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31 Aug 2024 04:00:05 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Cancer care waiting times triple in England since 2012]]></title><description><![CDATA[Third of patients wait longer than 62-day standard to start treatment, according to ONS data]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/ebc05420-4081-40a8-82b0-eff531f5cca6</link><guid isPermaLink="false">ebc05420-4081-40a8-82b0-eff531f5cca6</guid><pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2024 14:15:27 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Alzheimer’s drug approved by UK regulator but too costly for NHS]]></title><description><![CDATA[Spending watchdog declines to give green light to lecanemab for patients in England ]]></description><link>https://www.ft.com/content/48f1e134-c701-4c5d-895c-ec2877993c8a</link><guid isPermaLink="false">48f1e134-c701-4c5d-895c-ec2877993c8a</guid><pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2024 11:18:40 GMT</pubDate></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starmer’s trade union summer of love will soon sour]]></title><description><![CDATA[Public service 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