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Low wages and student debt worries are believed to have undermined applications, putting workforce plan in doubt
Medics escalate campaign for higher pay by providing only a ‘Christmas Day’ emergency service
Ministers invoke legislation that seeks to ensure minimum service levels in critical sectors
Letby case has prompted calls for increased safeguards in UK health service — they must encourage greater transparency
Four days of industrial action includes co-ordinated walkout by consultants and junior medics
Official data will come as blow to prime minister, who has pledged to cut backlog by next election
Staff shortages and prospect of more doctors’ strikes continue to challenge health system
Move comes after failings identified during trial of child serial killer Lucy Letby
Ian Hogarth, head of AI task force, warns new technology could be used to cause disruption akin to pandemic
Government pledges to cover costs linked with collapse-prone concrete days before new term starts
First co-ordinated industrial action of its kind in health service history due for September and October
Nuffield Trust research points to under-investment and flawed co-ordination in health and social care system
The disempowerment of doctors by management in Britain’s health service has gone too far
Three-day October walkout by senior doctors would be longest stoppage in the dispute
Suggestion opportunities yielded by lower cost of technology are not adequately recognised by government
Independent investigation will re-examine concerns raised over neonatal nurse Lucy Letby
St Mary’s in London is an example of how a longtime lack of spending is being felt across the system
Expert say altering standards alone will not be enough to improve vital services
UK health secretary says changes are in line with clinicians’ requests while announcing 900 new hospital beds in England
Companies say system will dent market competition for new off-patent medicines in coming years
Declaring that ministers have ‘virtually’ achieved one waiting list target highlights that they have fallen short of it
Warning from health leaders after data shows routine care backlog at record levels
French insurer seeks to take advantage of stresses in UK’s state-funded health system
Partnership with private sector aimed at cutting waiting lists amid spending constraints
NHS backlogs targeted by expansion of centres for checks and scans
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