Entries by BBC News

NHS Scotland waits of more than two years on the rise

New figures show waiting lists have an growing number of two-year waits for appointments and treatment.

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Thousands could unknowingly have alcohol brain damage

Drinking 35 units of alcohol a week for five years could put you at risk of alcohol-related brain damage.

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Abortion arrest: Recording reveals police concern

Police “not comfortable” operating in abortion criminalisation, says Met officer in case of Nicola Packer.

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‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’

An Australian man meets his stem-cell donor for the first time after travelling to the UK.

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‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’

An Australian man meets his stem-cell donor for the first time after travelling to the UK.

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‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’

An Australian man meets his stem-cell donor for the first time after travelling to the UK.

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Streeting urges doctors to vote no in strike ballot

Resident doctors unhappy with 5.4% pay rise with union warning strikes in England could return.

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Streeting urges doctors to vote no in strike ballot

Resident doctors unhappy with 5.4% pay rise with union warning strikes in England could return.

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Mental health A&E centres to open across England

The plans would allow people in acute mental distress to get treatment in hospital while also reducing A&E wait times.

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‘I don’t know what we’ll do’ – Vapers panic-buy ahead of disposables ban

Some disposable vape users say they are stockpiling, worried about what they will do after the ban.

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