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Dentists return £900m for not seeing NHS patients

Sum represents £1 out of every £7 they have been given by NHS as dentists opt to chase private work.…

6 months ago

‘We are dying’: Gaza’s cancer patients plead for a way out

“We are dying. Every day, between two and three patients die inside this hospital,” says Munther Abu Foul, a cancer…

7 months ago

Birmingham doctor in court accused of sex assaults on patients

A doctor has appeared in court accused of more than 40 counts of sexual assault against hospital patients including children.The…

7 months ago

Cancer patients ‘warned for years’ about hospital water infections

Paul O'Hare,BBC ScotlandandLisa Summers,Scotland health and social care correspondentJohn Cuddihy says the bacterial infection had a 'devastating' impact on daughter…

7 months ago

One in 10 A&E patients waited over 12 hours in 2025

Nick Triggle,Health correspondentandChloe HaywardGetty ImagesOne in 10 patients who attended major A&E units in England last year spent more than…

7 months ago

Why the NHS still wastes billions on patients who shouldn’t be in hospital

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentBBCAs ambulances queued in front of Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading last week, corridors full of patients were…

7 months ago

Plans to fix NHS dental care and save patients hundreds of pounds

Dominic Hughes and Catherine SnowdonBBC NewsGetty ImagesPeople needing urgent dental treatment and patients requiring complex care will be prioritised under…

8 months ago

Blood cancer therapy reverses incurable leukaemia in some patients

James GallagherHealth and science correspondentBBCA therapy that would once have been considered a feat of science fiction has reversed aggressive…

9 months ago

Hospitals knew a heart device led to more patients’ deaths

Michael Buchanan,Social affairs correspondent and Adam Eley,BBC NewsFamily handoutGreg Marshall's Medtronic heart pump malfunctioned and he died three years later…

9 months ago

Endometriosis registry could stop ‘guesswork’, patients say

Getty ImagesCampaigners say a national registry could lead to faster diagnosis, treatment and outcomes for patientsNearly 3,500 people have signed…

10 months ago