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Childhood infections linked to risk of adult death from respiratory disease

Respiratory infections contracted during early childhood are associated with an increased risk in death from respiratory illness between the ages of 26 and 73 years, according to a new study published in The Lancet.

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International Women’s Day: number of women recruited to ‘high risk’ ambulance team doubles

The London Ambulance Service (LAS) has doubled the number of women who are specially trained

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New special needs school is set to open in 2025

A new school for children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) is set to

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Covid-19 booster jab to be rolled out this spring

People at most risk of becoming seriously ill from the virus are due to be

Headlines Health

Controversial skin treatment cream could be approved in the UK

A questionable cream that is used to treat the skin condition vitiligo could be approved

Care Headlines

Ambulance strikes called off in England

Unite Union has suspended ambulance strike action in England to enter pay talks with the

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Government leaders clashed over covid-19 school closures

Leaked WhatsApp messages – originally published by the Daily Telegraph – showed Boris Johnson caught

Headlines Health

Scotland becomes the first country to ban climate-harming anaesthetic

The Scottish government have declared their country will become the first in the world to

Headlines Health

NHS has formed an unlikely partnership to promote cancer checks

Warning labels for breast and testicular cancer have been sewn into under sold in Morrisons.

Headlines Health

Lack of investment hindering progress of new NHS bodies – report

The bodies set up to redesign health and care services are being held back from

Headlines Health

Liver transplant waiting list limbo enforced on young people

New research has discovered young people are being forced to wait four times longer than

Headlines Physical Disabilities

UK government failing to protect disabled people, warns equality watchdog report

The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) has warned of the consequences of continuing inaction

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Prolific baby serial killer has been sentenced to life imprisonment

Lucy Letby has become the third woman ever in the UK to be sentenced to

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CQC tells St George’s Hospital to make immediate improvements to maternity care

The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has rated maternity care at St George’s Hospital inadequate following

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Ofsted warns against use of unregistered children’s homes

Ofsted has issued a fresh warning against the placement of vulnerable children, including those subject

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Urgent referrals of children to emergency mental health services triple in four years

The number of urgent referrals of children to crisis teams has reached a record high,