International day of persons with disabilities 2025
Every year, on 3 December, the world marks international day of persons with disabilities. In 2025, WHO focuses…
Face masks rule announced by two Welsh health boards
Hospitals in south Wales are reintroducing mandatory mask-wearing as rising winter illnesses put unprecedented pressure on staff and…
North Devon hospital’s A&E asks for life-threatening cases only
Patients have been told they should visit a Devon hospital’s A&E department only if they have a life-threatening…
Numbers leaving A&E without treatment triples in six years | NHS
The number of people in England walking out of A&E without treatment has tripled in the past six…
New £18m endoscopy unit in Leicester ‘will cut waiting list’
Dr Sanjeev Pattni, a consultant gastroenterologist and co-head of service at UHL, said demand for the endoscopy procedure…
28 Nurses Share Common Activities That Are Death Traps
5. “NO trampolines. I’m kind of the adventurous daredevil in the family, so nobody gets why I’m so…
NHS Scotland health board faces court over ADHD waiting list
According to solicitors at the Govan Law Centre (GLC), who represent the unnamed petitioner from Perth and Kinross,…
Quadruplet parents praise Ronald McDonald House in Oxford
BBC Jodie and Lyde were able to stay in accommodation on hospital grounds while their quadruplets were treated…
Private firm to ‘support’ NHS investigations into Durham breast cancer failings
A private healthcare firm held contracts where there was not “robust” NHS oversight, a new report found.University Hospital…
Health board ordered to pay part of patient’s private treatment
The ombudsman made its decision following advice from from a consultant gastroenterologist and a consultant radiologist. It found…
Three-storey medical centre approved for Willingdon
The centre will serve residents in Polegate and Willingdon. Plans for the fully accessible building were given the…
Mum lands £35k NHS payout after pneumonia jab blunder
It’s an out-of-court settlementNatalie Witherington A mum has been left “terrified” after a botched routine injection left her…