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Public satisfaction with NHS hits record low

7 hours 12 sec ago
A fifth 21% happy with NHS in Britain, finds long-running poll, with waits and staffing of major concern.

Don't deport us over health issue, say British couple in Australia

Tue, 01/04/2025 - 16:16
A Macclesfield woman fears she will have to leave Australia due to her medical condition.

NHS billions wasted as bipolar patients left 'forgotten and failed'

Tue, 01/04/2025 - 02:18
Exclusive data shows how neglect of this common mental health condition costs the UK nearly £10bn a year.

Protests postponed after pharmacy funding boost

Mon, 31/03/2025 - 04:15
Community pharmacies have delayed protest action after the government agreed a new funding package.

Secret filming reveals brazen tactics of immigration scammers

Mon, 31/03/2025 - 00:08
An undercover BBC investigation exposes how rogue agents are exploiting a UK visa scheme.

Alarms, overdoses and saving lives: Two days in UK's first drug injection room

Mon, 31/03/2025 - 00:05
The BBC was given exclusive access to the controversial facility in the east end of Glasgow.

Morning-after pill to be made free at pharmacies in England

Sun, 30/03/2025 - 15:58
The government hopes the move will end the "unfair postcode lottery" some women face.

Are my braids doing more harm than good?

Sun, 30/03/2025 - 00:03
Research suggests the synthetic hair used for braiding could be bad for you - but will that stop women using it?

Are my braids doing more harm than good?

Sun, 30/03/2025 - 00:03
Research suggests the synthetic hair used for braiding could be bad for you - but will that stop women using it?

'I fear I'll be dead before I get justice for my son'

Sat, 29/03/2025 - 09:56
Tony Summers' son Paul was diagnosed with HIV and Hepatitis C and died in 2008 aged 44.

'I had to use a goods lift to go for an abortion'

Sat, 29/03/2025 - 02:30
Dani Czernuszka-Watt was told the clinic she went to had never treated a person in a wheelchair before.

Blood victims dying 'two a week' as thousands await compensation

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 23:00
Tony Summers, whose son died from HIV and Hepatitis C, fears he will be dead before his compensation is paid.

Big drop in child surgery for swallowed objects

Fri, 28/03/2025 - 00:07
Cashless society may have helped, since coins were a common foreign object swallowed, surgeons say.

Doctor 'betrayed' over son's death at her hospital

Thu, 27/03/2025 - 17:31
Deborah Burns says she is unable to return to work at the hospital after the death of her son, William Hewes.

Fake £4m Xanax drug gang boss jailed

Thu, 27/03/2025 - 16:35
The gang, managed from Thailand, produced 11 million pills in the West Midlands to be sold online.

Man who died from sepsis 'not treated urgently'

Thu, 27/03/2025 - 16:29
William Hewes died after his meningitis, caused by a meningococcal infection, developed into sepsis.

Fake £4m Xanax drug gang boss jailed

Thu, 27/03/2025 - 15:35
The gang, managed from Thailand, produced 11 million pills in the West Midlands to be sold online.

NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attack

Thu, 27/03/2025 - 01:25
Security failings by the Advanced Computer Software Group led to a cyberattack in 2022 that impacted NHS services.

The foods restricted in Welsh shops as ban approved

Wed, 26/03/2025 - 16:13
Plans to restrict a list of foods classed as unhealthy in shops are approved by 25 votes to 24.

Baby slings unsafe for hands-free feeding, charities warn

Wed, 26/03/2025 - 16:12
Parenting charities, including the NCT, have updated their advice saying slings and carriers are unsafe for feeding.