Keir Starmer on Rod Stewart offering to pay for medical scans
The Labour leader says it is "absolutely fundamental" that health care remans free at the point of need.Sir Keir Starmer...
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Nitrous oxide: Ban on use and sale of laughing gas considered
The paper said Chris Philp, the policing minister, wanted a review already under way into nitrous oxide by the independent...
‘I had no idea deodorant could be fatal’
The father of a girl who died after inhaling aerosol deodorant is warning other parents of the potential dangers.Giorgia Green,...
How TikTok nurse John makes stress funny
Canadian nurse John Dela Cruz joined TikTok during the Covid pandemic, when he saw a video on the platform asking people...
Inside the new children’s ambulance for Northern Ireland
A new ambulance which brings children from Northern Ireland to Dublin for life saving treatment has been kitted out with...
Bill Turnbull’s daughter running London Marathon in his memory
The daughter of former BBC Breakfast presenter Bill Turnbull said she would run this year's London Marathon in memory of...
Dreaded Covid-flu twindemic cost NHS this winter
But he said there was a "complex" range of factors that contributed to the pressures, including staffing shortages and a...
IVF: Woman’s anger at fertility changes after £30k spend
Prof Iolo Doull for the WHSCC said: "We can reassure our patients, public and stakeholders that it is a normal...
‘Menopause leave’ trial rejected by ministers
However, in its response to the report, published on Tuesday, the government rejected outright five of the committee's proposals, including...
Wig-wearing pupils support Chorley teacher with breast cancer
When teacher Angela Ratcliffe started treatment for breast cancer, she started wearing funny wigs to help her children come to...
Africa Eye: Filmmaker Noella Luka documents her battle with bipolar disorder
‘What Is Eating My Mind’, a documentary for BBC Africa Eye, is an insightful and deeply personal story of living...
‘Alexithymia means I can’t explain how I’m feeling’
Despite this success, after a month at university, where I was studying politics, I wanted to drop out. The social...
Dentist: Powys patient’s 100-mile round trip for appointment
This week, a letter was sent to patients of the Marquess Dental surgery in Llanfairpwllgwyngyll, Anglesey, stating that it was...
England school defibrillator rollout after dad’s campaign
In 2011, 12-year-old Oliver died when his heart stopped during a school swimming lesson. He had an undiagnosed heart condition....
Ambulance strikes: Unite workers announce new days of walkouts
THU 19 JAN Nurses in England on strike Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) are taking industrial action...
Wales ambulance: Strike action ‘seriously disrupts’ service
Tace Richards, a paramedic on the picket line in Pontypridd, Rhondda Cynon Taf, said: "We want to do our best,...
Actress Vicky McClure hands dementia letter to Downing Street
Kate Lee, the charity's chief executive, said: "Too many people still face dementia alone, and PM Rishi Sunak has the...
Illegal vapes are biggest threat on High Street, say Trading Standards
A spokesperson for the Department of Health and Social Care in England said: "We have introduced tough regulations to deter...
