Health Secretary Wes Streeting has invited resident doctors’ leaders for fresh talks next week in a bid to end the long-running pay dispute. It comes after the doctors’ union, the BMA, wrote to Streeting on Tuesday evening asking for negotiations. In response, Streeting said he would not negotiate on pay, but was willing to continue […]
Asha Patel BBC News, Nottingham BBC Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH) NHS Trust oversees two main hospitals – Nottingham City Hospital (pictured) and the Queen’s Medical Centre The NHS is largely funded by public money paid for through taxes and national insurance. In February, one of the busiest and biggest NHS trusts in England was given […]
Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter Getty Images It could apparently change the shape of my face, add pounds to my midriff, and even make my hair fall out. I feel like warnings about cortisol – a stress hormone I know very little about – have hijacked my social media accounts. I see posts advising […]
Marianna Spring Social media investigations correspondent BBC/Getty Images Gabriel and Sebastian Shemirani watched with concern as their mother Kate rose to notoriety during the pandemic, eventually getting struck off as a nurse for promoting misinformation about Covid-19. Then, their sister Paloma was diagnosed with cancer. Doctors told her she had a high chance of survival […]
Damian Grammaticas Europe correspondent Watch: BBC presses UK foreign secretary on timing of recognising Palestinian state Foreign Secretary David Lammy has said he hopes the UK’s move to recognise a Palestinian state in September will “affect the situation on the ground” and lead to a ceasefire in Gaza. The UK announced on Tuesday it would […]
Daniel Wainwright Data journalist, BBC Verify Getty Images Doctors and patient groups warn that the NHS in England is facing an uphill struggle on the government’s number one NHS priority – improving hospital waiting times. They are concerned about the lack of progress towards hitting the 18-week waiting time target, one of Labour’s key election […]
BBC Listen to this article being read Andrew Davies was on his way to New Zealand to work on a Doctor Who exhibition, for which he was project manager. The first leg of his flight from London to Singapore was fairly smooth. Then suddenly the plane hit severe turbulence. “Being on a rollercoaster is the […]
Ruth Clegg Health and wellbeing reporter, BBC News Getty Images Emma is doing something she swore she would never do. In an attempt to have some control over her children’s vaping habits, she’s resorted to buying them the vapes herself. She’s not proud of it, but says it feels like the only way to keep […]
James Melley Senior Social Affairs Producer BBC In the early days of the pandemic, care home staff donned full personal protective equipment The Covid inquiry will start examining the impact of the pandemic on care services for elderly and disabled people on Monday. Bereaved families say they have been waiting for this moment for years, […]
Richard Price BBC News, West Midlands UHNM Bosses say they aim to improve treatment for patients with endometriosis as a result of the study A Staffordshire hospital trust has been awarded £250,000 to research a new method for treating endometriosis. University Hospitals of North Midlands NHS Trust (UHNM) bosses said they aim to improve treatment […]