Entries by BBC News - Health

Junior doctors in Scotland to strike after rejecting pay offer /in /by

BMA Scotland said its members would take three days of strike action between 12 and 15 July.

Essex mental health campaigners try legal bid to get decision on inquiry /in /by

Campaigners hope to force the government into deciding whether to grant an inquiry legal powers.

Covid-19: Bereaved Northern Ireland families in London for inquiry /in /by

Northern Ireland was behind the UK in pandemic preparedness, a lawyer tells the UK Covid-19 Inquiry.

Senior Tory MP seeks abortion law rethink after mother jailed /in /by

The Commons equalities committee chair says it is time to debate "outdated" abortion rules.

Number of hay-fever sufferers seeking NHS advice triples /in /by

The NHS website's hay-fever advice pages received one visit every three seconds on Sunday.

‘Miracle’ twins delivered successfully /in /by

The twins shared the same amniotic sac, blood flow and placenta before being delivered at 28 weeks.

Mother jailed for taking abortion pills after legal limit /in /by

Carla Foster, 44, pleaded guilty to procuring drugs to induce an abortion at 32-34 weeks.

Colin McFarlane: The Cube voice and The Dark Knight star diagnosed with prostate cancer /in /by

The 61-year-old, who was the voice of ITV's The Cube, encourages more black men to take blood tests.

What are the heat exhaustion and heatstroke symptoms? /in /by

Know the signs and what to do if someone is unwell in hot weather.

Nurse says mum’s 16-hour Southend Hospital A&E wait was ‘awful’ /in /by

Becky Higgs took her 70-year-old mum to Southend Hospital who say the incident "shouldn't have occurred".