14 h. ago NHS explains best step to 'get seen and treated quicker' if unwell this December

The NHS has shared advice for anyone seeking treatment when they are unwell or injured

Politics

27 h. ago Major new dentistry plan vows to ‘end the postcode lottery’ for treatment

Dentists across England will receive increased payments for providing urgent patient treatment under new government reforms designed to enhance access to care.

Politics

27 h. ago Dentist patients set to save £225 on the NHS due to major reforms

New dentist reforms could see patients save more than £200 by offering urgent treatment on the NHS

Economics

36 h. ago Common NHS prostate cancer symptoms amid Cliff Richard treatment

The 85-year-old singer has announced he was treated for prostate cancer over the past year. Here are the NHS symptoms to look out for

Science

41 h. ago Full list of NHS prostate cancer symptoms amid Cliff Richard treatment

Singer Sir Cliff Richard has shared his prostate cancer diagnosis experience and is calling for a UK-wide screening programme

Science

7 d. ago Family of Perth teen left with cerebral palsy after treatment win NHS legal case

Maisie Wilkie developed “permanent and profound” health injuries during her time at the midwifery unit, with her family secured a ruling against NHS Tayside over her case.

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1 week ago NHS 'burning sensation' warning as you may need immediate treatment

The health experts issued the warning on their website, suggesting people seek help if they are worried

Events

2 w. ago Michael Palin says wife’s NHS care was ‘awful’ during heartbreaking final months

SIR Michael Palin has branded his wife’s NHS treament in her final months “awful”. The Monty Python star lost Helen Gibbons, 80, to pneumonia and kidney failure in 2023. He said: “She went into hospital with pneumonia about two months before she died and the hospital experience was pretty awful, I have to say. “They...

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2 w. ago Women ‘butchered’ and ‘traumatised’ by breast cancer treatment at NHS trust as 100s of cases investigated

HUNDREDS of women say they were either ‘butchered’, suffered unnecessary mastectomies or were left traumatised by an NHS breast unit now under investigation Women say the service missed cancers and stripped them of dignity, with one claiming she was treated like she was on a “conveyor belt” at the trust in north-east England. More than...

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2 w. ago Ancient Chinese exercise could be MORE effective than current NHS treatment for tackling insomnia, scientists discover

In England, current health service guidance advises that GPs treat patients with more severe insomnia with cognitive behavioural talking therapy (CBT).

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3 w. ago Mum with 'biggest boobs in Britain' begs for surgery as 36M chest leaves her bedbound

Melissa Ashcroft, 30, has been desperate for a breast reduction for more than a decade and is now crowdfunding £8,000 for private surgery after being told her BMI is too high for NHS treatment

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3 w. ago 'Next generation' treatment to cure Leukaemia is given NHS approval

Obe-cel is a type of CAR T-cell therapy developed in the UK and works by genetically modifying cells to enable the body's own immune system to recognise and attack cancer.

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3 w. ago ‘Next generation’ treatment to cure leukaemia given NHS approval

‘The biggest thing it offers is hope,’ says patient involved in clinical trial which cured cancer in significant portion of leukaemia sufferers

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3 w. ago Mum needs £14,000 to save son, two, as NHS doesn't offer treatment

Oli-Jay will need to have treatment from the USA as the NHS can't help

Economics

3 w. ago Scottish ministers accused of 'hoodwinking' public over delayed treatment centres costing more than £36m

Proposals to open the NHS national treatment centres were put on hold in February 2024.

Economics

3 w. ago The first NHS vaping addiction clinic now has children as young as ELEVEN on a lengthy waiting list for treatment

Alder Hey Children's Hospital in Liverpool opened its pioneering e-cig cessation pilot earlier this year amid a surge of under-16s hooked on vapes.

Science

3 w. ago 'I'm ill and have decided to fly to China for treatment instead of using NHS'

A frustrated British woman who says she has contributed £54,000 in National Insurance over the past five years believes it would be a much quicker and smoother process to seek treatment in the Far East

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3 w. ago Scots woman who sweats three litres a day says it's 'hell' but NHS won't help her

Darcie Hamilton, 22, from Ayr has lived with severe hyperhidrosis since she was 10, causing her to sweat heavily and need up to five showers a day. Her NHS-funded botox treatment was withdrawn this year.

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