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NHS Pathology Staff Exposed to Cancer-Causing Chemical

Seven in ten hospital laboratory departments regularly exceed EU safety limits for formaldehyde, with researchers calling on the government to tighten UK workplace regulations

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NHS Leaders Told "Leadership Is the Treatment" at Annual Health Conference

Chair of the NHS Alliance uses his final conference address to call on health system leaders to act on inequality, workforce pressures and structural reform

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Global Markets Slide as US-Iran Exchanges Reignite and Inflation Accelerates

American consumer prices rise for third consecutive month as military escalation unsettles investors from Seoul to London

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UK medicines regulator to test AI tools for drug safety assessment

A government-backed programme will evaluate whether artificial intelligence can play a reliable role in predicting how new medicines behave before they reach patients

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Head of NHS Cull: 3,700 Voluntary Redundancies Approved

National workforce reduction begins as first wave of departures leaves central health authority facing operational strain

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Head of Key Health Advisory Board Steps Down

Professor Sir Norman Williams resigns as chair of the Independent Reconfiguration Panel after six years overseeing contested NHS shake-ups.

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NHS leaders warn of policy disconnect over expanded integrated care mandate

Central government tasks regional boards with executing a multi-billion-pound special needs programme while simultaneously demanding steep administration and staffing cuts.

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The Pill That Could Reshape How Britain Treats Obesity

Oral GLP-1 drugs are finally arriving. Whether the NHS can absorb them is another question entirely.

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