Ministers accused of dragging NHS into ‘culture wars debate’ with proposal for patient rights update Transgender people will be treated in single rooms in hospitals …
Shadow health secretary Wes Streeting said patients were left feeling humiliated and at risk, adding: ‘The use of mixed sex wards has gone through the …
Exclusive: NHS figures leaked by whistleblower suggest more than 15,000 patients died in care of community mental health services in just one year – with …
Trials in UK, France and the Netherlands indicate tool can predict if patient will experience problems from surgery and radiotherapy Doctors have developed an artificial …
Special report: Patients with no address were discharged from maternity departments, stroke wards, general surgery, and after treatment for complications caused by HIV, freedom of …
Special report: Patients with no address were discharged from maternity departments, stroke wards, general surgery, and after treatment for complications caused by HIV, freedom of …
Destruction of buildings, too few ambulances and having to work in ‘red zones’ all adding to trauma There have been no medical evacuations from northern …
Families of elderly people have come forward to share harrowing allegations of neglect as top doctors warn these patients are suffering ‘degrading’ care well below …
Problem rooted in staffing levels and unsustainable pressure on exhausted employees, complaints body for NHS in England says Cancer patients in England could be at …
Health secretary Steve Barclay makes announcement in speech to Tory party conference UK politics live – latest updates Trans hospital patients in England will be …
NHS England data shows 84 patients were sent hospitals in Scotland in 2020-23 due to lack of beds near their homes Vulnerable eating disorder patients …
Exclusive: Many exhausted relatives asking for help as health and social care services stretched beyond limit Soaring numbers of families struggling to care for someone …
Exclusive: UK-wide poll of healthcare workers also reveals 75% believe the quality of care provided is falling Most NHS staff think they have too little …
As advanced remedies emerge, the chief executive of Alzheimer’s Research UK warns sufferers could miss out as the health service struggles to cope Groundbreaking new …
U.S. health officials say the death toll from an outbreak of fungal meningitis tied to surgical procedures in a city along the U.S.-Mexico border has …
Figures come two years after ministers pledged to end ‘dangerous’ practice and highlight ongoing chronic shortage of mental health beds in NHS More than 5,000 …
Oncologists sound alarm over risk of healthcare systems buckling due to rising need for specific care The world must urgently prepare for a global “tsunami” …
Doctors found some patients could rely on chemotherapy and surgery alone to treat the disease Thousands of bowel cancer patients could be spared radiotherapy, a …
Nice approves rimegepant for preventing migraines in cases where at least three previous treatments have failed Thousands of people in England who get migraines could …
Survey shows wide discrepancies between NICE guidelines and GP responses and ‘utter confusion’ on eligibility criteria Male GPs are less likely to refer eligible patients …
Average of £1,375 spent annually on heavier patients as government faces scrutiny for policy failures Obese patients cost the NHS twice as much as those …
Exclusive: Prof Kamila Hawthorne says delays and uncertainty mean patients feel ‘helpless and forgotten’ Patients are developing cancers and enduring so much pain that they …
Exclusive: leading heart surgeons urge BMA to exempt staff working on critical care units in England Critically ill patients “will inevitably die” because hospitals are …