NHS stroke campaign urges ‘don’t delay making 999 call’
Getty Images A new campaign by the NHS in England is encouraging people who experience the first sign of a stroke not to delay calling 999, after analysis of calls…
Kent mum spends £24k a year on daughter’s cannabis oil
A mother from Aylesham, Kent, who says she pays £2,000 a month for her daughter’s medicinal cannabis supply has called for greater access to the drug on the NHS. Emma…
Breast surgeon Ian Paterson tells inquest it would be crazy to leave behind tissue
It would be “crazy” to leave breast tissue behind during a mastectomy, a disgraced breast surgeon has told an inquest into the death of one of his patients. Ian Paterson…
Mother says NHS failed to give daughter safe care
PA Media Donna Ockenden says the NHS failed to provide safe care for her daughter Phoebe when she was rushed to A&E A leading midwife who has led reviews into…
First Clade 1b mpox detected in UK
A single case of mpox – formerly known as monkeypox – linked to the outbreak in parts of Africa has been detected in the UK. It is part of the…
Assisted dying could lead to coercion, warns Wes Streeting
Getty Images MPs are due to vote on a bill next month that could make the process legal in England and Wales The health secretary has said he is worried…
Luton man’s brain tumour shrinks by half in therapy trial
University College London Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust Paul Read was the first patient recruited in a new therapy trial for treating brain tumours A man’s brain tumour has shrunk by…
Deadly nitazene drugs found in fake medicines
BBC Anne Jacques said the death of her son Alex had been like losing “half of herself” Super-strength drugs linked to hundreds of deaths have been found in samples of…
More details of NHS funding plan but questions remain
Getty Images The government has announced some details of its plan to increase the number of NHS hospital appointments and procedures in England by 40,000 per week. This includes £1.5bn…
Doctor who urinated in Gosport hospital sink struck off
Getty Images Two colleagues said they had seen Dr Graham Holmes urinating into a sink A doctor found to have urinated in a consultation room’s sink and failed to adhere…