The Latest Breaking News from NHS

Doctors warn of ‘massive’ winter crisis in UK’s overstretched A&E departments

Royal College of Emergency Medicine warns of ‘unacceptable risk’ posed by lack of funding to NHS

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2024

Study to look at why some people with aggressive cancer are ‘super-survivors’

NHS centres join search for patients who have lived much longer than expected, in hope of developing new therapies

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2024

Declining standards of care for stroke patients must be reversed, says charity

Figures from audit of England, Wales and Northern Ireland show some basic care now worse than decade ago

The Guardian - UK · Nov 18, 2024

A vital health check is bypassing the people most in need

Letter: Take the ‘midlife MOT’ to the people, especially those in deprived and ethnic-minority communities, who are more likely to develop heart disease, writes Dr Jahangir Alom

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024

Retired Scottish NHS workers raise £30k cycling bikes to Palestine

A SCOTTISH couple have returned home after cycling more than 2400 miles to raise funds for Palestine ...

The National (Scotland) · Nov 17, 2024

Experts Say You Should Completely Quit Drinking Alcohol At 65 To Ward Off Alzheimers

Occasional alcohol consumption can harm brain health, especially after 65. Although dementia risk increases with age, lifestyle changes can help prevent it.

International Business Times UK · Nov 17, 2024

UK Women Save Over £6K On Cosmetic Surgeries In Turkey—But Some Go From Surgery Table To Coffin

Hayley Dowell's grieving family questions her consent for a triple surgery in Turkey. Meanwhile, concerns over patient safety and inadequate aftercare in Turkish cosmetic clinics continue to rise.

International Business Times UK · Nov 17, 2024

The UK’s NHS to roll out free antismoking pill. Will it work?

The UK’s National Health Service hopes the drug will help reduce the cost of treating serious illnesses.

Al Jazeera · Nov 17, 2024

The assisted dying debate: Charles Falconer and the Observer’s Sonia Sodha tackle the issues

Last week’s launch of a historic private member’s bill set off an impassioned nationwide discourse in the UK. Here, the Observer’s chief leader writer discusses the big talking points with the former lord chancellor

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024

Cancel study into the cost to NHS of assisted dying, Harman tells Streeting

Health secretary risks tainting the debate by turning it into an issue of pounds and pence, Labour grandee says

The Guardian - UK · Nov 17, 2024