13 h. ago Patients being 'treated in cupboards' as NHS hospitals ravaged by 'superflu'

Doctors are warning people to get their vaccine as a "last chance" to provide protection from the flu as hospitals struggle to cope with a staggering rise in cases of the disease

Science

17 h. ago NHS hospital data tracker: Search tool reveals how many patients are waiting for treatment at YOUR trust, as well as A&E delays and ambulance response times

The Daily Mail's postcode search tool - hailed by NHS insiders and leading experts - utilises monthly performance figures to showcase how your hospital is faring.

Science

34 h. ago Breast cancer blood test breakthrough could ‘transform’ survival chances in Britain

British scientists have developed a pioneering blood test to boost survival chances by quickly identifying breast cancer types so patients can quickly be put on the best treatment

Events

35 h. ago New analysis exposes ‘silent crisis’ impacting one in three women

Experts say thousands of patients could be treated earlier in the community rather than in hospital

Events

36 h. ago Innovative new cancer treatment hailed as an ‘extraordinary achievement’

In early studies, some patients with no remaining treatment options achieved deep remissions

Economics

58 h. ago Scale of A&E crisis laid bare as one in five patients treated in corridors or waiting rooms

Patients are being forced to wait two days for a bed as corridor care become ‘endemic’

Events

59 h. ago Almost one in five A&E patients cared for in corridors – worst time of the week and map revealed

NHS A&E patients now have a one in five chance of being treated in a corridor or waiting room, a “shameful” study reveals. Data from 165 emergency departments across the UK show the areas and time of the week where your risk of “corridor care” is highest. Across Britain an estimated 18 per cent of...

Science

59 h. ago A&E alert as medics warn ‘this winter we will see NHS gridlock’

The Royal College of Emergency Medicine has found almost one in five A&E patients were being treated in inappropriate spaces as NHS ‘corridor care’ crisis continues to get worse

Events

68 h. ago Doctor is fired for saying the only treatment that would help clinically obese patient was 'Auschwitz'

Employees said the physician remarked: 'Only more Auschwitz would help here', referring to the patient.

Science

69 h. ago Interactive map reveals how many patients with mutant flu are currently being treated in YOUR local hospital

The number of hospital beds in England occupied by infected patients is already higher than ever for this time of year with 'no peak in sight', officials have warned.

Science

2 d. ago Revealed: Sara Cox's tragic friend was being treated on a hospital ward for liver patients before she passed away aged 50

The BBC Radio 2 host has been left devastated by the death of her long-term pal Peta Kennedy at the age of 50, after the pair shared a final emotional goodbye on the critical unit.

Events

2 d. ago The incredible blood cancer breakthrough revealed: Doctors say it's the 'most effective treatment they've ever seen' for deadly illness

A revolutionary immune therapy that uses the body's own defences to fight illness has cured patients with the blood cancer ­multiple myeloma - the first treatment to do so.

Events

3 d. ago NHS hospital productivity is rising so why is the waiting list still so high?

The number of outpatient appointments grew by 9.4 per cent in 2024/25 but the number of patients completing treatment rose by just 4 per cent.

Science

8 d. ago Landmark AI tool for stroke patients significantly improves recovery

The technology boosts the chances of a procedure suceeding which removes deadly clots

Science

9 d. ago Scots cancer patients slapped with parking tickets outside treatment centre

"I'm absolutely disgusted that the council feels the need to target people attending a cancer hospital."

Science

9 d. ago New cancer treatment could prevent patients needing ‘devastating’ surgery

The treatment, known as Papillon, could allow patients with rectal cancer to avoid the need for a stoma

Science

2 w. ago Cancer patients 'anxious and lost' during time between diagnosis and treatment

A new poll has highlighted how cancer patients felt lost between their diagnosis and treatment.

Science

2 w. ago Cancer patients waiting for treatment felt 'anxious, lost, and out of control'

A new study has brought to light how cancer patients felt in the period between diagnosis and treatment.

Science

2 w. ago Monthly jab could ‘transform lives’ of people with severe asthma

The injection is recommended as an additional maintenance treatment for patients over 12 when usual medications have not proven effective enough

Politics

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).

Politics