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NHS tracker – are hospital waiting times improving near you?

Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital.

NHS tracker – are hospital waiting times improving near you?

Use our interactive tracker to see if treatment waits are getting better at your local hospital.

Campaigners question ethics of puberty-blocker trial in legal letter to Streeting

Researchers and the UK regulator say the study is going to help improve care for children questioning their gender.

Flu wave hits England’s busiest A&E – hundreds of patients are arriving a day

The BBC visits Leicester Royal Infirmary to witness first-hand how it's coping with an early surge in cases of winter bugs.

Flu wave hits England’s busiest A&E – hundreds of patients are arriving a day

The BBC visits Leicester Royal Infirmary to witness first-hand how it's coping with an early surge in cases of winter bugs.

Sperm from donor with cancer-causing gene was used to conceive almost 200 children

Some children have already died and only a minority who inherit the mutation will escape cancer in their lifetimes.

Some schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases

Flu is on the rise, but ministers say schools should only close in extreme circumstances.

Some schools disrupted amid rise in flu cases

Flu is on the rise, but ministers say schools should only close in extreme circumstances.

Much of £11bn Covid scheme fraud ‘beyond recovery’, report says

The response to the pandemic led to "enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error", a report says.

Much of £11bn Covid scheme fraud ‘beyond recovery’, report says

The response to the pandemic led to "enormous outlays of public money which exposed it to the risk of fraud and error", a report says.