Who would now dare put their trust in the NHS?
How sad to learn of newsreader George Alagiahs bowel-cancer diagnosis.
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Hospital infection rates must come down, says watchdog
Doctors and nurses should do more to stop hospital patients developing infections, an NHS watchdog says.
Mobile technology will nurse the NHS back to health
Overhauls, strategic changes, new objectives: the NHS is no stranger to grand claims and plans about the future of healthcare.
Bullying at school affects health 40 years later
The effects of bullying last a lifetime with physical, mental and intellectual health still affected 40 years later, a major British study finds
Brain injury concern as former footballer dies of dementia at 65
Frank Kopel, 65, died yesterday after suffering from vascular dementia since 2009. The former Dundee United full-back played 400 times for the club from 1972 to 1982 after a brief career with Manchester United.
NHS England to fund hepatitis C drug Sovaldi
Hepatitis C patients in the UK are celebrating the news that NHS England has approved an £18.7 million investment to pay for Gilead Science’s controversial treatment Sovaldi.
GPs consider charging for orthotics
South Warwickshire Clinical Commissioning Group (CCG) has drawn criticism for suggesting patients pay for their own crutches, walking sticks and neck braces which are at present free.
Burnley woman ‘terrified’ waking up at point of surgery
Alexandra Bythell found herself wide awake with her eyes taped, breathing tubes in her throat and medical staff preparing to operate.
Crohn’s patient Lizzie Rose loses egg-freezing case
A woman with Crohn’s disease has lost a legal challenge against a decision to refuse NHS funding to freeze her eggs.
Under 16s ‘refused access to mental health safe havens’
Children suffering a mental health crisis are forced into police custody because 35% of NHS “places of safety” in England ban under 16s, figures show.