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Government confirms two-thirds of cancer targets will be scrapped by autumn

It is hoped the new targets will help diagnose and treat cancer faster

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Number of hospital appointments cancelled due to strikes nears one million

The next strike to affect the NHS in England is due to begin on August 24.

The Independent UK

Bereaved mother makes ammonia tests plea after son ‘could have been saved’

A coroner is expected to call for fresh guidance on when ammonia tests should be carried out in emergency departments after a teenager’s death.

The Independent UK

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‘Mental health emergency’ as urgent referrals for under 18s triple

The statistics should “sound the alarm” for the Government, a charity said.

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Holding asylum seekers on barges is about ‘fairness’ to UK taxpayer, says Sunak – as it happened

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Government accused of applying ‘sticking plaster’ to NHS waiting lists

900 more winter beds for 30 NHS trusts in England

Evening Standard

Government to create 900 new hospital beds by January with £250m injection into NHS

The funding is part of the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery plan published in January.

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Government hands NHS £250m in bid to tackle waiting times

The funding is part of the Urgent and Emergency Care Recovery plan published in January.

The Independent UK

Government has no timetable for returning asylum seekers to the Bibby Stockholm barge – as it happened

Downing Street says it hopes to return people to the boat ‘as soon as possible’ but declines to give timeframe

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Fifth round of strikes begins for junior doctors

The latest round of strike action will end at 7am on Tuesday August 15.

The Independent UK

Friday briefing: Why NHS waiting lists are at a record high in England

In today’s newsletter: More than 7.5 million people are waiting for treatment of some kind in England – what does that really mean?

The Guardian - UK

More funding for cancer needed to overcome ‘deadly delays’

It comes after new data revealed NHS England cancer waiting times remain below target.

The Independent UK

Record 7.6m people waiting for NHS hospital care in England

Rishi Sunak’s pledge to cut NHS waiting lists hit fresh trouble on Thursday as the number of people in England waiting to start routine hospital treatment rose to a new record high.

Evening Standard

What the latest NHS performance figures show

Some 59.2% of cancer patients waited less than two months for their first treatment after an urgent GP referral.

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NHS waiting lists climb to record high of 7.6 million

The figure is the highest since records began in 2007.

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Tory deputy chair Lee Anderson ‘very angry’ small boat arrivals numbers may have passed 100,000 – as it happened

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NHS waiting lists hit new record high eight months after Rishi Sunak pledged to cut them

Prime minister breaking promise to bring waiting times down

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Patients who can travel given opportunity to skip NHS queues

They could receive NHS or private care outside their local area.

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Flu jab delay will cause ‘chaos’ and put vulnerable people at risk ahead of difficult winter, GPs warn

National changes to flu jab campaign ‘throw into chaos’ GPs long-laid plans, leaders warn

Evening Standard

Fears NHS strikes causing double the number of reported cancellations

True impact on patients being ‘masked’ as junior doctors to walk out for fifth time

The Guardian - UK

Screening programme has prevented 20,000 cases of bowel cancer in England

Tests have been available to people aged over 60 since 2006, and will be offered to those aged 50 and above from 2025

The Independent UK

People urged to return bowel cancer kits as study confirms screening cuts cases

Almost a third of people eligible for bowel cancer screening do not send off their free at-home kits, NHS figures for England suggest.

The Independent UK

Strikes cancellations ‘tip of the iceberg’ – NHS Confederation

In a ‘worst-case scenario’, industrial action in the NHS could be causing double the number of cancellations being reported, representatives say.

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England to deny Covid and flu jabs to under-65s despite fears for NHS this winter

Government accepts advice from JCVI which says only at-risk groups and those aged 65 and over should be offered vaccines

The Independent UK

Babies with rare muscle-wasting disease living longer thanks to treatment advances

NHS started rolling out treatments for spinal muscular atrophy in 2019

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