The value of unpaid care in England and Wales is now estimated to be £162 billion, exceeding that of the entire NHS budget in England for health service spending, which by comparison was £156 billion for 2020–21.
May 4, 2023
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Measles causes significant absence from school or work and has a much larger impact on people's daily lives than illnesses like flu or chicken pox, according to a new study by researchers from the London School of Hygiene ...
Sep 9, 2014
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Travellers to England from abroad could face a shorter spell in quarantine from mid-December, the UK government announced Tuesday in a move welcomed by the battered aviation sector.
Nov 24, 2020
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Large parts of southern England will be placed under the country's strictest coronavirus restrictions from this weekend, Britain's health secretary said Thursday, as infections and hospital admissions continue to surge in ...
Dec 17, 2020
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Results published today in the latest Health Survey for England show that 50% of women and 43% of men reported taking at least one prescribed medicine in the past week. 22% of men and 24% of women reported taking at least ...
Dec 10, 2014
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More than 60 percent of adults in England are overweight or obese, according to new figures by the national public health agency.
Feb 4, 2014
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Researchers at the University of York have found that Scottish hospitals have experienced slower reductions in inpatient deaths than their English counterparts.
Feb 22, 2018
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NHS prescription charges have been described as unfair, illogical and inconsistent. In an article published in BMJ today, John Appleby, Chief Economist at the King's Fund assesses whether the policy of charging for prescriptions ...
Jun 17, 2014
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New York City issued an urgent call for blood donors Wednesday, saying supplies were low after authorities shut down America's largest city for a winter storm that failed to materialize.
Jan 29, 2015
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The generally poor health of Irish immigrants to England during most of the 20th century was not caused primarily by difficulties of assimilation or tensions between the two nations, but by the abuse Irish expatriates suffered ...
Dec 17, 2013
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