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Hospitals knew a heart device led to more patients’ deaths – but they kept using it

Dozens of patients were put at risk after two of the UK's leading transplant centres continued fitting a heart device - despite knowing of concerns...

Streeting accuses doctors’ union of acting ‘like cartel’

The doctors' union, the British Medical Association (BMA), is acting "like a cartel" and threatening the future of the NHS, the health secretary says. Wes...

Thousands of NHS staff in England to lose jobs after deal approved

Thousands of NHS staff redundancies in England will now go ahead after a deal was reached with the Treasury to allow the health service...

‘My son, 4, has childhood dementia – I’m heartbroken’

The mother of a four-year-old boy has said her "heart is broken" after he was diagnosed with a form of childhood dementia. Tammy McDaid, from...

NHS manager who groomed young girls on Snapchat jailed for 28 years for rape and abuse

An NHS manager who sexually abused and raped young girls after grooming them on Snapchat has been jailed for 28 years. Paul Lipscombe was sentenced...

Nurses penalised for trans complaint, says lawyer

NHS bosses "penalised" female nurses complaining about a transgender woman using their changing room, an employment tribunal has been told. Eight nurses are challenging a...

TikTok creator ‘so sorry’ over cancer diagnosis lie

A TikTok influencer has been forced to apologise, after admitting that she had previously lied about being diagnosed with cancer. Brittany Miller, who is originally...

Hospital trust fined £500k over death of patient

A hospital trust has been fined more than £500,000 and a ward manager given a six-month suspended sentence over the death of a 22-year-old...

Government sets out plan to phase out animal experiments

The government has detailed for the first time how it aims to fulfil its manifesto pledge to work toward phasing out animal testing. The new...

Pharmacist suspended after BBC Botox sting

A pharmacist filmed selling Botox without seeing patients has been suspended from practice for 18 months after a BBC undercover investigation exposed a dangerous...

Nearly all NHS trusts failing to hit cancer target

Almost every hospital trust in England is failing to meet the key NHS waiting time target for cancer care, BBC analysis shows. Just three trusts...

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