NHS to expand opt-out HIV and hepatitis testing
The NHS will automatically test patients for HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C unless they opt out at 90 hospitals.
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Keir Starmer takes public HIV test in push to destigmatise testing for virus
Prime minister takes home test at No 10 with soul singer Beverley Knight to promote HIV Testing Week. Keir Starmer has taken a public HIV test in an effort to destigmatise testing for the virus and ...The Guardian - Feb. 10 -
Trump Tests Legal Limits in Pushing out Federal Employees
President Trump and Elon Musk, who is leading the administration’s downsizing efforts, are pushing for quick and widespread layoffs. But the blitz has run into a complicated set of restrictions.The New York Times - 5d -
'There could be no NHS dentists in two years'
Dentists say NHS contracts are becoming more challenging to fulfil and they need to hand them back.BBC News - 15h -
MP shares in Commons he is living with HIV
The Sittingbourne and Sheppey MP is only the third parliamentarian to share his HIV status.BBC News - 5d -
Measles outbreak expands in West Texas
At least two dozen cases of measles have been reported in a West Texas county with one of the highest rates of vaccine exemptions in the state. All of the confirmed cases there involve unvaccinated ...CBS News - 6d -
NHS productivity plunged after the pandemic, data shows
ONS figures ‘in development’ highlight challenge facing government in improving health service performanceFinancial Times - Feb. 10 -
Deficits at NHS trusts in England more than double
Rising cost of temporary staff and increased outsourcing to the private sector weigh on health serviceFinancial Times - 6d -
How much is the NHS going to cost us?
Spending on the NHS has been going up for decades and is set to rise further. BBC Verify has examined some of the key numbers.BBC News - 5d
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Russia won't accept Nato troops in Ukraine, Lavrov says after talks with US
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Pub shooting suspect rang friend and said 'she's dead'
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Pope Francis has pneumonia in both lungs, Vatican says
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Judge 'deeply troubled' by PMQs exchange on Gazans settling in UK
Lady Chief Justice Baroness Sue Carr says a question asked by Kemi Badenoch and the answer given by Sir Keir Starmer were both "unacceptable".BBC News - 5h
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