Dr Daniel Ubani sues Cambridgeshire victim’s son
A doctor who killed a Cambridgeshire man with a lethal dose of diamorphine is suing his victim’s son over remarks made at a conference.
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Professor Green on how his dad’s suicide affects him
Professor Green is the presenter of a new documentary for Radio 1’s Stories called Suicide Survivors.
The rise of the part-time vegans
Once veganism was widely associated with animal rights activists, the health conscious and the religious. But now more and more people are dabbling with a vegan diet, albeit temporarily. Why?
NHS waiting time data for elective surgery ‘unreliable’
Patients in England cannot rely on information on waiting times for non-emergency operations, such as knee and hip replacements, a watchdog says.
Central heating may make you fat, say researchers
They say higher temperatures in homes, offices and hospitals provide more comfort, but mean bodies no longer need to burn extra calories to keep warm.
UK heart-attack survival rate ‘should have been better’
Thousands of heart attack victims could have been saved if the UK had adopted similar treatment methods to Sweden, research suggests.
NHS hospitals flatlining: Staff morale falls to new low after Coalition bashing
Staff morale in Englands NHS is approaching an all-time low and may be affecting the care that doctors and nurses are providing their patients, leading health experts have warned.
One in five NHS hospitals heading into deficit
The latest quarterly monitoring report, conducted by the Kings Fund, a health think-tank, suggests more than one in five hospitals are set to be in deficit by the end of this financial year.
My precious Tallulah was lost in an online world of nightmares: Mother’s plea on self-harm websites after girl’s suicide
The mother of a gifted young ballerina who threw herself under a train demanded action yesterday against the toxic digital world of the internet that glamorises suicide and self-harm.
‘NHS must treat its patients ‘as people and not body parts’: Hunt speaks of plans for a single doctor to take charge of each case
The Health Secretary warns that hospital care has become a series of brief encounters with staff and calls for the end of ping pong referrals that leaves patients feeling like parcels.