Trial to diagnose patients more quickly
Getty Images A trial to let women with worrying breast cancer symptoms book appointments directly with diagnostic clinics without going
Surgeon operated with penknife he uses to cut up lunch
BBC / Mark Norman Police are looking into at least 105 cases of alleged medical negligence at the NHS trust
Sharp rise in vaping among young adults who never regularly
Getty Images Many people who take up vaping have never been regular smokers The number of adults in England to
First newborns join screening for more than 200 rare diseases
BBC Dominika’s one-day-old daughter Emilia is part of the screening programme The entire genetic code of up to 100,000 newborn
The places with the worst GP shortages in England revealed
Getty Images Shortages of doctors mean the average GP in England has to care for 17% more patients than nine
Steep fall in young smokers in past decade
Getty Images Fewer than one out of every 10 young adults in the UK smoke cigarettes – a steep drop
Ambulance crews ‘faced crucial delays’ putting on PPE in Covid
Mark Tilley Mark Tilley worked as an ambulance technician in south-east England through the first two waves of the pandemic
Gateshead family in urgent race to get girl cancer drug
BBC Annabel Ashmore was diagnosed with an aggressive cancer at the age of four The family of a young girl