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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.

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‘Bionic’ peer calls for better care for amputees

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

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‘Bionic’ peer calls for better care for amputees

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

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‘Bionic’ peer calls for better care for amputees

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

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‘Bionic’ peer calls for better care for amputees

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

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‘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.

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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.

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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.

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Gyms to display cancer message stickers

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

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

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

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