Mum fears daughter’s rapid decline without drug
Chloe Aslett BBC News, Yorkshire Anna Cieslik Beatrice, 5, was diagnosed with Batten disease at the age of 3 The mum of a five-year-old girl with a terminal genetic disorder…
Newcastle man’s eye saved with help of placenta
Sharon Barbour BBC North East and Cumbria health correspondent BBC Paul Laskey’s eye has been saved with the help of a donated placenta A donated placenta has been used to…
Visitors flock to visit free sauna at Walpole Bay
Cash Murphy BBC News, South East Ian Palmer/BBC The sauna has been permanently located at Walpole Bay in Margate since 2020 A free-to-use sauna in Kent has become a “real…
Cancer patients not getting right care, say doctors
Getty Images Senior doctors responsible for monitoring cancer care in England and Wales are concerned failings in NHS services are contributing to up to half of patients are not getting…
Audiologists raise concern over headphone use in young people
Hannah Karpel BBC News, health reporter BBC Sophie says her anxiety peaks if she is in a loud environment and not wearing her headphones to limit the noise Whether it’s…
Addenbrooke’s surgeon in Cambridge suspended after children hurt
A specialist surgeon has been suspended from a world-renowned NHS hospital after nine children under their care were left with lasting injuries. A review was commissioned at Addenbrooke’s Hospital, Cambridge,…
What I saw during my 24 hours at London’s Royal Free Hospital
Clive Myrie Chief presenter ‘It’s going to be a long night’: Watch as Clive Myrie finds corridors filled with beds at London hospital It’s just before 10:00 GMT at the…
The funny, kind, 12-year-old who took a fatal overdose
Eleanor Lawrie and Michael Buchanan Social affairs, BBC news Rachel Halliwell When 12-year-old Semina Halliwell was lying in hospital, she asked the consultant if she was going to die. Semina…
Inside the Royal Free – what it tells us about the NHS
Nick Triggle, Hugh Pym, Chloe Hayward, Vicki Loader & Jim Reed BBC News BBC News The BBC has been reporting live from the Royal Free Hospital in London to illustrate…
NHS ‘recovery plan’ fails to deliver more dentists for patients
NHS leaders have acknowledged a recovery plan for dentistry in England, launched by the previous Conservative government a year ago, has comprehensively failed. One aspect of the plan – ‘Golden…