Entries by BBC News

Amos: There needs to be a ‘set of standards’ for care

Review chair Baroness Valerie Amos recommends changes to overhaul the NHS maternity care system.

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Louise Thompson presses health secretary on date to appoint commissioner

The health secretary says he would not give a date that he ‘cannot keep as a promise’ after being asked for one by the influencer and campaigner.

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Report chair recommends maternity and neonatal commissioner

Baroness Amos is leading the government-commissioned review into maternity and neonatal care in the UK.

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Government promises to act on maternity care failings which ‘shame our society’

An independent inquiry has found “unacceptable racism and discrimination” is affecting patient safety.

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Resident doctors in England accept pay deal and end strikes

Doctors have been locked in a three-year dispute with the government, resulting in several rounds of strikes.

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Fitness brand founder and Olympian Les Mills dies aged 91

The Les Mills International brand is now known globally for choreographed workouts set to music, like Body Pump and Body Combat.

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Why is pregnancy sickness drug not easily accessible to all?

BBC journalist Linzi Kinghorn finds out why a pregnancy sickness drug is not always accessible on the NHS.

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Over one million children referred for mental healthcare – with anxiety the main reason

Demand is soaring beyond capacity, meaning children in England wait years for help with various conditions.

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Loved and loathed: The making of India’s viral liver doctor

Dr Cyriac Abby Philips has built a large online following, but often clashes with India’s traditional medicine specialists.

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