The ‘vicious cycle’ that means the NHS still wastes billions on patients who don’t need to be in hospital
The delayed discharge challenge throws up deeper questions about the care system and co-ordination. Read More
Doctors strike called off as union backs latest pay deal
Medics had been set to go on the first national walkout staged by NHS workers on Tuesday in a dispute over pay. Read More
Knives taken to hospitals sees amnesty bins set up
In Birmingham hospitals knives are regularly found, with one produced by a patient ready for an MRI. Read More
Three NHS trusts still using fax machines, Streeting confesses
The health secretary had made it his personal mission to banish the fax machine from the NHS. Read More
I couldn’t go 20 minutes without gambling – my period made it worse
Researchers are looking to see if there is a link between hormonal fluctuations and gambling addiction. Read More
How to keep babies warm in cold weather and other winter tips
As temperatures fall across much of the UK, the best ways to keep people and pets warm and dry. Read More
US cuts universal childhood vaccine recommendations, including covid and hepatitis
The overhaul is the latest in a host of sweeping changes made under the Trump administration by health secretary Robert F Kennedy Jr. Read More
Our children waited too long for the same diagnosis as Jesy Nelson’s twins
After Little Mix star Jesy Nelson’s revelation that her twins have SMA, parents speak about their children’s late diagnoses. Read More
New NHS online hospital to focus on eyes, menopause and prostates
NHS Online due to launch in England next year will provide eye, prostate and menopause care. Read More
Surgeon who ‘stripped naked in cubicle’ struck off
The doctor was working at the Queen Alexandra Hospital in Portsmouth when the incidents happened. Read More