When Susannah Morgan learned that an operation to remove a benign tumour in her neck could leave her with a crooked smile, she was "frantic". The 45-year-old was advised to…
A new machine which keeps lungs alive outside of the body could "transform" the number of people receiving transplants, surgeons hope. The breakthrough has come at Royal Papworth Hospital in…
Emergency doctors in the UK have issued a safety warning over water beads, which could be given to children as gifts over Christmas. The brightly coloured soft plastic beads, also…
Patients most "in need" should be able to see the same doctor at every appointment in their local GP surgery, the government says. GPs will be rewarded financially if they…
London NHS trusts write off £112m in overseas patient bills as they balance care with cost recovery. Source link
Hospices in England are to receive £100m of government funding over two years to improve end-of-life care, Health Secretary Wes Streeting has announced. Another £26m is going to hospices for…
What I go through is not normal, but it is normalised. It felt like being stabbed, I'd be on my hands and knees in pain. I was admitted to hospital…
There has been a catastrophic rise in deaths caused solely by alcohol in England over the past four years, prompting public-health experts to call for urgent action. More than 8,200…
The mother of a young girl operated on by a disgraced surgeon at a famous London children's hospital says she should never have been left in his care. Jodee Seeley…
NHS England says the mental health trust that treated the killer who carried out the Nottingham attacks must attend monthly progress meetings to discuss improvements or face losing its licence.…
