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US data platform will clear NHS waiting lists more quickly, says Health Secretary
Victoria Atkins says that Palantir’s system when tested on pilot schemes has been ‘game changing’
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Tech giant started by US billionaire 'clinches' £480m deal to handle NHS patient information
Company founded by Republican party donor Peter Thiel understood to have won lucrative, history-making health service IT contract
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Hospital fundraisers ‘only gave 10pc of donations to NHS’
Regulator finds the Hospitals Charity committed ‘serious code breaches’ and used NHS logos without permission
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League tables for NHS under Labour’s ‘reform or bust’ plan
Wes Streeting will promise ‘far more transparency’ about poor performance and no more ‘turning a blind eye to failure’
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Chickenpox vaccine to be offered to all babies and toddlers
Cases were reduced during pandemic meaning there is a larger pool of children without immunity
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Artificial intelligence to help NHS cut hospital admissions this winter
Algorithms will allow health workers to identify those at risk early, prevent A&E visits and ease pressure on beds and GPs
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Two thirds of new doctors are from overseas, report reveals
GMC says the number of doctors coming to the UK from overseas has more than doubled over the past decade
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GPs ‘elusive species’ as eight in 10 elderly have to accept phone appointments
Almost one in five pensioners say they have ended up going to A&E because they cannot get an appointment
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Life-saving drug trials to get go-ahead faster under Brexit plans to cut red tape
Steve Barclay, the Health Secretary, to announce new fast-track process halving time it takes for some research to get under way
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‘Miracle’ cystic fibrosis drugs for children are too expensive, says Nice
Hopes shattered with sufferers risking shortened lives as 'life-changing' medications fail to get recommendation for NHS funding
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Old-fashioned habits will keep you young, says Chris Whitty
'Old-fashioned' habits like plenty of exercise will keep you young, says the chief medical officer, launching his annual health report
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Twelve-hour A&E waits up by third in a month as NHS winter crisis ‘unavoidable’
NHS chiefs warn of ‘chaotic and dangerous situation with patients facing degrading corridor care and inevitable harm’
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Strike costs force NHS to cut surgeries despite record backlog
The ‘premium rates’ paid to stand-in consultants have knock-on effect, with patient safety prioritised ahead of winter
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Access to NHS dentists ‘in tatters’ as mouth cancer deaths rise by nearly 50 pc
Experts fear the struggle to book a check-up means many people with the disease ‘will not receive a timely diagnosis’
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British women are ‘worst binge drinkers in the developed world’
Research finds men and women in the UK report ‘heavy episodic drinking’ with a regularity above most other countries
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