NHS Fife apologises after a woman was able to assist with patient care at St Andrews Community Hospital.
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Hospital worker David Fuller abused the bodies of 101 women and girls over a 13-year period.
The BBC spends time with an air ambulance crew to find out more about what they do.
The move is part of a crackdown aimed at protecting children from becoming addicted to nicotine.
Union leaders say strikes more likely, after ministers offer consultants in England up to 19% extra.
The UK's survival rate lags behind comparable nations and that must change, says Cancer Research UK.
The mum and dad of a two-day-old girl who died want a national inquiry into maternity services.
Waiting lists for non life-threatening conditions have reached record levels, leaving patients in pain.
The number of young people using electronic cigarettes has skyrocketed in the past two years.
Patient had mild illness and is fully recovered from a strain of H1N2 normally seen in pigs.