All news on the topic: NHS

A new film, co-produced by the Labour MP Debbie Abrahams, examines how the poorest and most vulnerable people in the country bore the brunt of Covid-19 during the pandemic

Nurse Jessica Hannah, 22, has told how she found a "nasty note" left on her car windscreen at an Edinburgh hospital telling her she could not park there following a 13-hour shift

The mercury is rising and an Amber heat alert has been issued - but there's no need to lose your cool with our handy guide to staying safe in a heatwave

Merope Mills wants NHS hubs around the country to bring in Martha's Rule, which would patients the power to get an automatic second medical opinion about hospital care

Nottinghamshire Police have confirmed it is to launch a full police investigation into the ordeals of 1,700 families who lost their children, amid an ongoing independent review

'People should not be abusing it who don’t need it' says the chairman of the National Obesity Forum

Sickle cell disease is an illness that causes blockages and strokes in patients, and NHS bosses are making a public plea for blood donors to help treat the devastating disease

Anna Morell is a regular user of patient transport but because of her energy impairment she made the decision to book an ambulance with a stretcher for a hospital appointment

The number of patients currently unable to access an NHS dentist has increased to a staggering 12 million people in England - more than 20 per cent of the country's population

Martha Mills died from sepsis in the summer of 2021, four days before her 14th birthday, after the concerns of her parents Merope and Paul were repeatedly ignored by doctors

Leah Rogers, 17, fell ill with the common disease after she visited Palma Nova on Majorca with a group of friends - but it soon deteriorated into something much more serious

A weekly injection of Wegovy could slash risk of conditions such as type 2 diabetes and heart disease as the drug suppresses appetite by mimicking hormone released after eating

Gary Coleman, who was hospitalised for two years after having a serious stroke in October 2020 that has left him unable to walk or talk properly, has nowhere suitable to live

If you've noticed changes to your feet that you're worried may be a little unusual, they could be signs of a wider health issue, and it may be time to speak to your GP

Lucy Letby has been handed a whole-life order for her heinous crimes which have taken a horrific toll on the families of those involved, her former colleagues and many others

Reinforce autoclaved aerated concrete poses a billion-pound-problem which schools now being forced to close and implications for the NHS as the concrete is long past its lifespan, with one expert warning the country could see a repeat of a 'Grenfell event'

A man has swapped veganism for raw meat, eating uncooked items including beef, chicken, heart and liver on a daily basis - and claims he has 'never gotten sick'

Shaun Greenaway shares his story of infertility amid claims men are 'sleep walking' into a 'spermageddon' crisis that projects men could be infertile by 2045

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said record numbers of people are 'spending their final months in pain and agony, waiting for treatment that never arrives'

Doctor Dan Friederich has warned his 51.6k TikTok followers about the deadly consequences of having around four to five hours sleep, from increased mortality to cardiovascular diseases

Michelle Sterling, who became homeless while undergoing treatment for cancer, is determined to travel, enjoy life and "view the world" positively until the leukaemia kills her

Ben Cohen's ex-wife, Abby Cohen, has hailed Dame Deborah James for saving her life, after calling the late journalist the 'reason' she had symptoms of her cancer checked out at an early stage

Boosting NHS staffing to the required levels would require a return to annual Government funding rises of 3.6% - not seen for more than a decade, say the Institute for Fiscal Studies

Julie Woodington began to notice a slight blur in her vision around Christmas 2020, after a trip to the opticians they assured her it was likely something minor and not cancer - only for the mum to be diagnosed weeks later

Sir Duncan Nichol was the chief executive of NHS England – the most senior position in the entire British healthcare system – from 1989 to 1994, during which time Allitt murdered four babies