BT investigated over major 999 call disruption/in /by
Probe launched after emergency services across the UK reported 999 calls were failing to connect on Sunday.
No plan could have prepared Scotland for Covid – Jeane Freeman/in /by
The former health secretary has told the UK Covid inquiry Scotland came close to running out of PPE.
GPs and NHS in Wales face collapse, union says/in /by
GPs say they're seeing more patients with inadequate resources and unsustainable workloads.
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS trust lost track of patient deaths – review/in /by
A mental health trust did not record a cause of death in many cases, a review finds.
Report finds West Midlands ambulance whistle-blowers stifled/in /by
An NHS England report also finds failings in financial governance of West Midlands Ambulance Service.
Parkinson’s diagnosis motivates musician to record with heroes/in /by
Samuel Smith thought his diagnosis might stop him playing, but he went on to record with his heroes.
Senior doctors back strike action in England/in /by
A 48-hour walkout by consultants will follow five-day strike by junior doctors in England.
US health alert over malaria cases in Florida and Texas/in /by
Two states are seeing locally acquired cases- the first spread inside the US in 20 years.
Nurse strikes in England end as vote turnout too low/in /by
Ballot of members by Royal College of Nursing fails to reach 50% threshold for walkouts to continue.
Matt Hancock criticises UK’s ‘body bag’ approach to Covid/in /by
Ex-health secretary says planning focused more on burying the dead rather than averting disaster.