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Protests postponed after pharmacy funding boost
Community pharmacies have delayed protest action after the government agreed a new funding package.
Secret filming reveals brazen tactics of immigration scammers
An undercover BBC investigation exposes how rogue agents are exploiting a UK visa scheme.
Alarms, overdoses and saving lives: Two days in UK's first drug injection room
The BBC was given exclusive access to the controversial facility in the east end of Glasgow.
Morning-after pill to be made free at pharmacies in England
The government hopes the move will end the "unfair postcode lottery" some women face.
'I fear I'll be dead before I get justice for my son'
Tony Summers' son Paul was diagnosed with HIV and Hepatitis C and died in 2008 aged 44.
'I had to use a goods lift to go for an abortion'
Dani Czernuszka-Watt was told the clinic she went to had never treated a person in a wheelchair before.
Big drop in child surgery for swallowed objects
Cashless society may have helped, since coins were a common foreign object swallowed, surgeons say.
Doctor 'betrayed' over son's death at her hospital
Deborah Burns says she is unable to return to work at the hospital after the death of her son, William Hewes.
Doctor 'betrayed' over son's death at her hospital
Deborah Burns says she is unable to return to work at the hospital after the death of her son, William Hewes.
Fake £4m Xanax drug gang boss jailed
The gang, managed from Thailand, produced 11 million pills in the West Midlands to be sold online.
Fake £4m Xanax drug gang boss jailed
The gang, managed from Thailand, produced 11 million pills in the West Midlands to be sold online.
NHS software provider fined £3m over data breach after ransomware attack
Security failings by the Advanced Computer Software Group led to a cyberattack in 2022 that impacted NHS services.
Apology over delay to maternity report publication
The Care Quality Commission (CQC) report - published nine months after inspection - finds multiple breaches.
The foods restricted in Welsh shops as ban approved
Plans to restrict a list of foods classed as unhealthy in shops are approved by 25 votes to 24.
Baby slings unsafe for hands-free feeding, charities warn
Parenting charities, including the NCT, have updated their advice saying slings and carriers are unsafe for feeding.
Who are the millions of Britons not working?
About a quarter of the working age population - those aged 16 to 64 - do not currently have a job.
What are the Pip and universal credit changes and who is affected?
The government has set out more details about its proposed cuts to disability benefits.
Fertility patients sold unproven add-ons, HFEA says
Despite little proof add-ons help, many IVF clinics offer them, the UK's fertility regulator warns.
What is assisted dying and how could the law change?
MPs backed a proposal to let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.
What is assisted dying and how could the law change?
MPs backed a proposal to let terminally ill people in England and Wales choose to end their life.
Baby deaths trust claimed £2m 'good care' payments
An NHS trust criticised over a baby's death claimed money for providing good care, the BBC can reveal.
Government concerns over assisted dying timeline
The Labour MP bringing the bill says she is "disappointed" to be proposing pushing the implementation deadline to 2029.
First place in British Isles approves right to die
The Assisted Dying Bill 2023 passes through Tynwald's branches and can be sent for Royal Assent.
Assisted dying law could take four years to implement
A proposed change to the assisted dying bill could push back the introduction of the law by two years.
Care of 800 patients reviewed amid surgeon concerns
The child specialist surgeon also carried out emergency procedures on adults, says NHS trust.
Who can get an NHS Covid booster this spring?
The spring booster campaign starts in England on 1 April, but vaccines are also available privately.
UK draws up new disease-threat watch list
Some are viruses with global pandemic potential - like Covid - others infectious illnesses with no treatments.
Doctors and charities call for gonorrhoea vaccine roll-out
The JCVI recommended the use of the MenB vaccine in November 2023 but has not been used in NHS clinics
First case of bird flu in sheep found on UK farm
The UK's chief veterinary officer confirms the case was discovered on a farm in Yorkshire.
DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection
The company said that it will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court.
Scans in shopping centres and AI - can ideas like these help save the NHS?
Government says more NHS funds in England will go to social care as we look at how it can deliver change.
'It's unforgivable': The problem at the heart of the NHS's maternity care failures
An inquest into the death of Ida Lock has shone light on repeat mistakes - and wider failures in certain hospitals across England
'It's unforgivable': The problem at the heart of the NHS's maternity care failures
An inquest into the death of Ida Lock has shone light on repeat mistakes - and wider failures in certain hospitals across England
My baby's premature birth was humbling, says Beatrice
The royal describes "months of sheer worry" she experienced over the birth of her second child.
Newborn's death 'due to gross failures of midwives'
The coroner at newborn baby Ida Lock's inquest highlights eight opportunities that were missed.
'Chubby filter' pulled from TikTok after user backlash
Critics say the AI tool - which made people look overweight - was a form of body-shaming.
Repeated failures in reading scans costing lives, ombudsman says
The most common issues include clinicians not spotting abnormalities, and scans being delayed.
Probe into claims people allowed in to watch hospital surgeries
It is not clear how the individuals gained access to the operating theatres or who gave permission.
'The discrimination I face on public transport is inhumane'
A report by parliament's cross-party-transport select committee says accessibility failings are "systematic" across all modes of transport.
Public data should not conflate sex and gender, review says
Author of government-ordered review says biological sex and gender have become distinct and should be recorded separately.
What nine months in space does to the human body
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth - but what has nine months in space done to them?
What nine months in space does to the human body
Astronauts Suni Williams and Butch Wilmore are back on Earth - but what has nine months in space done to them?
Hancock criticises 'wholly naive' Covid inquiry
The former health secretary was giving evidence about medical equipment deals during the pandemic.
Hancock criticises 'wholly naive' Covid inquiry
The former health secretary was giving evidence about medical equipment deals during the pandemic.
Three deaths linked to listeria detected in NHS desserts
Listeriosis listed as cause of death in one NHS patient and two other deaths being investigated.
'Covid memories are in a box deep within my brain'
A critical care nurse says many colleagues moved departments because of PTSD after the pandemic.
Having autism has worked to my advantage in football - Bronze
Chelsea and England defender Lucy Bronze opens up for the first time about her autism and ADHD diagnoses to raise awareness and help others.
Chris Mason: Uncertainty over benefits changes could go on for some time yet
It could be some time before people know how they may be affected by the government's benefits overhaul.
Benefits crackdown unveiled with aim to save £5bn a year by 2030
Measures include restricting eligibility for disability payments and cutting benefits for health conditions.
At-a-glance: Key changes to benefits in welfare shake-up
How Personal Independence Payments (Pip) and other health-related benefits could change under government plans.
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