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