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Labour backs NHS devolution plan
Labour says it backs the government's devolution plan for the NHS in Greater Manchester and will push ahead with it if they win the general election.
VIDEO: Child mental health services 'broken'
Care minister Norman Lamb describes plans to change child mental health provision as a "once in a generation" opportunity.
Dentist probe patients contract virus
Five people treated by a dentist investigated for poor hygiene test positive for hepatitis C after the largest recall of patients in NHS history.
VIDEO: Why did my partner take his own life?
Life After Suicide, a new BBC One Documentary, explores why people choose to take their own lives.
NHS trust put into special measures
England's biggest NHS hospital trust, Barts Health NHS Trust, has been put into special measures after report by regulator.
'Smart bandage' to detect bedsores
Scientists create a smart bandage they say can detect bedsores long before they become visible.
VIDEO: Burnham on mental health 'scandal'
Shadow health secretary Andy Burnham welcomes plans to overhaul child mental health services in England, but describes the issue as a "national emergency".
'Army of pharmacists' to help GPs
Leading health experts are calling for pharmacists to step in to treat patients at every GP surgery in England to ease pressure on surgeries.
Child mental health 'faces overhaul'
Mental health services for children and young people in England need a "complete overhaul", says the government.
VIDEO: 'Pharmacists are extremely skilled'
Pharmacist Ravi Sharma explains how giving pharmacists a greater role can help GPs and nurses in doctors' surgeries.
Why not nanny people about diet?
People can't be expected to adopt a healthy diet without help, says nutrition expert.
Call for more NHS death prosecutions
More Scottish health boards should be prosecuted when deaths occur or patients are harmed, according to the parents of a girl who died.
Ebola: Seventh Brit sent home
A further UK healthcare worker has been flown back to the UK after suspected contact with Ebola.
VIDEO: Mother warns over Meningitis W
BBC Breakfast spoke to Tracey and Emily Saunders, whose son and brother Edward died after contracting Meningitis W.
VIDEO: Light therapy helps blind children
A new type of therapy- Lightscores - aims to help blind children become more active.
'Flying doctors' fleet unveiled
A new fleet of emergency service team is unveiled which will include a fleet of 4x4s and consultants flying with the Wales Air Ambulance.
Eighteen minutes to change the world
TED talks look at new ways to deliver medicines
Inactive child 'may be couch potato'
Children who lead inactive lives are likely to grow up to become middle-aged couch potatoes, a study suggests.
Pioneering surgery 'saves bowels'
Pioneering surgeons have developed a technique to preserve the bowels when removing dangerous pre-cancerous growths.
Five research papers that revolutionised health
Five pieces of scientific research that changed the face of medicine.
'Improve end-of-life care' - MPs
Social care should be free to everyone at the end of life, says a report by MPs which also calls for better recording of what people want in their final days.
Parents face special needs 'lottery'
Families are facing a "postcode lottery" when trying to get special educational needs help for their children, research by BBC 5live Investigates suggests.
Lack of sleep 'link to diabetes'
Getting too little sleep in the week and having to make up at the weekend may contribute to obesity and type 2 diabetes, a study suggests.
VIDEO: Mental health spending boost
Mental health services in England will receive £1.25bn in the Budget
Mental health 'to get funding boost'
Mental health services in England will receive extra funding in next week's Budget, Liberal Democrat Treasury Secretary Danny Alexander says.
Testosterone boost 'could cut deaths'
Boosting men's testosterone levels could potentially prevent deaths from heart disease and type 2 diabetes, UK doctors and scientists say.
VIDEO: Hospitals 'struggling' with A&E targets
The NHS in England has missed its Accident and Emergency waiting time target for every week of this winter.
First 'successful' penis transplant
The world's first successful penis transplant has been reported by a surgical team in South Africa.
Ebola: Sixth Brit flown home
A sixth British healthcare worker has been flown home to the UK after suspected contact with the Ebola virus.
Ambulance 'incident' to remain
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service says it will keep a "major incident" in place for the remainder of Friday's strike after failing to get a guarantee from paramedics.
VIDEO: British Ebola workers under observation
Another British military healthcare worker has been flown to a hospital in Newcastle and a second is due to arrive from Sierra Leone to be monitored for Ebola.
Scarlet fever cases reach new high
Cases of scarlet fever in England have more than doubled between September and March compared with last year, Public Health England says.
Vaccine plan for meningitis rise
Teenagers will soon be vaccinated against deadly meningitis W after a steep rise in the number of infections, Public Health England has announced.
How bad has winter been for the NHS?
How bad has this winter been for the NHS?
A&E target missed whole of winter
The NHS in England has missed its accident and emergency waiting time target for every week of the winter, figures show.
NHS Winter 2014-15: Weekly A&E tracker
How is your hospital doing this winter?
Best hospitals 'now struggling'
Pressures in the NHS are so great that even the best hospitals in England are seeing patients wait longer for key services, an analysis shows.
VIDEO: 'My daughter might not have died'
Joanne Thompson, whose daughter choked to death at nursery school, talks about her charity, Millie's Trust, that has successfully campaigned for staff to have first aid training.
Measles fear for Ebola-hit countries
West Africa is ripe for a measles outbreak that could infect hundreds of thousands of people, US researchers are warning.
VIDEO: Sir Terry Pratchett's legacy to research
Tim Parry from Alzheimer's Research UK spoke to BBC news about the impact he had on the charity.
England cancer services criticised
The push to improve cancer services in England has "lost momentum" in the past two years, says a report from the Commons Public Accounts Committee.
Why not introduce more NHS charges?
Why not introduce more NHS charges, asks BBC's Nick Triggle
The NHS - a powerhouse for new medicines?
Could the NHS pioneer digital healthcare?
UK military health worker has Ebola
A female British military healthcare worker in Sierra Leone has tested positive for Ebola, it has been announced.
MPs back standardised cigarette packs
MPs have voted in favour of introducing standardised packaging for cigarettes in the UK.
Brain injury birth mum awarded £5m
A Lanarkshire woman whose baby suffered brain damage during birth has won a 16-year fight for £5.25m compensation.
Are anti-smoking measures working?
Does tough legislation have an impact on the smoking rate?
VIDEO: Lucas questions NHS spending priorities
Caroline Lucas says NHS market structures cost more than £10bn a year and this could be better spent on patient care.
Using legal highs 'got worse and worse'
How one 19-year-old got hooked on synthetic cannabis when he was 16
Cigarette plain packaging vote due
MPs are expected to approve the introduction of standardised packaging for cigarettes later.
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