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Sciatica surgery benefits are short-lived, research finds

New research from The BMJ shows surgery to relieve leg pain and disability in some people with sciatica is only beneficial for up to 12 months.

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Medical device supplies at risk without government support, urge MPs

This week over 40 UK MPs and Peers have rallied behind an open letter urging

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Coroner warns of severe mental health understaffing following a harrowing suicide case

A coroner has written to NHS managers over understaffed mental health teams following an inquest

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Two unlikely factors found to alter the effectiveness of blood pressure medication

New research from a Canadian University has unveiled that a patients sex and the time

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First-of-it’s-kind study finds income rank is linked to experience of physical pain

A new study of worldwide polling data suggests that a person’s income relative to their

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Birmingham children’s services break long run of failure with Ofsted inspection

Children’s services in England’s biggest local authority have passed an Ofsted inspection for the first

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Healthcare: the doctor will see you now, but only if it’s private

New research published by YouGov has revealed one in eight Britons have resulted to paying

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Benefits health assessments system continues to let people down, says MPs

The health assessments system to access vital benefits for those who cannot work or face

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‘Extreme disruption’ expected as 72-hour junior doctors and consultants strike begins

NHS bosses have called for ‘Christmas Day’ cover as staff have launched their longest period of joint strike action.

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Survey reveals ‘silent scandal’ of missing lung tests across England

Patients in some of the most deprived areas of England, where respiratory conditions including chronic

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New childcare entitlements have little to offer poor families, research shows

The largest and fastest expansion of free childcare on record offers little to the poorest

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Small increased risk of depression and anxiety when in higher education – research

Young people who are in higher education in England face a small increased risk of

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Risk of premature birth from smoking doubled previous estimates

Researchers have found that women who smoke during pregnancy are 2.6 times more likely to

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Amplify the vulnerable and voiceless, Ombudsman says in adult care review

The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman (LGO) Paul Najsarek has urged leaders to scrutinise

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Child poverty pushing schools to the brink, says staff survey

Schools are reeling in the face of rising child poverty according to a widescale survey

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Experts demand student loans to be scrapped for NHS staff

A new report from the Nuffield Trust has said student loans in England should be