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Poorer areas in England suffer most from GP shortage, study finds
Patients in more deprived parts of England feel the most let down by a lack of access to care.
Parkinson's: 'Lack of specialist care for Wales patients'
"People under 40 can certainly get Parkinson's," says ex-rugby player trying to cope with disease.
Lucy Letby: Nurse hovered over baby night before her death, jury told
Nurse Lucy Letby is alleged to have injected air into the bloodstream of a baby girl.
Oliver McGowan: NHS autism training mandatory after teen's death
Lessons are being shared after Oliver McGowan from Bristol was given medicine unsuitable for him.
David Fuller: Double murderer pleads guilty to more mortuary sexual abuse
Ex-hospital electrician David Fuller is serving a whole-life sentence for the murder of two women.
Damning report on surgeon Prof Sam Eljamel's botched operations
The report into Prof Sam Eljamel, seen by the BBC, said NHS Tayside repeatedly let patients down.
'Seeing Matt Hancock on I'm A Celebrity will bring back heartache'
A bereaved mother says Matt Hancock's decision to go on I'm A Celebrity is disrespectful.
NHS disruption driving rise in heart deaths, charity says
Ambulance delays and waiting lists are driving excess cardiac deaths, the British Heart Foundation says.
Magic-mushroom drug can treat severe depression, trial suggests
In a trial, 25mg of psilocybin put patients in a dreamlike state, making therapy more likely to succeed.
Betsi Cadwaladr: C-section delay left baby severely disabled
A baby was left "severely disabled" after a delay during his delivery by C-section, High Court hears.
NHS boss Amanda Pritchard says patients not always getting care they deserve
Challenge facing health service greater than it was at peak of pandemic, says Amanda Pritchard.
Matt Hancock defends joining I'm A Celebrity cast
The ex-health secretary says politicians should "go where the people are" after facing a backlash.
Crohn's disease: 'I lived on bran flakes and sweets for a year'
Sianny Thomas says gummy sweets were the only only thing she could eat without being in pain.
Benefit cuts for disabled people in hospital called unfair
At least 45,000 disabled people affected this year by so-called hospitalisation rule.
Can interim care help ease Scotland's hospital bed shortage?
In Lothian, care homes are used as a temporary measure to help rehabilitate patients before they go home.
Covid: Boris Johnson WhatsApp messages requested by inquiry
The messages, alongside other documents, are part of the probe into political decision-making.
Call to ban nicotine pouch sale to under-18s
They should fall under the same UK legal age restrictions as cigarettes and vapes, say campaigners.
Lebanon cholera: 'We're afraid of everything now'
The infectious disease is spreading fast in a country ill-equipped to stop it.
How many cases in your area?
Explore the data on coronavirus in the UK.
Concern over flu and winter viruses but Covid levels unchanged
The flu season has started early and some young children under five are ending up in hospital.
Croydon Hospital: Patient tells PM to pay NHS staff more
Rishi Sunak is told he is needs to "try harder" over plans to give pay rises to hospital staff.
'I wouldn't bring a member of my family to this hospital,' says medic
Gloucestershire Royal has some of England's worst ambulance waiting times, with a hard winter to come.
Warning over private over-the-counter blood tests
Doctors are concerned the tests can put extra pressures on GPs and cause anxiety for patients.
Many skip work over hygiene poverty shame, charity says
Some 3.2m adults struggle to afford basic hygiene products leading to shame and exclusion, charity says.
Minorities 'face discrimination' in NHS blood services
Care Quality Commission raises concern over the organisational culture at NHS Blood and Transplant.
Biggest NHS union ballots staff over strike action
Unison is urging nurses, paramedics, porters and cleaners to walkout over a below-inflation pay rise.
When are the £400 energy rebate and other cost-of-living payments due?
All UK households will get a grant which will reduce energy bills by £400 from October.
UK's most premature twins to survive turn one
The siblings were born just 22 weeks and five days into their mother's pregnancy.
Public health cuts must be avoided, new PM told
Cuts in funding in the forthcoming spending announcement will hit poorest people hardest, warn experts.
Aggressive breast cancer hits black women harder
New research shows a genetic link between African ancestry and triple negative breast cancer.
Lucy Letby: Disturbing pattern in baby deaths, nurse's trial told
A medical expert gives evidence in the cases of babies allegedly murdered by nurse Lucy Letby.
Endometriosis surgery delay 'caused irreversible damage'
Claire Nicholls says her organs have been affected by the little-understood disease endometriosis.
Health: 'My illness is so rare it doesn't have a name'
After years of battling, Debbie Schwartz hopes the UK's first clinic of its type will give answers.
Hospital food banks open for NHS staff in Leicester
The move is intended to help health workers on the lowest pay.
Rishi Sunak: The most urgent problems facing the new prime minister
Rishi Sunak, the fifth Conservative prime minister in seven years, inherits many pressing challenges.
NHS ambulance workers begin to vote on strike in pay dispute
The GMB union says the "biggest ambulance strike for 30 years" could be staged before Christmas.
Health of nation study calls on millions to sign up
The aim is to uncover better ways to prevent, spot and treat diseases like dementia and cancer.
'When I couldn't fix George, I climbed a mountain'
A father carried his son's weight up Mount Kilimanjaro to raise awareness of meningitis.
Infected blood scandal: Victims to get £100,000 by end of month
About 4,000 UK victims of the scandal will get interim compensation payments by the end of October.
Laser brain therapy offers hope to epilepsy sufferers in England
Hundreds of people with hard-to-treat epilepsy will benefit from the innovative treatment.
Nurse strike threat continues after improved pay offer
The RCN union says the Scottish government "failed to listen" and a strike ballot would continue.
Milton Keynes University Hospital tests drones for medical supplies transport
Test blood samples were transferred between its pathology unit and the Saxon Clinic, the trust says.
Lucy Letby trial: Unusual finding in baby's X-ray, court hears
A doctor tells a court of his findings after examining a baby allegedly murdered by nurse Lucy Letby.
Urgent recall of contaminated antibiotic powder
Patients using Targocid powder at home are advised to check the batch number.
Families accept damages over Nottingham NHS endoscopy deaths
Four patients died in the space of about six months after undergoing the same endoscopy procedure.
Flu comes early in England, with hospital cases rising
Cases have climbed quickly in the past week, suggesting the season has already begun, say officials.
Lincolnshire GP receptionists taught to spot loneliness signs
Around 1 in 4 people in Lincolnshire reported feeling lonely some of the time during the pandemic.
Cost of living: 'It's hard to eat proper food'
Young people speak to Newsbeat about how rising prices are impacting the food they can eat.
Patients in England at risk as NHS and care 'gridlocked'
England's health and care system can no longer operate effectively as delays mount, regulators warn.
East of England Ambulance Service workers say conditions are diabolical
About 2,800 paramedics, technicians and call takers are voting on strike action from Monday.
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