NHS clinics will be banned from giving puberty-blocking drugs to children who think they are transgender. Health chiefs said the long-term risks are unknown and the medicines should only be …
BRITS with obsessive compulsive disorder are being failed by the NHS, a charity claims. The health service is “completely in the dark” about how many people have the condition due …
NEARLY a million 19 to 25-year-olds need a measles jab, the NHS warns. Cases of the once-eliminated virus are on the rise, with at least 733 in England since October. …
PRESCRIPTIONS in England cost £9.65 per item. For a one-off ailment, this flat fee doesn’t seem like that much. But for people who take medication regularly, the cost can really …
THOUSANDS of women with breast cancer will be denied a life-extending drug after it was deemed too pricey for the NHS. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence watchdog …
A PENSIONER left writhing in agony dialled 999 from his hospital bed as there were no doctors to give him pain relief. Martin Wild, 73, was admitted to the ward …
PATIENTS must stop being fobbed off with under-qualified medics and get diagnosed by proper doctors, the British Medical Association warns. Ministers and health chiefs are plugging staff gaps at hospitals …
RECORD numbers of NHS nurses are leaving to work abroad for more cash, figures reveal. The Royal College of Nursing found the number of staff issued certificates allowing them to …
DENTIST check-up fees will rise by £1 from April to £26.80 a time. NHS charges will increase four per cent compared to last year, pushing the cost of a filling …
MANY people consider themselves relatively healthy. You eat pretty well – minus the odd McDonald’s – and you do at least some form of exercise. But how healthy are you …