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Fertility clinic licence suspended over 'concerns'

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 19:05
Regulators have ordered the centre to halt any new procedures while an investigation continues.

Patients facing uphill struggle to see GPs - report

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 01:26
Analysis identifies areas with the fewest doctors in England, as the drive to boost numbers falls short.

Coroners' death reports reveal NHS warnings rise

Fri, 03/08/2024 - 00:49
A BBC investigation finds 109 warning letters last year highlighted NHS waits or resource pressures.

Whooping cough warning for England, as cases rise

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 15:56
There have been more than 500 cases of the risky infection since the start of the year, officials warn.

Postcode check: How's the NHS coping in your area?

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 10:59
As the NHS enters 2024 and a difficult winter period, find out what's happening in your area.

Alabama enacts fast-tracked law to protect IVF

Thu, 03/07/2024 - 03:45
Its passage comes less than a month after state fertility services paused when a court ruled that frozen embryos are children.

Health staff start court fight over long Covid

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 17:46
They say they are disabled after catching Covid at work, with no protection from employers.

What is the new vaping tax and when will it start?

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 15:25
The government will introduce a new vaping tax on top of measures to stop children vaping.

Astonishing early reluctance to call Covid civil emergency - inquiry

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 09:43
An expert says Welsh government felt Covid "wasn't a civil emergency" in early March 2020.

Hospital patient given 'corridor care' for 14 hours

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 07:31
A patient at a hospital experiencing "record admissions" says he had no access to water.

Health staff to start court fight over long Covid

Wed, 03/06/2024 - 02:00
They say they are disabled after catching Covid at work, with no protection from employers.

German patient vaccinated against Covid 217 times

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 18:36
Researchers have written up the unusual case in a medical journal.

Unions back improved NHS senior doctor pay offer

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 11:27
Consultants in England to vote on new deal after rejecting previous offer by narrow margin.

NHS trust admits failures over death of baby boy

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 06:57
A coroner hears hospital staff failed to give Zachary Taylor-Smith's mum antibiotics during labour.

Medical leaders back rise in physician associates

Tue, 03/05/2024 - 02:18
But the doctors’ union is concerned about patient safety because of a new law regulating those roles.

Consultants vote to strike in Wales

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 17:32
Doctors will walk out in April over "extreme pressures" and "unsafe staffing levels".

Man hails 'quality of life' drug available on NHS

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 07:55
Ross Cunliffe says "the right thing has been done" in making daratumumab available on the NHS.

'I was left lying in my own urine'

Mon, 03/04/2024 - 06:12
A 73-year-old man says he was denied pain relief and was left lying in a bed soaked with urine.

'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 23:36
People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time.

Can green 'super powders' really make you healthy?

Sun, 03/03/2024 - 03:12
Products containing probiotics, vitamins and antioxidants are being sold as healthy essentials.

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