NHS discharges thousands over Christmas week despite strikes
In a letter to the health service, NHS chief executive Sir Jim Mackey has praised staff for pulling…
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s family accuses Euracare Hospital of negligence over son’s death
It added that Nkanu had arrived at the hospital “critically ill” and that an investigation into the death…
Doctor-led medical weight management clinic opens new Ballymena branch
A new doctor-led medical weight management service has officially launched in Ballymena, bringing clinically supervised weight loss care…
Hundreds of health care professionals urge Senedd members to vote against assisted dying law
The professionals say the law is ‘deeply flawed’ and there has been ‘inadequate’ oversight 10:55, 12 Jan 2026Updated…
Plans submitted to turn former Wedmore church into new dentistry and health centre
A planning application has been submitted to Somerset Council that would see a former Methodist church in Wedmore…
Care home out of special measures as ‘significant improvements’ made
But inspectors rule that the home still ‘requires improvement’ overall 14:35, 22 Dec 2025Updated 05:42, 12 Jan 2026…
Medical school dean wants more local doctors
The school opened in 2021 after several delays and concerns over sustainable funding. It was hoped the school’s…
Birmingham Hospice launches 24/7 end-of-life support line
Twenty eight new jobs have been created to operate the service, which will be delivered by Birmingham Hospice,…
No staff, no equipment, no medicine: a doctor on returning to Gaza after 665 days in an Israeli prison | Gaza
The only thing that kept Dr Ahmed Muhanna going during his 22 months inside Israeli prisons and detention…
Why the NHS still wastes billions on patients who shouldn’t be in hospital
Every day there are more than 13,000 people whose treatment has been completed who are still in hospitals…
Didcot: Funding for new health centre could be lost
Great Western Park, a 3,300-home estate is due to be finished in 2026 and was initially granted planning…
New car for patients to have X-rays and ultrasounds at home to ‘cut NHS waiting times’
A new service that will enable patients in the Glasgow area to have X-rays and ultrasounds done at…