hospitals

‘Heat deaths are not inevitable’: WHO pushes Europe to heat‑proof its hospitals

Europe is the fastest-warming continent on the planet, with temperatures rising at approximately twice the global average, which is placing growing pressure on health…

1 month ago

Venezuela’s earthquake-hit hospitals pushed to the brink as disease risk grows

An assessment by the UN-backed Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) found that all eight health facilities it reviewed in La…

2 months ago

Gaza City hospitals say several killed in strike, as Israel targets Hamas leaders

The Israeli military has also said a strike on a car in Khan Younis on Tuesday killed Ihab Khrizim, the…

3 months ago

Hospitals coping well with doctors' strike so far – NHS boss

Resident doctors in England – the new name for junior doctors – are taking part in their 15th walkout in…

4 months ago

‘A never-ending queue’ – hospitals where waits are getting worse

Nick Triggle,Health correspondentandDaniel Wainwright,BBC VerifyGetty ImagesNearly a quarter of hospitals in England have seen waiting times worsen since the government…

7 months ago

Deadline to fix unsafe crumbling NHS hospitals will be missed

Work to fix hospitals built using unsafe concrete will not be completed in time to meet the government's target, a…

7 months ago

Critical incident declared at Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust

Will JeffordEast MidlandsGetty ImagesThe emergency department at the Queen's Medical Centre (QMC) is "regularly" over capacity, the NHS trust that…

7 months ago

Medics describe overwhelmed hospitals as demonstrations enter second week

Helen Sullivan,BBC NewsandSoroush Negahdari & Roja Asadi,BBC News PersianReutersBurning vehicles were pictured in Tehran on Friday nightAs protests in Iran…

7 months ago

Amnesty bins installed at Birmingham hospitals after knives found

Joanne WrittleBBC Midlands Today Health Correspondent, BirminghamBBCTom Blyth, a consultant at Heartlands Hospital, said patients sometimes carry knives while in…

7 months ago

Hospitals warned end-of-life care crisis threatening treatment

A rising number of end-of-life patients in hospitals could affect the level of treatment carried out this winter, a group…

8 months ago