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Junior doctors are entering a five-day strike over pay, with NHS leaders warning that further walkouts are likely in the coming months. Talks have made little progress.

Public opinion on whether resident doctors are fairly paid is sharply divided but nearly half of Independent readers agree with the government's stance that their current salaries are reasonable. In our poll, 49 per cent said the doctors' pay is fair given NHS budget pressures. Just over a quarter said they could be paid more but felt a 29 per cent increase is too high, while a further 25 per cent backed the BMA's demand for significantly higher pay, especially in light of rising inflation and real-terms wage cuts since 2008.

Eddie Baker, 83, revealed that participation in the EPIC clinical trial for penile cancer, involving immunotherapy and chemotherapy, may have extended his life by two years.

Sport is community and sport is company; sport is story and sport is inspiration; sport is joy and sport is love.

The AI-generated medical record falsely claimed the patient had diabetes and suspected heart disease, leading to a mistaken invitation for a diabetic screening.

The South East London Integrated Care Board has authorized neighborhood health service integrators for Bexley, Lambeth, Lewisham, and Southwark as part of the 10-Year Health Plan.

Nurses' pay is 8,000 lower than if wages had kept pace with inflation since 2010, severely eroding earnings, particularly for junior staff and affecting recruitment.

A former employee at the hospital told the BBC that internal data showed one third of Mr Lamah's patients had experienced a 'moderate harm event', where, for instance, a patient had to be transferred to another hospital or re-admitted, over a 12-month period. The figure should be 5%, the BBC was told.

Waiting lists in the NHS show a slight improvement, with a total of 7.36 million still awaiting treatment and 40% waiting longer than 18 weeks.

The number of patients waiting for a lifesaving organ transplant in the UK has increased to a record high while there has been a sharp drop in donors.

The NHS stands as a fundamental institution in Labour's history, with public concern for its performance rising, especially as satisfaction has reached a record low of 21%.

Weight loss jabs are the talk of the House of Commons; half my colleagues are on them and are judging the rest of us, saying you lot should be on them.

The NHS is to use AI to analyse hospital data and sound the alarm on potential patient safety scandals early, in what will be a world-first. Patterns of deaths, serious injuries, abuse or other incidents that go otherwise undetected will be identified.

While most treatments in the NHS are safe, even a single lapse that puts a patient at risk is one too many. Behind every safety breach is a person.

A woman who mistakenly had part of her spine removed exemplifies the serious surgical mistakes occurring within the NHS, indicating a troubling rise in incidents involving patients.

Matthew Taylor, chief executive of the NHS Confederation, noted, 'None of our members have raised this idea with us as a way of improving care... unless this is very carefully designed and evaluated, there is a risk that providers could be penalised for more systemic issues.'

The product, advertised as a natural sleep aid for children, has raised serious safety concerns because it allegedly contains significant levels of melatonin, a prescription-only drug.

"I have diabetes, high blood pressure, and I've had a bad infection recently. My mum has diabetes too. She needs those appointments, and they're just not arriving."

"This will be a hammer blow to firms and there will be knock-on effects for struggling pubs. Ministers must think of unintended consequences."

The recognition of sepsis remains an urgent and persistent safety risk, despite previous reports highlighting the large number of deaths it causes when diagnosed too late.