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£600m in funding is being allocated for an expansion in the network of biomedical research centres, a pillar of the UK's life sciences strategy.

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The NHS digital single patient record (SPR) could result in 20,000 fewer A&E visits in England per year and save £20m a year, says the UK government.

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From the autumn, pharmacists in England will be able to prescribe a wider array of medicines under the Pharmacy First programme.

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The UK's National Screening Committee has concluded that the harms of widespread prostate cancer screening would outweigh its benefits.

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The British Medical Association has branded a leaked proposal to rein back NHS recruitment and use more AI to compensate a "massive gamble."

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UK Health Secretary Wes Streeting has resigned from Keir Starmer's government, saying he has lost faith in the Prime Minister's leadership.