Entries by BBC News

Egg freezing patients ‘misled’ by clinics

Some clinics don't make clear the chances of successfully having a baby, the BBC has found.

NHS England to stop prescribing puberty blockers

It comes after a review found there was "not enough evidence" the drugs are safe or effective.

Trust failed to heed safety warnings, campaigners say

Exclusive new evidence on mental health deaths suggests Norfolk and Suffolk trust didn't take action.

Push for young adults to get MMR jab as cases rise

Young people are being urged to have their measles, mumps and rubella vaccine following a rise in measles cases.

We were second-class citizens over Covid firebreak – minister

Eluned Morgan, who was health minister in the latter stages of the pandemic, has been giving evidence to the inquiry in Cardiff.

NHS Cornwall issues norovirus alert

The NHS said "very contagious" norovirus was "doing the rounds" in Cornwall and it wanted to prevent it spreading.

Artists bid to make Aids memorial near Diana ward

Judges will choose between five artists to create London's first permanent Aids memorial.

Workplace mental health service firm investigated

Allegations of poor practice at major UK provider Health Assured have been made to BBC File on 4.

Health device ethnic bias risking patients – study

The review focuses on devices frequently used in the NHS, like pulse oximeters and skin cancer apps.

Nurse with cancer ‘horrified’ over five-month wait

Some people with cancer are being "completely let down" by not being treated on time, experts say.