Entries by BBC News - Health

Nurses’ strike: Nurse union relaxes strike rules for critical services

The NHS says "positive discussions" with the RCN mean nurses will cover some departments.

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Critical hospital services can call in striking nurses

The NHS says "positive discussions" with the RCN mean nurses will cover some departments.

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Sudanese NHS doctor finally allowed to return to UK

He has now been evacuated from Khartoum, after first being turned away because UK nationals were the priority.

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NHS 5% pay rise heading for majority union backing

The latest yes vote, by the GMB union, is "almost certain" to mean pay deal in England gets agreed.

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Great Ormond Street Hospital has serious concerns over strike staffing

The world-renowned children's hospital has "serious" concerns over this weekend's nurses' strike.

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Herpes deaths: Caesareans unlikely source of herpes, inquest told

Kim Sampson and Samantha Mulcahy died after giving birth in two East Kent NHS Trust hospitals.

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‘I was told my heart might fail within a year’

BBC journalist Chris Slegg explains the impact of learning he might need a heart transplant aged 43.

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Players told to ‘sit it out’ under new concussion guidance

New guidance for grassroots sport says concussed players will be advised not to work or drive a car.

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Hidden high blood pressure in young people revealed

Some 170,000 16 to 24-year-olds in England may have the undiagnosed condition which can affect the heart.

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Whorlton Hall verdicts: Can further scandals be prevented?

Despite promises to make things better for vulnerable adults, the pace of change is slow - writes Alison Holt.

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