unit.
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Services will shut, Mencap warns on National Insurance rise
The charity is one of a number of care organisations warning they will have to axe vital services.
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Mental health trust could lose its licence
"Serious failings" are found at the NHS trust that treated Nottingham attacker Valdo Calocane.
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‘Our son was naked and in crisis on CCTV’
A family whose autistic son died after being taken to a mental health unit raise concerns.
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Prioritise safety not A&E target, NHS leaders told
Health Secretary Wes Streeting delivers message amid mounting concern about winter pressures.
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Gynaecology patients going private to avoid NHS waiting lists
Women in agony are using their savings to pay for urgent treatment to avoid waits of up to two years.
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Puberty blockers: Can a drug trial solve one of medicine’s most controversial debates?
The government has pledged to determine the evidence - and establish whether the benefits outweigh any potential harms of prescribing puberty blockers to children questioning their gender
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Puberty blockers: Can a drug trial solve one of medicine’s most controversial debates?
The government has pledged to determine the evidence - and establish whether the benefits outweigh any potential harms of prescribing puberty blockers to children questioning their gender
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