Entries by BBC News - Health

Lucy Letby trial: Triplet boys’ deaths were harrowing, says nurse /in /by

Nurse Lucy Letby is accused of killing the two babies on the neo-natal ward where she worked.

Building work pending for many of 40 promised hospitals /in /by

Only two buildings are finished and open, the BBC has found, with the majority still awaiting budgets.

Two poultry workers test positive for bird flu /in /by

The cases in England were found during screening and there is no sign of human-to-human transmission.

Nurses strike because patients are dying – RCN union boss Pat Cullen /in /by

Union boss says issues over safe staffing is part of the ongoing debate with government, as well as fair pay.

Face mask rule easing ‘a good thing’, says health boss Jason Leitch /in /by

Covid guidelines for wearing face coverings in Scotland's health and social care settings have ended.

Teachers and nurses dragged into higher taxes, warns think tank /in /by

The Institute for Fiscal Studies warns a freeze on income tax thresholds will hit middle earners.

Do not resuscitate: Man choked to death after paramedics stood down /in /by

A care home resident, 80, died after an ambulance was stood down due to a do not resuscitate order.

Record numbers not working due to ill health /in /by

Mental health issues and back and neck pain have contributed to the rise in long-term sickness.

Record numbers not working due to ill health /in /by

Mental health issues and back and neck pain have contributed to the rise in long-term sickness.

Dirty-bomb antidote: Drug trial begins in US /in /by

Volunteers will test a pill designed to remove radioactive contamination from the body.