on (#5D2KE)
A hospital apologises to Rachael Foley after she underwent a hysterectomy following the error.
BBC News
| Link | https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health |
| Feed | http://feeds.bbci.co.uk/news/health/rss.xml |
| Copyright | Copyright: (C) British Broadcasting Corporation, see https://www.bbc.co.uk/usingthebbc/terms-of-use/#15metadataandrssfeeds for terms and conditions of reuse. |
| Updated | 2026-05-02 00:15 |
on (#5D24M)
Delays to smear tests in lockdown prompt cervical cancer charities to call for home-testing kits.
on (#5D24N)
The BBC's James Cook returns to Monklands Hospital eight months on to find the staff struggling against the odds.
on (#5D25Q)
Services and waiting times must improve at the NHS's child gender-identity service, inspectors say.
on (#5D24K)
Some people who need urgent help appear to be staying away, as in the first peak, say researchers.
on (#5D2F6)
Meet the artists shaping graphic medicine - a genre of comics focused on the experience of living with mental illness.
on (#5D2F7)
Cancer patient Luke Grenfell-Shaw completes the first part of his round-the-world challenge.
on (#5D1GG)
The total number of deaths within 28 days of a positive test during the pandemic is now above 90,000.
on (#5D1SD)
Senior mortician Hannah Leahy says the level of Covid fatalities is taking its toll on staff the Royal London Hospital.
on (#5D19A)
Top medical adviser suggests schools in England may reopen region by region after lockdown.
on (#5D199)
Mainland Scotland and some islands to remain under toughest coronavirus rules until at least mid-February.
on (#5D16E)
Activity at a paediatric intensive care unit in Leicester is being moved to Birmingham.
on (#5D0Z2)
Some 10% of the UK population is showing signs of recent infection, a doubling since October, says ONS.
on (#5D13B)
University of Edinburgh scientists are a step closer to being able to reverse the damage caused by MND.
on (#5D0SM)
Sickness levels have risen at Shropshire's hospitals, with staff also shielding or self-isolating.
on (#5D0R7)
Oxford says the "public cannot get enough of experts" with a £100m donation for antibiotics research.
on (#5D0R8)
It accuses richer nations of a "me-first" approach to Covid vaccine, and hoarding precious supplies.
on (#5D03F)
Martin Freeborn's wife, Helen, lost her fight against Covid at the Royal London Hospital, where staff are struggling to cope with rising admissions.
on (#5CZ31)
More than five million more people will be offered a jab as 10 new mass vaccination hubs open in England.
on (#5CZM5)
Vaccine Minister Nadhim Zahawi says there are still "a number of caveats" to reopening.
on (#5CZDX)
Brazil has the world's second-highest Covid death toll but has seen delay and discord over vaccines.
on (#5CZ92)
Ambulance service staff in London explain the unique pressures of working during a pandemic.
on (#5CZA6)
Clusters of deaths in the first wave unexpectedly showed up in rural parts of Wales.
on (#5CZDY)
One doctor tells her story of battling the pandemic alone in Yemen after her colleagues fled.
on (#5CZ5H)
Kori, from Ripley in Derbyshire, was born with hypoplastic left heart syndrome.
on (#5CYG1)
But Sir Simon Stevens says the health service has never been in a more precarious situation.
on (#5CYJ2)
The chief executive of NHS England is optimistic about vaccinating all adults before Autumn this year.
on (#5CYJ3)
The foreign secretary added there would be a crackdown on those failing to isolate after travelling abroad.
on (#5CY57)
It comes as the government urges people to "play their part" in helping to meet vaccination targets.
on (#5CY56)
Lockdown has seen an increase in children under 11 seeking counselling according to the NSPCC.
on (#5CY58)
People listened to the likes of Bach and Handel as they waited for their jab at Salisbury Cathedral.
on (#5CXS8)
The latest death and case figures should be a "bitter warning for us all", Public Health England says.
on (#5CXNX)
Health groups say NHS staff fear prosecution over decisions if hospitals are overwhelmed.
on (#5CXK5)
In the Middle Ages, Lichfield Cathedral was a pilgrimage for the sick - now it's become a vaccination centre.
on (#5CYDA)
Health and frontline workers are first in line for jabs at vaccination centres across the country.
on (#5CXAG)
Everyone has heard about doctors and nurses catching Covid-19 but cleaners and porters have been worse hit.
on (#5CWAD)
Hospitals with large critical care capacity are taking patients from other areas to ease pressures.
on (#5CWTH)
Antonio says he felt he was discriminated against because of his skin colour when he was sectioned.
on (#5CWQB)
Donations of plasma from people who have recovered from the virus have been suspended.
on (#5CW3D)
A variant that is thought to be more infectious has not been found in the UK, scientist says.
on (#5CWD5)
The R number in the UK is officially estimated at 1.2-1.3 as a further 1,280 deaths are reported.
on (#5CW1Q)
The NHS fears some communities are being targeted with misinformation, a leading doctor says.
on (#5CWD6)
As the coronavirus pandemic puts pressure on NHS resources, millions pf people remain on waiting lists for other treatments.
on (#53XK5)
From one way systems, to not touching everything on the shelves, the BBC's Laura Foster explains.
on (#5CVQV)
A therapist who arranges free mental health help for NHS workers says many are at "breaking point".
on (#5CTV9)
More than 45% of this priority group has now been vaccinated, compared with about 30% in London.
on (#5CTJ0)
The home secretary says her focus is on enforcement but doesn't rule out tougher restrictions next week.
on (#5CTG0)
England's cancer, critical care, A&E and routine treatments all hit as hospitals accommodate virus patients.
on (#5CTY9)
The scientists investigating the origins of the coronavirus have landed in the city of Wuhan.
on (#5CT07)
Six chemists have been chosen initially, with 200 more offering vaccinations in the next fortnight.