Health Same GP at each appointment for patients most in need 2024-12-20 14:59:43 Surgeries will be financially rewarded if patients with long term conditions see the same GP each time. Source
Health AI is trained to spot warning signs in blood tests 2024-12-20 02:05:06 AI can spot patterns in the data from blood tests that can give an early warning of disease. Source
Health Hospices in England to receive £100m funding 2024-12-19 12:49:38 Hospice leaders had warned they were being forced to close beds closing due to financial pressures. Source
Health Deaths from alcohol at record high in England 2024-12-19 03:49:37 Public-health experts are calling for minimum pricing to stop further rises in harmful drinking. Source
Health Hospitals write off £112m in foreign patient bills 2024-12-19 03:44:43 Hospitals say they often struggle to recover costs, particularly when patients return overseas. Source
Health Mother of girl operated on by disgraced surgeon says hospital 'gaslit' her 2024-12-19 02:02:55 Jodee Seeley tells BBC Newsnight she is considering legal action against Great Ormond Street Hospital. Source
Health Even morphine doesn't help my horrific period pain 2024-12-19 01:07:44 Emily Handstock says she feels the pain women endure has been "normalised" by society. Source
Health 'My ex had such a small sentence for strangling me' 2024-12-18 01:01:14 Survivors of strangulation welcome the first recommendations for courts on punishment for offenders. Source
Health 'Hospital's failures led to woman's death' 2024-12-17 19:47:23 The hospital has now apologised and an independent inquiry is taking place. Source
Health New guidance on use of physician associates 2024-12-17 15:50:00 Royal College of Physicians say PAs should be supervised by senior doctors, not doctors in training. Source
Health Mother behind Martha's Rule shares scheme's early success 2024-12-17 04:45:26 Merope Mills began her campaign after an inquest found a change of hospital care plan could have saved her daughter's life. Source
Health Dartitis: The condition where you try to throw a dart - but can't 2024-12-16 18:27:17 The psychological condition stops players from releasing a dart. Source