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Health Secretary Wes Streeting urged to tackle long-standing problems in NHS maternity care rather than ...

The Daily Mail 03 Jan 2026
An expert has said that the main areas of concern in labour wards have been known about for more than a decade yet little progress has been made in fixing them ....
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Clopidogrel alert as NHS warns of four 'common' side effects

The Mirror 03 Jan 2026
The NHS dispenses around 11 million units of this drug every year ... .
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Amitriptyline NHS 'dial 999' warning to anyone taking drug for pain relief

The Mirror 03 Jan 2026
More than 15 million prescriptions for amitriptyline are issued in the UK in a year, mainly to deal with chronic pain conditions ... .
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NHS warning to people who wake up at 3am

The Mirror 03 Jan 2026
The health service has said while the habit may be normal for some, for others it can signal an underlying issue ... .
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NHS alert to parents as thousands of children to get new jab, start date confirmed

The Mirror 02 Jan 2026
The vaccination will be added to the MMR jab given to children to protect them against measles, mumps and rubella ... .
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Chickenpox vaccine for kids rolled out on NHS - everything you need to know

The Mirror 02 Jan 2026
A vaccine against chickenpox will be added to the routine NHS childhood vaccination programme - here's everything you need to know about the jab, including who can get it ... .
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Chickenpox vaccine has officially been launched by NHS in 'historic milestone'

The Mirror 02 Jan 2026
Childhood MMR vaccine - which protects against measles, mumps and rubella - will now become a combined MMRV to also build immunity against the chickenpox virus ... .
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The great debate about whether the NHS should use magic mushrooms to treat mental health

BBC News 02 Jan 2026
Many clinical trials to test the use of psychedelic medicines for conditions such as depression have been underway since 2022 - with surprising results ... .
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What is chickenpox and who can get an NHS vaccine?

BBC News 02 Jan 2026
The standard NHS childhood vaccination programme will include chickenpox from 2 January 2026 ... .
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Chickenpox vaccine to be rolled out on NHS for first time

Daily Record 02 Jan 2026
Youngsters across the country will now be offered the vaccine along with the MMR jab, which protects against measles, mumps and rubella ... .
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South West children offered free NHS chickenpox vaccine

BBC News 02 Jan 2026
The new jab will be combined with the MMR jab which protects against measles, mumps and rubella. .
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