Winter set to be worst ever for A&E waits, health leaders warn
Demand for hospitals driven by winter illness means the NHS is being "pressurised like never before". from BBC N…
Demand for hospitals driven by winter illness means the NHS is being "pressurised like never before". from BBC N…
It is understood the decision follows concerns about data being provided by the Chinese government. from BBC News - Health…
NHS chief warns against complacency and says "risk of serious illness is very real". from BBC News - Health http…
Robert Glynn says getting the all-clear after being told he had 12 months to live was "overwhelming". from BBC N…
Beijing is finally opening its borders - but some countries are wary of a Covid threat. from BBC News - Health https://ift…
Since 19 September, 122 people in England have died from an invasive form of the bacterial infection, UKHSA data shows. fr…
Patients at Askern Medical Practice are told they have aggressive lung cancer in a messaging error. from BBC News - Health…
Pressure on services in Greater Manchester is "beyond anything experienced before", the NHS says. from BBC News …
Patients are urged to use NHS 111 services unless they have a life-threatening illness. from BBC News - Health https://ift…
The Chinese city once had some of the toughest restrictions in the world, but is now opening up. from BBC News - Health ht…
The service blamed "unprecedented pressure following the Christmas break" for delays. from BBC News - Health htt…
The UK Health Security Agency says it will halt publishing the figures from early January. from BBC News - Health https://…
The penguins, named Pringle and Widget, have continued an annual tradition of animal visits. from BBC News - Health https:…
Nurses threaten to strike again on 18 and 19 January, as more ambulance workers join walkout next month. from BBC News - H…
Health officials warn people with flu or Covid symptoms to avoid mixing with vulnerable relatives. from BBC News - Health …
But molnupiravir showed no obvious benefit at reducing hospital cases and deaths, a study found. from BBC News - Health ht…
The action is a direct result of the government's refusal to negotiate over pay, union leaders say. from BBC News - He…
Thousands of people who had coronavirus face yet another Christmas with the smell disorder parosmia. from BBC News - Healt…
The UK is facing a wave of strike action over pay, including by nurses and ambulance workers. from BBC News - Health https…
Thousands of paramedics, call handlers and technicians are taking action in England and Wales until midnight. from BBC New…
Members of the Royal College of Nursing are planning strike action after voting down a pay deal. from BBC News - Health ht…
Members of the Royal College of Midwives are considering strike action after voting down a pay deal. from BBC News - Healt…
Nurses in Northern Ireland, Wales and England stage industrial action, calling for fair pay. from BBC News - Health https:…
The prime minister is under pressure to reopen nurses' pay talks, as ambulance workers prepare for walk outs. from BBC…
What you need to know about emergency care during the ambulance strike. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/Y1kjLq9 via…
The service says it is "under huge pressure" and is experiencing hospital handover delays. from BBC News - Healt…
Health Minister Will Quince advises the public not to take risks during Wednesday's industrial action. from BBC News -…
Jude was in hospital for weeks and almost died after swallowing the popular mini magnets in August. from BBC News - Health…
Protests over pay continue with nurses picketing today, and paramedics set to walk out on Wednesday. from BBC News - Healt…
Social care workers earn about £8,000 a year less than NHS staff, a study suggests - with some relying on food parcels. fr…
PPE Medpro won contracts to supply PPE after being recommended by then Tory peer Baroness Mone. from BBC News - Health htt…
Steve Barclay is told by the mother that she is scared for "the length" of her daughter's life. from BBC New…
Rachel says she was devastated by the lack of support after being told she was overweight for IVF. from BBC News - Health …
The union says ministers must respond within 48 hours of next week's walkout to avoid more action. from BBC News - Hea…
Plans for military personnel to keep front-line services running are in place, the government says. from BBC News - Health…
Health bosses warn of "extensive disruption" as staff are set to walk out on December 21 and 28. from BBC News -…
The shadow health secretary says the NHS needs reform as he attacks left-wing critics of his ideas. from BBC News - Health…
The prime minister is refusing to bow to pressure from health leaders to increase the offer. from BBC News - Health https:…
The under-fives and over-85s are most likely to become ill - getting a jab is urged. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt…
The dispute could escalate in the new year with further industrial action, nursing union warns. from BBC News - Health htt…
Fact-checking a claim made by Health Minister Maria Caulfield. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/dqQLitG via IFTTT
High levels of maghemite were found in some air samples but it is not known if they are harmful. from BBC News - Health ht…
A minister agrees there is a moral case for payments to be made, but says he cannot set a timetable. from BBC News - Healt…
The union represents the majority of ambulance staff working for the NHS in Scotland. from BBC News - Health https://ift.t…
The parents of a baby who died at a hospital are told the investigation was compromised. from BBC News - Health https://if…
Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to strike in a dispute with the government over pay. from BBC News -…
Vaccine nurse says being descended from Henrietta Lacks helps her understand her patients' fears. from BBC News - Heal…
High demand has led to four antibiotics being added to a list of medicines banned from export. from BBC News - Health http…
The family of Jax Albert Jefferys says he was diagnosed with flu in the lead up to his death. from BBC News - Health https…
The health service is treating fewer patients than before Covid, so why is it still struggling? from BBC News - Health htt…
The vote in England didn't make the 50% legal threshold for turnout. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/PMoylJS vi…
Strikes in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are set to go ahead on Thursday after talks fail. from BBC News - Health ht…
Beth Foreman says she left hospital just before midnight on a hunt to find "non-existent" drugs for her ill baby. …
The £2.4m trial led by the University of Exeter will be available at seven NHS sites around the UK. from BBC News - Health…
The whole genome sequencing project in England will screen for around 200 rare genetic conditions in newborns. from BBC Ne…
The government is discussing contingency plans, including using the military to cover border staff. from BBC News - Health…
Health members of Unison and Unite accept an improved offer which ends the risk of strike action. from BBC News - Health h…
Figures obtained by Labour through Freedom of Information requests reveal staff pressures in the NHS. from BBC News - Heal…
Roxy Rhodes, 37, fell into a bath full of scalding hot water when she was two. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/dEDyf…
Sixteen children are believed to have died with invasive strep A infections since September. from BBC News - Health https:…
Infection rates up slightly in England and Northern Ireland, according to the latest ONS figures. from BBC News - Health h…
The new health measure follows an increase in sexually transmitted infections in France. from BBC News - Health https://if…
An innovative scheme in Manchester is pioneering a new way to make sure patients get the best care possible. from BBC News…
A shortage of beds and huge demand is causing severe overcrowding in A&Es and long delays for treatment. from BBC News…
Most strep A infections are mild but cases of more severe, invasive strep A infections - whilst rare - are rising. from BB…
The number of people dying rose by 27% between 2019 and 2021, to more than 9,000. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/3Z…
The first study of pregnant manual workers shows the impacts heat stress can have on foetuses. from BBC News - Health http…
A shortage of beds is causing severe overcrowding in A&E and putting patients at risk, doctors warn. from BBC News - H…
A Danish investigation will look at a historic scandal in Greenland, but women tell the BBC of recent involuntary contracept…
The former health secretary was suspended as a Conservative MP after taking part in I'm A Celebrity. from BBC News - H…
Relatives of patients who faced long waits for an ambulance in the West Midlands want improvements. from BBC News - Health…
But pharmacies say they are having to work hard to obtain stocks and some lines are unavailable. from BBC News - Health ht…
A taskforce has also been set up to unlock spare beds and theatres in the private sector. from BBC News - Health https://i…
Data shows 13.3% of people smoked cigarettes in 2021 - down from 20.2% in 2011, while 7.7% vaped. from BBC News - Health h…
Services across England and Wales affected, but life-threatening calls will be responded to. from BBC News - Health https:…
Prioritising firms recommended by MPs and peers wasted taxpayers' money, deputy leader Angela Rayner says. from BBC Ne…
The girl was a pupil at Black Mountain Primary School in west Belfast and became severely ill last week. from BBC News - H…
The Year 8 student was a pupil at Colfe's School in Lee. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/2BamwZg via IFTTT
The father of seven-year-old Hanna Roap, describes how his "bubbly"daughter died within hours. from BBC News - H…
Health officials have issued a rare alert after a rise in cases across the UK and the death of six children. from BBC News…
There has been at least one death of a child in Wales but the data is not yet available for other nations. from BBC News -…
The latest case of a London primary school child follows the recent deaths of three young children. from BBC News - Health…
Another UK child has died from this highly contagious infection. What should people look out for? from BBC News - Health h…
Strep A is a bacterial infection that can be extremely serious, but is treatable. from BBC News - Health https://ift.tt/SO…
Scientists did the study for the government to better understand possible exposure to shoppers. from BBC News - Health htt…
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