NHS: Woman waited nine months for hospital discharge/in /by
Thousands of patients remain in hospital each day despite being well enough to leave, data shows.
Bowel cancer patients allowed home on same day as stoma surgery/in /by
Patients can now go home on the same day as having surgery to remove stoma bags.
Mouth-cancer deaths fear over NHS dentist shortage/in /by
The numbers dying from the disease have risen steadily over the past 10 years, figures show.
Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas possession becomes illegal/in /by
Now a class C drug, possession for recreational use will carry a prison sentence of up to two years.
Boris Johnson wanted to be injected with Covid on TV – ex-adviser/in /by
The former PM suggested being injected with the virus on TV would calm public fears, an ex-adviser says.
Ban on flavoured vapes and tax hike considered/in /by
The King's Speech promises a crackdown on vaping aimed at children.
Poor maternity care at Hull Royal Infirmary risked babies’ lives, say mums/in /by
Mums speak out after inspectors found maternity services at Hull Royal Infirmary were unsafe.
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust paid PR firm £800k/in /by
Norfolk and Suffolk NHS Foundation Trust is criticised for payments to PR firm, the BBC reveals.
Anastrozole: Thousands to be offered drug to prevent breast cancer in England/in /by
Trials suggest anastrozole could reduce breast cancer cases by almost 50% in post-menopausal women.
Disabled arts scheme: Buying tickets ‘shouldn’t be a performance’/in /by
A delayed pilot scheme will be up and running next year and should make booking tickets easier.