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An agreement has been reached between the Royal Mail and the Health Service The NHS is to be given its own postage class, in a move that the Health Secretary said will stop patients facing the “frustration of missing appointments” due to letters arriving late in the post. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said an agreement between the Royal Mail and the health service to introduce a new barcode system specifically […]

The first targeted treatment for the most common form of bladder cancer has been given the green light for NHS use. The recommendation on erdafitinib by the National Institute of Health and Care Excellence (Nice) is expected to benefit hundreds of people in England. The drug, also known as Balversa and made by Johnson & Johnson, is taken as a once-a-day tablet and works by blocking certain proteins to slow […]

It comes with local and mayoral elections taking place next month in England Time is running out to register to vote in the local and mayoral elections taking place in England on May 1. Anyone not yet registered, or who is not sure if they are eligible to vote, has until 11.59pm on Friday to submit an application. This can be done online at gov.uk/registertovote. Some 1,641 council seats in […]

The daughter of a medical researcher whose murder has been unsolved for 30 years has appealed for help finding her killer to make sure he does not strike again. Mother-of-three Janet Brown, 51, was bludgeoned to death at her home in Sprigs Holly Lane, Radnage, Buckinghamshire, on April 10 1995. She was found at the foot of the stairs naked, gagged and handcuffed, but detectives believe there was no sexual […]

The King and Queen have been pictured during a private meeting with Pope Francis, who is recovering from double pneumonia. Charles and Camilla visited the recuperating pontiff at the Vatican during Wednesday afternoon the day the couple celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. In the photograph, the Queen is shaking the hand of Pope Francis, who is seated, while the King stands next to her smiling. There was an exchange of […]

It's as a supermarket price war mounts Tesco has forecast lower profit this year than last amid a mounting price war among the UK’s major supermarkets. The grocery giant said it expects to see adjusted operating profit of between £2.7 billion and £3.0 billion, compared with £3.1 billion in the most recent financial year. It said on Thursday: “In the last few months, we have seen a further increase in […]

Some people with long-term health problems feel “burnt out” as a result of trying to navigate a “difficult and complex” health and care system, according to a new report. The health safety watchdog has highlighted how people who are unable to navigate the system on their own can be “forgotten about” as they miss appointments or they care is delayed. The Health Services Safety Investigations Body (HSSIB) said that the […]

Around half of senior leaders in secondary schools have had to cut back on teaching staff, teaching assistants and support staff this year, a survey suggests. More secondary schools leaders are making cuts to staff compared to last year due to a squeeze on finances, according to a poll for the Sutton Trust. The survey by the National Foundation for Educational Research (NFER) suggests more senior leaders are also reducing […]

The French side won 3-1 Aston Villa’s Champions League dream is hanging by a thread after losing 3-1 at Paris St Germain in the first leg of their quarter-final. Villa, playing at this level of European football for the first time since 1983, had enjoyed a serene run to the last eight but faced their toughest challenge yet against the recently crowned French champions. They were dreaming of another famous […]