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Patients in England will be first to access seven-minute cancer treatment jab

NHS is first health system to offer injection to hundreds of patients which will cut treatment times by up to three quarters

The Guardian - UK

Cancer jab to speed up treatment for patients

The immunotherapy is usually given intravenously.

The Independent UK

Labour vows to make NHS managers accountable after Lucy Letby failings

Shadow health secretary says bank managers are more regulated than hospital executives

The Guardian - UK

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Strikes ‘not part of our DNA’ but must go on, say doctors in England

Consultants on picket line raise concerns over staffing as latest figures show rise in NHS vacancies

The Guardian - UK

NHS consultants in England to strike for further three days in October

BMA announces longest-ever strike action by senior doctors, as 48-hour stoppage begins on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

The NHS plan for virtual wards to beat winter crisis

The NHS could roll out more virtual wards to treat flu and Covid patients this winter, after the treatments watchdog gave the green light to the plan.

The Week

Morrisons adds cancer warning labels to boxer shorts and bras

Morrisons has teamed up with NHS England for the life-saving campaign

Evening Standard

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Scottish Government offers to mediate junior doctor strike talks

The talks, Scottish Health Secretary Michael Matheson said, could take place in London or Edinburgh.

The Independent UK

Whistleblowers ‘treated like the problem’ – doctors’ union calls for reform

Numerous staff raised concerns about the actions of killer Lucy Letby for months before police were eventually called.

The Independent UK

Digital phone system upgrade ‘to end 8am scramble’ for GP appointments

The move has been backed by £240 million from the Government.

The Independent UK

Met to stop attending most mental health calls from October

The programme is designed to make sure calls receive a response from the ‘most appropriate agency’, a Met Police spokesperson said.

The Independent UK

Education secretary defends ‘incredibly rude’ comments about the value of A-level results – as it happened

Gillian Keegan told Sky that employers ‘won’t ask you anything about your A-level grades in 10 years’ time’

The Guardian - UK

Over 61,000 appointments affected by junior doctors’ strike as total cancellations may reach one million

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

The Independent UK

NHS cancer targets breached 1m times since Rishi Sunak became PM

Long waits in England for patients to see specialists, get diagnoses and start treatment

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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

The Independent UK

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

‘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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Evening Standard

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

900 more winter beds for 30 NHS trusts in England

The Independent UK

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.

The Independent UK

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 Guardian - 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

The Independent UK

Fifth round of strikes begins for junior doctors

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

The Guardian - 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?

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