Leading emergency doctors fear for safety of A&E patients this winter, survey shows
LEADING emergency doctors fear for the safety of A&E patients this winter, a survey shows.A total of 94 per cent feel people are already coming…
New ‘stop smoking’ pill that could save ‘thousands of lives’ is rolled out on the NHS – are you eligible?
THOUSANDS of Brits will be prescribed the best anti-smoking pill on the market under NHS plans to help them quit.Varenicline will be available again in…
More Brits are falling critically ill because GPs and pharmacies are overwhelmed, A&E bosses warn
AMBULANCE and A&E bosses warn more patients are falling critically ill because they fail to get help from their GP.Health chiefs are preparing for a…
Wes Streeting tells the NHS “the days of blank cheques are over” and its extra Budget billions must be linked to reform
WES Streeting has warned “the days of blank cheques for the NHS are over” and extra Budget cash will be linked to reforms.The health service…
Health Secretary Wes Streeting threatens to take axe to ‘overly complex’ health quangos in patient safety overhaul
HEALTH Secretary Wes Streeting has threatened to take an axe to “overly complex” health quangos in a patient safety overhaul.A review published today will confirm…
Woke NHS trust blasted for ordering staff to avoid saying ‘the blind leading the blind’ to avoid offence
A WOKE NHS trust ordered doctors and nurses to avoid saying “the blind leading the blind” — for fear of upsetting people who have lost…
‘Wonderful’ mum, 30, died days after miscarriage as NHS doctors failed to spot signs she’d caught deadly infection
A YOUNG mum died two days after suffering a miscarriage as NHS doctors didn't test her for sepsis.Lorette Divers, 30, passed away at the Royal…
Mum died from sepsis after medics used equipment ‘not approved’ by NHS to carry out hysterectomy
A MUM died from sepsis after medics used equipment "not approved" by the NHS to carry out a hysterectomy.Jessica Bonner, 51, caught a flesh-eating bug…
Innocent neonatal nurse or conniving angel of death? The growing number of experts questioning if Lucy Letby is guilty
THE scrawled words appeared to damn “angel of death” Lucy Letby from her own pen.Doodling on a Post-it note, the nurse wrote: “I killed them…
Breast cancer drug is REJECTED by NHS watchdog – as Loose Women star brands decision ‘heartbreaking’
A LAST-DITCH breast cancer drug has been formally rejected by the NHS watchdog due to its asking price.In clinical trials Enhertu, known as trastuzumab deruxtecan,…
Wes Streeting orders ‘warts and all’ probe of NHS to tell the ‘hard truths’ of what needs fixing
WES Streeting has ordered a “warts and all” probe of the NHS to tell the “hard truths” of what needs fixing.The new Health Secretary believes…
Labour plans to clear NHS waiting lists within five years by using spare capacity in private sector
LABOUR plans to clear NHS waiting lists within five years by using spare capacity in the private sector. It would pay for patients to attend…
Singer, 37, who raised thousands for NHS during Covid is killed in Leeds pub attack – The Sun
A SINGER who raised thousands of pounds for the NHS during Covid has been killed in a Leeds pub attack. Robert Hiscoe, 37, was attacked…
Shocking cost of surgical blunders where doctors leave tools INSIDE their patients revealed
BLUNDERING doctors who left surgical tools inside their patients have cost the NHS more than £30m in five years. Hundreds of unlucky Brits who went…
My mouth is so dry, I can’t swallow, help! Dr Zoe Williams answers your health questions
WE give our kids yoghurt and cheese to help them “grow strong”, but forget about our own bone health as we age. Adults’ bones constantly…
Doctors’ strikes postpone 1.4million NHS appointments – adding 430k ops to mammoth wait list
DOCTORS’ strikes have added nearly half a million operations to the NHS waiting list, the health service estimates. NHS England officials reckon the impact has…
Intensive care ward ceiling collapses on to patient on life support as medics evacuate unit
AN INTENSIVE care ward ceiling collapsed on to a patient on life support. Medics had to evacuate the ten-bed unit on Thursday.1The ceiling has collapsed…
I snatched £405k lottery prize away from my neighbours because they ALL made same silly blunder – the money is just mine
A MUM managed to scoop a massive £405,000 postcode lottery prize after her neighbours all made the same silly blunder. Rachel Lee, 33, took home the…
How can I get rid of heavy bags under my eyes? Dr Zoe Williams answers your health queries
GIVING blood is easier than ever, but the NHS will always need more donors. You can register in five minutes on the website blood.co.uk. 4Dr…
Fury as junior doctors’ strike leader says ‘I don’t want to work in the NHS –I want to go to Canada’
A JUNIOR doctors’ strike leader sparked outrage yesterday — by revealing he would like to go to work in Canada. BMA union chief Rob Laurenson…