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£150 million will be used to build 150 new facilities to support mental health urgent and emergency care services.

UK signs memorandum of understanding with Thailand to boost genomics expertise and explore mutual priorities for improving patient outcomes.

New breast cancer screening units to speed up diagnosis
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Government pledges additional £10 million to speed up breast cancer diagnosis and treatment.

New diagnostic centre in Stockton-on-Tees to deliver hundreds of thousands of checks, scans and tests a year
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Thousands of patients in Stockton-on-Tees are set to benefit from quicker access to tests, checks and scans - with a new community diagnostic centre set to open later this year.

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