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English Town Gives Cat ‘Freedom To Roam’ For Years Of Hospital Service

The honor, which came with a key to the town, is intended to recognise the ginger feline’s years of service to patients at the town’s local hospital.

U.K. Disability Abortion Campaign Heads To European Court

Campaigners say laws that allow late term abortions for fetuses with Down syndrome and other disabilities are discriminatory.

U.K. Government Billions Behind On Promised Hospital Spending

HSJ’s investigation showed just a fraction of projects had been completed with the promised funds.

Diabetes: Thousands More Are Dying In England Than Before The Pandemic

Routine care which can help prevent other serious complications has been severely disrupted by Covid.

England’s Pharmacies To Prescribe Certain Drugs To Reduce Pressure On Doctors

Community chemists will give out the contraceptive pill as well as treatments for earache, sore throat, impetigo, shingles, infected insect bites, sinusitis and uncomplicated urinary tract infections in women.

England’s Striking Health Unions Accept Pay Deal — But Dispute Likely To Continue

It’s unlikely to end a pay dispute that’s already lasted more than six months.

England’s Unions Split On Healthcare Pay Deal

As one union votes to accept a pay deal for England’s public healthcare staff, another has rejected it — the latest twist in a months-long industrial dispute that’s put intense pressure on the country’s already-beleaguered health service.

England’s Nurses To Cut Strike Short After Legal Battle

England’s nurses will halve a planned 48-hour strike after losing a legal battle in the country’s high court.

England’s Covid App To Finally Switch Off

The app would tell members of the public to self-isolate if they’d been in close contact with someone who went on to test positive for the virus.

Lung Cancer: Parking Lot Scans Spot Disease Earlier In England

Data shows these efforts are getting those most at risk diagnosed quicker.