Entries by BBC News - Health

Pharmacy prescriptions plan needs investment, says Southampton GP

Dr Preshan Jeevaratnam's surgery is visited by the prime minister in his home town of Southampton.

Are there 2,000 more GPs than before the pandemic?

Checking claims about how many doctors are working in general practice in England.

Lip fillers: Call for tighter regulation after botched treatments

Experts warn the lip filler industry is 'like the wild west', with procedures having to be corrected.

Chelmsford mum who missed baby’s birth determined to recover

Emma Taylor was in a coma when she had a C-section in October, and doctors then found a brain tumour.

Cambridge: NHS managers covering up issues – whistleblower

Whistleblowers from a rehab unit claim patients are left in bed all day without therapy.

What the NHS is learning from Brazil

Will a healthcare approach that has been successful in poorer parts of Brazil work in the UK?

GP plan asks more patients to use pharmacies

Pharmacies will be able to prescribe drugs for seven common ailments, including sore throats and earaches.

Ambulance staff to strike in south-east England

Unite says it is part of an "escalation strategy to exert greater pressure on the government".

Charlotte Henshaw: Paralympic champion on challenges of being an athlete with endometriosis

Paralympic champion Charlotte Henshaw on the challenges she faces training and competing while living with endometriosis.

Scores of local pharmacies closing across England

Data shows there are now fewer local chemists than at any time since 2015, despite rising demand.