Poor maternity tolerated as normal, inquiry says
MPs heard “harrowing stories” from women, including some who said they were left in blood-soaked sheets. Read More
‘I wasn’t believed and gave birth in a toilet’
Hundreds of women have contacted BBC News with their traumatic experiences of giving birth. Read More
Media leaks during Covid were frustrating – Swann
The health minister tells the inquiry the leaks were tolerated rather than challenged. Read More
NHS offers life-saving drug for stiff heart condition
The once a day pill Tafamidis is now available on the NHS in England. Read More
AstraZeneca to withdraw Covid vaccine
The firm said the decision was taken because of a decline in demand for the vaccine. Read More
‘World first’ for double hand transplant patient
Tanya Shepherd has received pioneering blood treatment to prevent her body rejecting her new hands. Read More
Vaccine expert ‘very worried’ by whooping cough deaths
Five babies have died from the infection amid a rise in cases in the UK. Read More
We need to normalise death and dying, says carer
Abi Vance, who cared for a friend with terminal cancer, said “normalising” death might help people. Read More
Mum ignored test and got cancer says BBC presenter
BBC Wales’ Lucy Owen on her mum’s regrets at taking no notice of bowel cancer test offers. Read More
Whooping cough cases up again as five babies die
There were 1,300 cases of the bacterial infection in March, after just over 900 in February in England. Read More