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...
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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...
‘No explanation why my healthy child died’
Hannah and Claire’s sons both died suddenly and unexpectedly. William died after having a seizure in his highchair and Harry...
East Kent hospitals: Maternity concerns at baby death NHS trust
Sarah Shingler, chief nursing and midwifery officer and deputy chief executive of East Kent NHS, said: "We continue to work...
Kaylea Titford: Dad’s neglect led to obese daughter’s death – court
Ms Rees added: "The prosecution say that the scene - as witnessed by those that attended - together with the...
Sudden unexplained death in childhood debated in Parliament
The MPs were united in their call for more research to be carried out; only 55 research papers have been...
Antidepressants exit must happen in stages, says medical watchdog
Dr Paul Chrisp, who is in charge of NICE guidelines, said: "In many cases, people experience withdrawal symptoms, and the...
NHS crisis: The medics trying to fix the health service
Nationally, the NHS is rolling out an initiative called "virtual wards". Technology is used to monitor patients, who need more...
Pancreatic cancer: What losing my wife taught me about life and loss
The owner of one restaurant chain put on a free Sunday lunch for the family, another person gave them a...
Hartlepool Ambulance: Charity volunteers help people in need
A team of volunteers are giving up their free time to help revellers in a town.The Hartlepool Ambulance charity patrols...
‘We couldn’t get an ambulance and my husband died’
Ambulance bosses have apologised to the family of a man who died after he had a heart attack but no...
‘We don’t train to give care in corridors’
The BBC has visited Queen's Hospital in east London, where patients have had to wait in corridors for as long...
Andrew Bridgen suspended as Tory MP over Covid vaccine comments
Asked whether he thought the MP's remarks were antisemitic, Sir Keir's spokesman said: "A one word reference to the Holocaust...
Help during childbirth has declined, survey finds
"Trusts must immediately enable partners' presence at in-hospital postnatal care so that mothers are never left without food and water,...
On the picket line with ambulance staff across England and Wales
About 20,000 ambulance workers across England and Wales walked out for a second time over pay, with managers warning the...
Covid: Leftover swabs to be tested for other viruses in the UK
To begin with, the tests will look for eight or nine viral causes of respiratory tract infections - adenovirus, human...
