Entries by BBC News - Health

Michelle Mone admits she stands to benefit from £60m PPE profit /in /by

In an exclusive interview, the ex-Tory peer says she and her husband were made "scapegoats" for PPE failings.

Why Covid is still flooring some people /in /by

A lot of us know someone who has felt pretty rough with the most recent form of the virus.

Avoidable 111 calls may risk lives over Christmas, service head warns /in /by

The north-west of England service says repeat medication orders on bank holidays add unnecessary pressure.

Volunteers breathe polluted air to test impact on brain /in /by

Scientists are assessing how exposure to different kinds of air pollution impacts the brain.

IT failures causing patient deaths, says NHS safety body /in /by

One patient was wrongly identified as not to be resuscitated because of slow access to digital records.

Autism diagnosis wait times hit 300 days – NHS data /in /by

The number of people waiting for an autism diagnosis is up 50% over the past 12 months.

The quest to find healthy and cheap sweeteners /in /by

Start-up firms are producing new sweeteners but will they be able to compete with sugar?

Blackpool nurse and colleague jailed over drugging patients /in /by

Catherine Hudson, 54, and Charlotte Wilmot, 48, conspired to unlawfully drug patients at a hospital.

Doctors’ warning after man tears hole in throat trying to stop sneeze /in /by

The patient was taken to hospital in severe pain after he pinched his nose and closed his mouth.

Revealed: The hospitals struggling the most in England as winter bites /in /by

NHS leaders say patients in England at risk because of dangerous delays in emergency care system.