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ecord numbers of nurses and midwives from EU27 countries quit Britain last year, fuelling fears that a Brexit brain drain will deepen the NHS's already chronic staffing crisis. A total of 3,962 such staff from the European Economic Area (EEA) left the Nursing and Midwifery Council register between 2017 and 2018. more

The All-Polish Youth appealed for bringing teddy bears to British consulates across Poland, in a gesture of solidarity with Alfie Evans. "Let's shower the British embassy with plush toys," reads the slogan launched today in Warsaw.more

The parents of seriously ill toddler Alfie Evans will challenge a High Court ruling preventing them from taking him to Italy for further treatment. The family's lawyers told the BBC that a hearing has been scheduled at the Court of Appeal on Wednesday afternoon.more

A 53-year-old man remains in a critical condition after he was attacked outside Anfield before Liverpool's Champions League semi-final against Roma.more

The life support of seriously ill toddler Alfie Evans has been withdrawn, his father has said. Tom Evans said the 23-month-old's life support was turned off on Monday but Alfie was breathing on his own and had been given oxygen.more

At least 20 survivors of the Grenfell Tower disaster tried to end their lives within a month of the blaze.more

The excessive workload placed upon police officers has resulted in eight out of 10 displaying signs of depression or anxiety, the chairman of the Police Federation has warned.more

A west London council has unanimously voted in favour of creating a buffer zone around an abortion clinic to shield women from anti-abortion protesters, in a move that could pave the way for councils across the country to take similar action.more

The European Commission wants to limit EU workers' exposure to five cancer-causing chemicals as well as 21 substances that have already been the subject of a limitation or a proposal for a restriction since the beginning of its mandate in 2014.more

Yes, one of the Tories' anti-obesity measures is the introduction of a new sugar tax, which will apparently help balance out the impact of obesity on the NHS.more

he aim of the centres, which will be piloted in 10 areas, is to provide early tests for patients showing non-specific symptoms.more

Starbucks and other coffee vendors must carry cancer warnings in California, a Los Angeles judge has ruled. more

Rubber ducks used as bath-time toys are a haven for bacteria that could spread diseases, Swiss and American researchers have found.more

83 percent Poles have heard about autism; 22 percent declares that someone among friends is affected by autism, 9 percent of the respondents encountered autism among family members.more

Millions of Britons could lose their rights to urgent medical treatment while travelling in the EU after Brexit, a parliamentary committee has warned.more

Abuse is taking place in 99 per cent of care homes across England, new research shows, prompting concerns elderly people are bearing the brunt of a "chronic" underfunding in the social care system. more

Men seeking Viagra will be able to buy the drug from pharmacies across the UK from Tuesday for just under £5 a pill, its manufacturer has announced.more

Because of suicides, more people die in Poland than in road accidents - the suicidologists who last week met in Łódź at the First Suicidology Congress said.more

The claim comes as new research reveals that, as smoking rates decline and obesity levels increase, obesity could overtake smoking as the biggest cause of avoidable cancer.more

26-year-old Bruno Boban died after being struck by a ball in the chest in the game Marconi and Slavonia. more

Union leaders are to recommend a pay offer for more than a million NHS workers worth between 6.5% and 29% over three years. The proposed deal, agreed at a meeting on Wednesday between 14 unions and NHS employers, signals the end of the Government's controversial 1% pay cap.more

More than half of Poles have periodic sleep disorders which, if left untreated, can lead to serious health problems.more

A mother lost almost all of her limbs after a hospital failed to spot she was suffering from sepsis. Magdalena Malec, 31, had to have both of her legs, her right arm and the fingers of her left hand amputated after contracting the disease in hospital.more

Nearly two-thirds of doctors say that pressure on the NHS has meant patient safety has deteriorated over the past year, a new report shows.more

NHS psychologists are meeting London's gang members on the streets in a bid to tackle violence in the city. The scheme, set up by two doctors in Camden.more