Smoking: Prof Sir Chris Whitty backs tobacco phase-out plan/in /by
The chief medical officer says as a doctor he sees people in hospital desperate to stop smoking.
Pregnant smokers in Lincolnshire get help to quit/in /by
A new scheme is helping women in Lincolnshire stop smoking before they give birth.
Eurostar introduces preventative measures amid Paris bedbug surge/in /by
Cleaning on the Paris-London route is "highly effective at eliminating bugs", Eurostar says.
GP burnout: ‘I was left feeling like a husk of a human’/in /by
A support service for NHS staff reports a 77% rise in doctors seeking help for mental health issues.
Rishi Sunak defends his plan to ban smoking for younger generation/in /by
The prime minister tells the BBC he backs the move because there is "no safe level of smoking".
Health guidance urges doctors to ask about patients about gambling/in /by
Doctors are encouraged to identify problem gamblers and those at risk at the earliest possible stage.
Surgeon who claimed Covid-19 was hoax struck off/in /by
Mr Muhammad Adil is struck-off after undermining public confidence in the medical profession.
Smoking age should rise from 18, by one year every year – Sunak/in /by
Measure aims to ensure children of today would not be able to buy cigarettes in future.
Lucy Letby: Corporate manslaughter probe at Chester hospital/in /by
Cheshire Police begins a corporate manslaughter inquiry at a hospital after the conviction of Lucy Letby.
Cancer and heart care risk in strike – NHS England/in /by
Continuing double doctor strike is compromising urgent care, bosses say, but union blames bad planning.