Entries by BBC News - Health

No plan could have prepared Scotland for Covid – Jeane Freeman /in /by

The former health secretary has told the UK Covid inquiry Scotland came close to running out of PPE.

GPs and NHS in Wales face collapse, union says /in /by

GPs say they're seeing more patients with inadequate resources and unsustainable workloads.

Norfolk and Suffolk NHS trust lost track of patient deaths – review /in /by

A mental health trust did not record a cause of death in many cases, a review finds.

Report finds West Midlands ambulance whistle-blowers stifled /in /by

An NHS England report also finds failings in financial governance of West Midlands Ambulance Service.

Parkinson’s diagnosis motivates musician to record with heroes /in /by

Samuel Smith thought his diagnosis might stop him playing, but he went on to record with his heroes.

Senior doctors back strike action in England /in /by

A 48-hour walkout by consultants will follow five-day strike by junior doctors in England.

US health alert over malaria cases in Florida and Texas /in /by

Two states are seeing locally acquired cases- the first spread inside the US in 20 years.

Nurse strikes in England end as vote turnout too low /in /by

Ballot of members by Royal College of Nursing fails to reach 50% threshold for walkouts to continue.

Matt Hancock criticises UK’s ‘body bag’ approach to Covid /in /by

Ex-health secretary says planning focused more on burying the dead rather than averting disaster.

Major research lost after cleaner turns off fridge, lawsuit says /in /by

A US institute alleges it lost 25 years of work because a man wanted to stop "annoying" alarms.