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Critical incident over London hospitals’ cyber-attack /in /by

Urgent and emergency care at the hospitals may not be able to access quick-turnaround blood test results.

Gonorrhoea cases reach record high in England /in /by

Syphilis, meanwhile, rose 9.4% last year, with more heterosexual men and women becoming infected.

Corridor care is unacceptable, says nursing union /in /by

Many people are being treated in places not designed for patients, the Royal College of Nursing says.

New blood test ‘can predict’ breast cancer return /in /by

An 'ultra-sensitive' test can pick up traces of a tumour's DNA before a full relapse.

Tories pledge new GP surgeries in community care boost /in /by

The party says allowing pharmacies to treat more conditions will also free up GP appointments.

At-home saliva test may catch deadly prostate cancers /in /by

Research suggests cheap and simple spit tests may be better at catching the disease than blood tests.

‘By the time my pension’s sorted, will I be here?’ /in /by

A former police officer fears she may not live to see the pension boost she has been promised.

Thousands of cancer patients to trial personalised vaccines /in /by

Thousands of people in England are set to get access to a new type of treatment to fight their disease.

Widespread NHS computer issues linked to patient harm /in /by

IT failures have been linked to the deaths of three patients and more than 100 cases of serious harm.

NHS computer issues linked to patient harm /in /by

IT failures have been linked to the deaths of three patients and more than 100 cases of serious harm.