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VIDEO: GPs 'will not shore up unsafe NHS' Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency healthcare system left unsafe by "political meddling", a GP has warned.
VIDEO: Lack of district nurses 'adds stress' The Royal College of Nursing has said that a fall in the number of NHS district nurses is causing needless suffering for patients and is leading to pressure on casualty departments and ambulance services.
60,000 get MMR jab after outbreak Over 60,000 measles vaccinations have now been given during the outbreak in Swansea and Powys but another 33,000 people still need it, say health officials.
GPs 'will not shore up unsafe NHS' Family doctors are not prepared to shore up an emergency health care system left unsafe by "political meddling", a GP leader has warned.
Universal flu jab 'edges closer' A way of creating more effective vaccines which could protect against a broad range of flu viruses has been reported by US researchers.
Community nursing service under fire Health unions say the state of NHS services for people who can't get to a GP in many parts of England is "lamentable".
A&E threat to Royal Glamorgan The Royal Glamorgan hospital in Llantrisant could stop treating the most serious accident and emergency cases as part of a major NHS shake-up in south Wales.