Prioritise safety not A&E target, NHS leaders told
Health Secretary Wes Streeting has told health chiefs in England to prioritise safety even if it means performance against the four-hour A&E target slips this winter. The message was delivered…
Mum given 65 blood bags to save her life
Adele Darlington A year on, Adele and her daughter Jasmine are looking forward to spending the Christmas holidays at home It was almost a year ago that Adele Darlington, who…
Birmingham brain op failings made patients’ lives ‘hell’
BBC Wendy Swain said the surgery left her feeling even more disabled Patients who had probes located in the wrong part of their brain due to failings at an NHS…
Patients of disgraced surgeon call reports a ‘whitewash’
BBC Images Families of children operated on by a disgraced surgeon have labelled independent reports into their care as a “whitewash” and a “final insult”. Yaser Jabbar, a former surgeon…
Weight-loss drug Mounjaro ‘changed my life,’ says mother-of-two
HANDOUT Alix Harvey started taking the weight-loss drug in May this year Weight-loss drug Mounjaro is set to be rolled out on the NHS in England from March. It is…
NHS busier than ever heading into winter
The NHS in England is busier than it has ever been heading into winter, the country’s medical director is warning. Prof Sir Stephen Powis said rising rates of flu and…
NHS gets 12 years to roll out new weight-loss drug
A new weight-loss jab will be rolled out on the NHS in England – but it could take 12 years for everyone to receive it, the NHS drugs advisory body…
‘Controversial brain surgery stopped my migraines’
Anna Hill Anna Hill used to suffer from debilitating migraines A woman who suffered debilitating migraines for nine years says her symptoms have gone, after paying for “risky” surgery. Neurologists…
Hospice leaders warn hundreds of beds out of use
Getty Images About 300 hospice inpatient beds are currently closed or out of use in England, hospice leaders have warned. They say a lack of funding and staff are the…
Anger after infected blood compensation put on hold
PA Media A public inquiry described the scale of the scandal as “horrifying” Some victims of the infected blood scandal have been told interim compensation payments of £100,000 due to…