3 h. ago Young Scot waited over six years for mental health treatment on NHS

EXCLUSIVE: A freedom of information request has revealed the long waits experienced by some young people.

Politics

7 d. ago Good news on NHS waiting times in Wales but thousands still wait years for treatment

There was a rise in the number of life-threatening calls made to the ambulance service

Politics

1 week ago London heart attack patient, 71, is Britain’s first to get lifesaving ‘chemotherapy

Paul Curtis said he ‘got his life back’ by trusting specialists at St George’s Hospital, Tooting

Events

2 w. ago I thought leg pain was just a muscle strain but it was Stage 4 cancer

Abeeku Lewis, 30, from Halifax believed he had a sporting injury when his leg began to feel strange, but a lump that later emerged would turn out to be an aggressive and rare type of cancer. 

Politics

2 w. ago NHS to launch skin cancer vaccine test in new treatment drive

This initiative is part of the NHS Cancer Vaccine Launch Pad

Politics

2 w. ago Paul was diagnosed with bowel cancer at 39... the only sign was a problem millions suffer from every day

Now he's receiving pioneering NHS treatment that has spared him from surgery altogether.

Science

2 w. ago Full list of people who can get free dental treatment worth up to £326.70

Unlike visiting a GP any dental check ups or treatment will cost you even if you have a NHS dentist

Economics

2 w. ago Breast cancer treatment breakthrough for patients as NHS approves new 'landmark' drug

Thousands with advanced breast cancer could live long lives thanks to a new drug approved on the NHS. Capivasertib, retailed as Truqap, targets the most common type of breast cancer and stops it spreading. Up to 3,000 women could benefit from the treatment each year, with experts last night hailing it “a great success story for British science.”

Science

2 w. ago Breakthrough for bladder cancer patients as tablet treatment rolled out on NHS

Hundreds will benefit after the first targeted treatment for the most common form of bladder cancer was given the green light

Science

2 w. ago Scandal of NHS prostate cancer postcode lottery: Thousands of men at greater risk of death as 96 trusts fail to meet target to start treatment, forcing hundreds to wait months for care

To maximise survival chances, the NHS should diagnose the disease and start patients' treatment within 62 days of them being referred by a doctor.

Events

2 w. ago THOUSANDS of men with prostate cancer are at increased risk of early death due to scandalous postcode lottery

To maximise survival chances, the NHS should diagnose the disease (pictured, file photo) and start treatment within 62 days of a patient being referred by a doctor.

Events

3 w. ago Hospitals have written off more than £250 MILLION owed by foreign patients... because of failures to check they were entitled to NHS treatment

Escalating debts from health tourists - who have had everything from spinal surgery to heart care and cancer treatment - is creating a growing black hole in NHS finances.

Economics

3 w. ago New treatment for advanced blood cancer recommended for use on NHS

It is estimated that about 800 people with Hodgkin lymphoma could benefit from the decision by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence.

Events

4 w. ago Man travels 1,000 miles from Cornwall to Scotland and back for dentist appointment

‘In Glasgow you can walk straight into an NHS dentist to get treatment’

Politics

4 w. ago The cancer treatment that hasn't been used once: How patients with rare tumours are being denied lifesaving therapy available on the NHS

The treatment, called selective internal radiation therapy (SIRT), was approved last year, offering a lifeline for patients with a rare neuroendocrine tumour (NET) in the liver.

Science

4 w. ago Cancer treatment that hasn't been used once: How patients with rare tumours are being denied lifesaving therapy available on the NHS

A leading cancer charity is now calling for action, claiming that sufferers are being 'left in limbo'.

Science