Major cuts at NHS HQ as more directors stand down
Major cutbacks are planned at NHS England as part of government plans to “avoid duplication” with the Department of Health and Social Care. It means around 6,500 jobs are at…
Cumbrian charity takes ‘wheels of wellness’ sessions on the road
A charity is taking support services on the road with its “wheels of wellness” van ahead of the opening of a permanent site. The iCan organisation offers help on a…
UK authorities on lookout for Lassa fever cases
UK officials are checking for any possible cases of Lassa fever after a traveller to England, who has since returned to Nigeria, is known to have been infected. The virus…
Supervised toothbrushing expanded to reach schools in poorest areas
Smitha Mundasad Health reporter, BBC News Getty Images School and nursery staff in the most deprived areas of England will be asked to supervise young children while they brush their…
Common vaginal ‘imbalance’ may be an STI
Michelle Roberts Digital health editor, BBC News Getty Images A common vaginal condition known as bacterial vaginosis (BV) may actually be a sexually transmitted infection (STI), according to researchers. The…
Shropshire patients thank blood donors for life-saving plasma
A patient from Telford who needed a lifesaving treatment developed from blood plasma has thanked donors. Over the past three years, thousands of litres of blood from donors across England…
The UK’s real problem with palliative care
BBC The UK was once ranked the best country in the world for end-of-life care – but that’s not the case any longer. And according to experts, the problem runs…
Boots recalls paracetamol over labelling error
The High Street pharmacy chain Boots is asking customers to return packs of 500-milligram paracetamol tablets because a labelling error incorrectly states they are a different painkiller, aspirin. More than…
Covid inquiry rejects last-minute bid from Michelle Mone
Jim Reed Health reporter, BBC News Getty Images Doug Barrowman, who led PPE Medpro, pictured alongside his wife Baroness Michelle Mone. The Covid inquiry has rejected a last-minute bid that…
GPs to face potential closure, says body
Getty Images The hike in national insurance contributions (NICs) set for April will see some Northern Ireland GP practices going under if the government does not provide a bail-out, according…