Entries by BBC News - Health

NHS vaccinations to be booked online in drive to increase uptake /in /by

The digital expansion follows the success of the Covid vaccination programme, NHS England says.

Killer nurse Lucy Letby found unfit to practise and struck off register /in /by

The serial killer is removed from the nursing register by a panel which heard she maintains her innocence.

Myanmar overtakes Afghanistan as top opium producer /in /by

A Taliban ban led to a 95% drop in Afghan poppy cultivation, a UN report finds.

Calls for police to investigate mental health deaths in Norfolk and Suffolk /in /by

Campaigners in Norfolk and Suffolk say lessons are not being learned after thousands of unexpected deaths.

Defending Eat Out to Help Out – PM’s day at Covid inquiry /in /by

Arriving amongst protests, Rishi Sunak defends his time as chancellor during the pandemic, as he gives evidence to the Covid inquiry.

Covid inquiry: Eat Out To Help Out curbed devastating job losses – PM /in /by

Rishi Sunak defends the scheme and says advisers and ministers had "ample" chances to raise concerns.

Swine flu: No further cases detected in people in UK /in /by

UK health officials said enhanced surveillance would continue over the coming weeks, as a precaution.

Government wants to regulate NHS non-doctor associate roles /in /by

Rules are being drawn up to improve patient safety following some concerns about the non-doctor jobs.

‘Cancer found in pregnancy has robbed me of seeing my baby grow’ /in /by

There are concerns signs of cancer in pregnant women are being dismissed as pregnancy symptoms.

Eat Out to Help Out: What was the impact of the scheme? /in /by

How much did the scheme help the economy and affect the spread of Covid?