Hartlepool hospital baby delivery restart ‘reviewed monthly’
Nic Marko Local Democracy Reporting Service Google The Rowan Suite maternity unit at Hartlepool Hospital became fully operational in 2020 A pause in the delivery of babies at a hospital,…
Seven ways the government’s plan could change the NHS
PA Media Sir Kier Starmer has set out his 10-year-plan to reform the NHS in England, based on a shift from hospitals to neighbourhood health hubs, a new focus on…
Digital imaging service slashes waits for skin cancer checks
Rob Sissons Health correspondent, BBC East Midlands BBC A digital imaging service to investigate suspected skin cancers has reduced waits for patients to be triaged, diagnosed and treated in Nottinghamshire…
PM says new plan will ‘fundamentally rewire’ the NHS
Getty Images Millions of patients will be treated closer to home under plans to “fundamentally rewire” the NHS in England, the prime minister has said. A new network of neighbourhood…
Covid care home policy was ‘least worst decision’
Former health secretary Matt Hancock has denied claims the government’s attempt to throw a protective ring around care homes in 2020, early in the Covid pandemic, was empty rhetoric. In…
Princess of Wales talks of ‘life-changing’ cancer treatment
The Princess of Wales has spoken candidly about the life-changing long-term challenges of recovering after chemotherapy, as she visited a hospital in Essex. Catherine said during treatment “you put on…
‘Notable’ rise in dads over 60 in England and Wales
Catherine Snowdon Health reporter Getty Images Babies born to fathers over the age of 60 went up by 14.2% in 2024 compared with the year before, official figures show. Of…
What are the symptoms of heat exhaustion and heatstroke?
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor Getty Images During hot weather, it can be easy to overheat, sometimes resulting in heat exhaustion or heatstroke. Heat exhaustion is not usually serious as…
Could he really revolutionise US healthcare?
BBC There’s a saying that Robert F Kennedy Jr is very fond of. He used it on the day he was confirmed as US health secretary. “A healthy person has…
Covid inquiry hears of ‘generational slaughter’ in care homes
James Melley Social Affairs Producer Getty Images Nicky Hastie, holding an image of her mother, attended the inquiry in person on Monday A civil servant’s assertion that there was a…