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Learning Disability Nurse Numbers Hit Crisis Point, Warns Royal College of Nursing

A third of specialist nurses have left the NHS since 2009, leaving 1.5 million vulnerable adults without adequate care

UK Steel Tariffs Squeeze Manufacturers Caught Between Policy and Supply Reality

New trade measures due next month are drawing fire from domestic producers who say they cannot source the steel they need from British suppliers

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BAE Systems Commits £43m to European Defence Startup Funds

The British contractor's Launchpad programme targets the persistent gap between prototype development and operational deployment

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Streeting Sets Deadline on Labour Leadership Uncertainty

Former health secretary signals he will trigger a contest next week if Starmer does not stand aside voluntarily

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Artificial Intelligence Is Rewriting the Rules of Medical Diagnosis

Advances in predictive AI are pushing healthcare away from treating illness toward identifying it years before symptoms appear

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Whitehall Weighs Major Shift in NHS Reporting Lines

Proposals could see the post of NHS chief executive abolished or merged with that of the Permanent Secretary as NHS England is dissolved into the Department of Health and Social Care

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BMA Calls Off Resident Doctor Strike After Government Tables Fresh Pay and Jobs Offer

Five-day walkout suspended as union committee votes to put revised deal to members

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Retired at 70, Back by Monday: Professor Loughton Returns to Lead Struggling Hospital Group

Professor David Loughton CBE, who formally retired in April 2024 after four decades in NHS leadership, has agreed to return as interim group chief executive of a hospital trust in financial and operational difficulty.

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