Health

Oliver McGowan: NHS autism training mandatory after teen's death

Lessons are being shared after Oliver McGowan from Bristol was given medicine unsuitable for him. Source link

4 years ago

Damning report on surgeon Prof Sam Eljamel's botched operations

The report into Prof Sam Eljamel, seen by the BBC, said NHS Tayside repeatedly let patients down. Source link

4 years ago

NHS disruption driving rise in heart deaths, charity says

Ambulance delays and waiting lists are driving excess cardiac deaths, the British Heart Foundation says. Source link

4 years ago

Magic-mushroom drug can treat severe depression, trial suggests

In a trial, 25mg of psilocybin put patients in a dreamlike state, making therapy more likely to succeed. Source link

4 years ago

Crohn's disease: 'I lived on bran flakes and sweets for a year'

Sianny Thomas says gummy sweets were the only only thing she could eat without being in pain. Source link

4 years ago

NHS boss Amanda Pritchard says patients not getting care they deserve

Challenge facing health service greater than it was at peak of pandemic, says Amanda Pritchard. Source link

4 years ago

Matt Hancock defends joining I'm A Celebrity cast

The ex-health secretary says politicians should "go where the people are" and not "sit in ivory towers". Source link

4 years ago

Benefit cuts for disabled people in hospital called unfair

At least 45,000 disabled people affected this year by so-called hospitalisation rule. Source link

4 years ago

Covid: Boris Johnson WhatsApp messages requested by inquiry

The messages, alongside other documents, are part of the probe into political decision-making. Source link

4 years ago

Call to ban nicotine pouch sale to under-18s

They should fall under the same UK legal age restrictions as cigarettes and vapes, say campaigners. Source link

4 years ago