Entries by BBC News - Health

Stowmarket double cancer survivor, 21, backs leukaemia campaign /in /by

Jake Andrade has had a rare type of the blood cancer twice since he was 13-years-old.

NHS dentist targets vulnerable in pilot scheme in Cornwall /in /by

A pilot project aims to focus the practice's limited NHS capacity on people with the greatest need.

Ovarian cancer: Terminally ill woman blames health service for diagnosis delay /in /by

Christine Campbell has ovarian cancer and says the health system is not fit for purpose.

Millions wrongly labelled with penicillin allergy, pharmacists warn /in /by

Many people are needlessly avoiding the most common antibiotics, which are the most effective.

Safer brain surgery using AI possible within two years /in /by

Artificial-intelligence technology can guide surgeons, which should make complicated operations safer.

Write off student loans to stop NHS staff leaving in England, experts say /in /by

Think tank wants financial incentive to keep NHS nurses, midwives and physios in England for 10 years.

University Hospitals Birmingham: Half of staff felt bullied /in /by

Some staff at University Hospitals Birmingham say they feared complaining would only make things worse.

UK’s first consumption room for illegal drugs given go-ahead /in /by

It will involve users taking their own illegal drugs in a hygienic environment under supervision.

Winchester consultant Martyn Pitman ‘victimised over hospital concerns’ /in /by

Martyn Pitman claims he was dismissed for raising concerns about midwifery care at a hospital.

Lib Dem leader Ed Davey pledges two-month cancer treatment guarantee /in /by

The Lib Dem leader launches an all-out attack on the Tories' NHS record in his conference speech.