Entries by BBC News

‘My wife died because the NHS used cheap labour’ /in /by

Roy Pollitt's wife died after a physician associate mistakenly left a drain in her body for 21 hours.

League tables to reveal failing NHS trusts /in /by

Hospitals in England will be ranked on care and finances, so patients can look for good service.

‘I might be dead before a decision is made’: Terminally-ill people on assisted dying /in /by

Nik is worried assisted dying could lead to coercion - but Elise, who has cancer, wants the choice.

Assisted dying could stop harrowing deaths, says MP behind bill /in /by

Adults expected to die within six months would be eligible under the proposals for England and Wales.

Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law? /in /by

The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.

What is assisted dying and how could the law change? /in /by

A proposed law would give terminally ill people the right to choose to end their life.

Assisted dying bill: What is in proposed law? /in /by

The proposed law would allow some terminally ill adults to end their own lives. But there are requirements.

Chief medical officer had nightmares after spy poisoning /in /by

Dame Sally Davies told the Dawn Sturgess Inquiry she had worried about the disposal of the nerve agent.

NHS offers ‘improved’ stop smoking pill /in /by

People in England will be able to get free varenicline tablets to help them quit cigarettes.

Covid inquiry told Treasury blocked NHS bed request /in /by

NHS England chief executive Amanda Pritchard says the decision, in July 2020, was very disappointing.