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Thousands of women’s lives are being lost to ovarian cancer because of needless delays in diagnosis

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Thousands of women’s lives are being lost to ovarian cancer because of needless delays in diagnosis, damning report warns Report by the Target Ovarian Cancer charity says there is huge postcode lottery In England, percentage diagnosed before untreatable ranges from 56% to 29%  GPs and women themselves often do not know which symptoms to look … Read more

British Steel’s £50m rescue deal facing fresh delays

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British Steel rescue facing fresh delay amid reports £50m deal with Chinese buyer will not be sealed this week By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:55 GMT, 24 February 2020 | Updated: 22:10 GMT, 24 February 2020 The British Steel sale faces fresh delays as sources insist a deal with Chinese buyer Jingye … Read more

Police watchdog delays decision to investigate Boris Johnson’s relationship with Jennifer Arcuri

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Police watchdog delays decision to investigate Boris Johnson’s relationship with Jennifer Arcuri, blaming global hunt for witnesses The IOPC confirmed it was pushing back the investigation until after the election Watchdog confirmed it was doing a ‘scoping exercise’ to track down witnesses Move means that possible damaging headlines will be after election campaign By Sophie Law … Read more

Powerful City investors raise fears over delays in appointing new boss for HSBC

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Powerful City investors raise fears over delays in appointing new boss for HSBC as banking giant launches overhaul of its strategy By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:46 GMT, 15 February 2020 | Updated: 13:36 GMT, 16 February 2020 Powerful City investors have raised fears over delays in appointing a new chief executive … Read more

Health chiefs to spend £40million to cut ‘ridiculous’ NHS tech delays

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Health chiefs to spend £40million to cut ‘ridiculous’ NHS tech delays and reduce the amount of time doctors and nurses spend logging on to computers Matt Hancock said it will help deliver ‘most basic frontline technology upgrades’ Health officials hope to be able to reduce the dependence on passwords The Health Secretary pledged to banish … Read more

Over 35,000 glaucoma patients at risk of losing eyesight because of NHS appointment delays

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More than 35,000 glaucoma patients could be at risk of losing their eyesight because their NHS appointments get delayed More than half a million people across England suffer from condition glaucoma Evidence suggests that 22 patients a month suffer permanent/severe sight loss   More than 40 NHS trusts reported considerable issues with waiting times  By Victoria … Read more