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New hospital opening to tackle NHS backlog and long patient waiting times
The hospital will offer outpatient services such as gynaecology, urology and cardiology
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Hospital staff absences in England due to Covid-19 jump 31% week-on-week
All regions have seen a week-on-week increase in Covid absences
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Covid-19 hospital admission rate for over-75s highest since early 2021
Dr Susan Hopkins, HSA chief medical adviser, said the figures were “a reminder to us all that the pandemic is not over”.
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Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland announces 60 branches to close - see full list
The branches are thought to employ 124 people, but Lloyds said it would try to find affected staff new roles within the company.
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Cost of bringing pothole-plagued local roads up to scratch jumps 23% in a year
“Lack of funding and misplaced priorities from governments repeatedly prioritising major road building has left local roads in decay.”
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Another Covid jab will begin to be offered this week to millions of people
A total of around five million people are expected to be given the jab
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Only one in 10 patients booking online ‘wants to see GP face-to-face’
NHS data for England shows that 60% of GP appointments in January were face-to-face compared to about 80% before the Covid pandemic.
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Latest figures for ambulance handover delays in England
The proportion of handovers delayed by at least 30 minutes has now risen four weeks in row
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Bank raises rates to 0.75% as it warns inflation could reach double figures
The Bank signalled that more rate rises might be needed as it laid bare a gloomy inflation outlook
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Arts and culture venues in England to share in £48m fund to secure future
The Cultural Development Fund aims to “give people access to arts and culture in areas with historically low levels of cultural engagement”
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Ambulance response times increase across England as waiting list hits 6.1m
Ambulances in England took an average of 42 minutes and seven seconds last month to respond to emergency calls, more than double the 18-minute target.