Diabetes artificial pancreas tech recommended for thousands on NHS
"This technology has been proven to give the best control for managing type 1 diabetes and should make things like...
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I worry we’re killing people – ambulance dispatcher
"We are now telling them how long they have to wait, when there are long waits," the dispatcher says. "We...
NHS to buy care beds to make space in hospitals
Of the new funding, £200m will go towards buying up extra care home beds, with £50m of capital funding to...
PM Rishi Sunak meets health leaders over NHS pressures
Representatives from the public and private sectors are attending Saturday's forum at Downing Street, alongside chief executives and clinical leaders...
Mask wearing: Would you welcome the return of face coverings?
There have been sharp rises in the numbers of people in hospital with Covid and flu in recent weeks.About one...
China Covid: Young people self-infect as fears for elderly grow
"Because I don't want to change my holiday plan," he explains, "and I could make sure I recovered and won't...
Brexit: Growing differences between drugs approved for GB and NI, says report
"This includes utilisation of the Northern Ireland MHRA Authorised Route (NIMAR), which has been designed to ensure that people in...
I drove patient to hospital myself, says Shropshire GP
A GP said she had to take a patient to casualty in her "little Fiat 500" when an ambulance did...
All The Beauty and the Bloodshed film explores Sackler scandal
"It felt like an American story, there's an important message as well as an exploration of who Nan Goldin is,...
NHS Wales: ‘I had to carry my grandfather into hospital’
A man was forced to carry his grandfather into hospital due to a chronic ambulance shortage.Steve Parsons's grandfather collapsed at...
Inquiry into eight deaths after NI ambulance delays
"I would be really worried about leaving a grandparent, a mother, a sister, a brother in an emergency department for...
‘Hospital staff are completely overwhelmed’
The Northern Ireland Ambulance Service is investigating whether a delayed response contributed to the deaths of eight people in recent...
Scarborough Hospital patient sleeps in car due to bed shortage
In a statement, York and Scarborough Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, which runs the hospital, said: "Like hospitals across the...
Some A&Es in complete state of crisis, warn health chiefs
In November, more than 37,000 people waited more than 12 hours in A&E for a decision to be admitted to...
Winter set to be worst ever for A&E waits, health leaders warn
"We're supporting and growing the health and social care workforce through training and recruitment campaigns at home and abroad, and...
China Covid: England to require negative test for arrivals
The testing requirement only applies to people flying to English airports, with the government saying that while there are no...
Flu rise warning from NHS in England
Prof Sir Stephen Powis, NHS national medical director, said: "Sadly, these latest flu numbers show our fears of a 'twindemic'...
Strep A: At least 30 children have died in UK since mid-September
While the majority of cases are relatively mild, sometimes strep can cause a life-threatening invasive Group A Streptococcal infection (iGAS),...
