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Muscular dystrophy: Child racks up 1,200 miles a month for treatment/in /by
Muscular dystrophy patient Elliot, five, makes the journey from Newport to Newcastle twice a month.
Wrexham nurse sacked after death of secret lover patient in car park/in /by
The patient died after being found unresponsive and partially clothed in a hospital car park.
NHS to offer sight-saving drug to premature babies/in /by
Premature babies can now routinely be given the drug ranibizumab on the NHS, to prevent blindness.
Smartwatches may provide early Parkinson’s diagnosis/in /by
Tracking speed of movement might provide a diagnosis up to seven years ahead of symptoms, a study suggests.
Million pound appeal for 20-month-old Hallie who has leukaemia/in /by
Hallie, from Coventry, needs treatment which her family say cannot be provided by the NHS.
Testing begins in Orkney for breast cancer gene variant/in /by
Islanders on Westray were told of a genetic variant linked to an increased risk of breast cancer.
Family to tell first penicillin patient’s story at conference/in /by
PC Albert Alexander received the newly-discovered antibiotic after being injured in 1941.
NHS whistleblowers need more protection, expert warns/in /by
NHS whistleblowers are being victimised, risking another big hospital scandal, an expert tells the BBC.
‘Patients paying the price’ for strikes – NHS chief executive/in /by
Amanda Pritchard says patients are facing disruption for "both sides" failing to find agreement in a dispute over pay in the health service.
NHS England chief Amanda Pritchard says strike disruption will get worse/in /by
Amanda Pritchard told the BBC that patients were "paying the price" of failure to prevent strikes