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Updated 2024-11-21 14:45
Watch: Cabinet Secretary Simon Case in delayed Covid inquiry appearance
Case had been due to appear last year, but had to withdraw on health grounds in October.
Sisters want Auditory Verbal Therapy available on NHS
Two sisters hope more funding will be made available so all deaf children can access the service.
After Life actress says making music has been healing
Mandeep Dhillon has plenty of acting credits, but has just released Roll It Up - a personal, "deep song".
Assisted dying plans for terminally-ill approved on Jersey
Jersey politicians approve assisted dying plans for terminally ill by 32 votes to 14.
'Major' disruption as junior doctors strike
Disruption is expected in Northern Ireland's health services as junior doctors begin walk out.
My feet and hands were amputated after sepsis - MP
Craig Mackinlay was given a 5% chance of survival after being rushed to hospital in September.
Northern Ireland on course to join UK smoking ban
The law will mean that people born in or after 2009 will never be able to legally buy cigarettes.
What is the infected blood scandal and will there be compensation?
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
Infected blood victims could get £2m compensation
Government unveils package after final report of public inquiry into scandal published on Monday.
Covid inquiry investigates impact on children
Their education, mental health, healthcare access and use of social media will all be covered.
'Blood compensation comes too late for my husband'
The government announced what it calls a "comprehensive" compensation scheme on Tuesday.
PM promises 'comprehensive' blood compensation
Victims and others affected by the infected blood scandal are waiting to hear how much they will be paid.
Long Covid course ‘exploiting people’, says ex-rower
Ex-Team GB's Oonagh Cousins says a treatment she underwent "blamed" participants for being ill.
Mind games: Hellblade returns to explore psychosis
An acclaimed video game series returns to shine a light on a misunderstood mental health condition.
'An abuse by people supposedly there to care'
Victims of the scandal said they had been "gaslit for generations" and felt "vindicated" by the report.
Infected blood was decades-long moral failure - PM
PM truly sorry as inquiry finds authorities covered up scandal and exposed victims to unacceptable risks.
'Time is of the essence': £210,000 interim infected blood payment announced
Some 30,000 NHS patients were infected with hepatitis and HIV - the compensation could hit 10bn in total.
Blood inquiry due to publish its findings
More than 30,000 people were infected with HIV and hepatitis C in the infected blood scandal - and 3,000 have since died.
Mum still feels guilt for son's infected blood death
Martin White died at the age of 33 after being given blood products contaminated with HIV.
Hepatitis C tests spike after blood scandal news
More than 12,000 people asked for tests in England after the BBC found 1,700 cases are undiagnosed.
Su and Steve fought for justice, but didn't live to see it
Su Gorman and Steve Dymond helped to expose an NHS scandal - but they died without seeing justice.
Junior doctors talks need time and space - Atkins
The health secretary says renewed negotiations should take place away from deadlines and social media.
Late education plans mean kids miss out on support in England
Many councils in England are failing to meet legal deadlines to set out the extra help pupils need to access education.
Bodies left decomposing in hospitals, reports find
Leeds General Infirmary among NHS hospitals criticised for storing bodies at unsuitable temperatures.
ADHD meds shortage is 'isolating and frustrating'
ADHD patients are struggling with medication shortages, but the DoH says the disruption will resolve soon.
'I thought my skin cancer was a bite'
Aidan McKay says a childhood spent farming is a major factor for his stage four skin cancer.
HPV vaccine stops 90% of cervical cancer cases
England began vaccinating teenage girls in 2008 and results show it is paying off.
HPV vaccine stops 90% of cervical cancer cases
England began vaccinating teenage girls in 2008 and results show it is paying off.
Junior doctors in England agree to talks with government
Members of the British Medical Association union have been staging walkouts for more than a year.
People with HIV can be sperm and egg donors
UK laws have changed to keep up with the science that shows it can be safe.
People with HIV can be sperm and egg donors
UK laws have changed to keep up with the science that shows it can be safe.
More hospitals leaving patients in corridors to free up ambulances
A new policy sees people treated in NHS hospital corridors as admissions outstrip beds.
Millions more middle-aged are obese, study suggests
Using a lower cut-off for obesity would give a truer picture of who is affected, researchers say.
Brazilian butt lift firms banned after woman in hospital
The woman required emergency hospital treatment following the procedure in a hotel function room.
Teenager used pills for illegal abortion, court hears
Sophie Harvey, of St Mary's Road, Cirencester, is accused of taking the drug to end her pregnancy.
Family of weight-loss op victim call for sales ban
Shannon Bowe's family want UK hotel chains to stop hosting Turkish surgery "clinics" and sales days.
Weight loss jab 'could reduce heart attack risk'
The jab could reduce heart attack and stroke risks regardless of the amount of weight people lose.
Top doctor cancer-free a year after world-first therapy
Richard Scolyer has undergone a new treatment for glioblastoma, based on his own melanoma research.
Health spending £5bn less than government planned
The Conservatives are not on track to increase spending by 3.3% a year above inflation in England.
Life-saving overdose drug to be given without prescription
Addicts at risk of an opioid overdose in England will get supplies of the antidote for emergency use.
Assisted dying set to move closer on Isle of Man
A bill to allow assisted dying for the terminally ill is expected to pass a key parliamentary stage.
'Horrendous birth experience left me in therapy'
Hundreds of women have contacted BBC News with their traumatic experiences of giving birth.
Executive lockdown meetings my lowest days - Swann
The health minister questioned whether a cross-community vote to extend lockdown was 'morally right'.
'I wasn't believed and gave birth in a toilet'
Hundreds of women have contacted BBC News with their traumatic experiences of giving birth.
What is the infected blood scandal and how many people died?
Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.
NHS offers life-saving drug for stiff heart condition
The once a day pill Tafamidis is now available on the NHS in England.
I lost my mum, dad and baby sister to HIV in infected blood scandal
Families torn apart by the infected blood scandal break their silence to BBC Panorama.
Poor maternity tolerated as normal, inquiry says
MPs heard "harrowing stories" from women, including some who said they were left in blood-soaked sheets.
Poor maternity tolerated as normal, inquiry says
MPs heard "harrowing stories" from women, including some who said they were left in blood-soaked sheets.
Man who received first pig kidney transplant dies
The US hospital which carried out the operation said Rick Slayman's death was not a result of the transplant.
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