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The UK government has written off almost £10bn worth of personal protective equipment that was purchased during the pandemic, latest annual accounts show.1 The Department of Health and Social Care’s accounts for 2022-23, published on 25 January, show that £9.9bn of the £13.6bn worth of PPE that it bought between 2020 and 2022 was unusable or its value had plummeted since it was purchased. Gareth Davies, comptroller and auditor general of the National Audit Office, said that the department w...

A mother used pliers to remove her six-year-old daughter’s teeth because she could not get an NHS dentist appointment, an MP has said.

The centrepiece of the opening ceremony of the 2012 London Olympics was a celebration of the NHS .

The poll included 6,343 responses from 4,429 households in England and was commissioned by the Governments Office for Health Improvement and Disparities.

Bloc plans to bulk-buy key drugs for all 27 countries, potentially leaving Britain ‘behind in the queue’

Matt Western, MP for Warwick and Leamington, has expressed his concern about NHS dentistry provision in the local area after statistics revealed four in 10 surgeries are not accepting new adult patien

Finding a state-funded dentist is becoming increasingly difficult in the UK, forcing those who can pay to the private sector, and those who cannot to avoid treatment altogether -- or take matters into their own hands.Others flew to Turkey for treatment, paying a fraction of what they would have paid privately in the UK. "People have been admitted to hospital having overdosed on painkillers," said Mark Jones, founder of the "Toothless in England" campaign group.

‘It’s easier to get your hands on Taylor Swift tickets than it’s to get NHS appointment’

For the past 30 years, the only way to get more from public services has been to spend more money. While a business might hope that bigger budgets promote economies of scale, getting more per pound, the Government’s productivity has gone backwards.

The European Parliament is set to ban dental amalgam - used in common silver fillings - amid fears over its toxicity.