NHS

Which are the best drugs to treat depression and what are the side effects?

A landmark study has found that antidepressants are effective and more people should take them. Amitriptyline is the most effective drug while Prozac performed relatively badly.

Feb 22, 2018

By Josh Robbins

Crime

Jury weeps over baby boy abused so badly his legs had to be amputated, parents sentenced to 10 years

A baby boy who was just 41-days-old at the time has had both his legs amputated after suffering abuse from his parents.

Feb 19, 2018

By James Hetherington

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Society

'I'll be eternally grateful': #LoveYourNHS trending as people share appreciation on Valentine's Day

A week after the UK united over Trump's claim that the NHS is "going broke and not working" people are sharing their stories with the #LoveYourNHS Twitter hashtag.

Feb 14, 2018

By Charlotte Tobitt

Twitter

NHS planning for hospital closures and other cutbacks to meet increasing demand and fight health budget deficit

Society

NHS urges relaxing of visa rules for overseas doctors to help 'unsustainable workloads' at hospitals

Doctors from EEA are being blocked from entering the UK after Home Office Tier 2 visa quotas were reached two months in a row.

Feb 13, 2018

By Ewan Palmer

Brexit

CyberSecurity

Hackers hijack over 4,000 US, UK and Australian government websites to secretly mine cryptocurrency

The incident comes as cybercriminals increasingly look to tap into the growing digital currency market with cryptojacking attacks, malware and more

Feb 12, 2018

By Hyacinth Mascarenhas

Health

Cancer patient buys chemotherapy machine off eBay because NHS can't afford it

A cancer patient bought his own chemotherapy machine off eBay for just £175, after NHS nurses told him the hospital couldn't afford to buy one.

Feb 9, 2018

By Ben Skipper

Cancer

Health

Jeremy Hunt says NHS staff 'knew what they signed up for' amid its worst ever crisis

Health Secretary says 'significantly more' money will need to be invested to improve Britain's health service.

Feb 9, 2018

By Dan Cancian

Politics

Theresa May refuses to protect NHS from US corporations in post-Brexit trade deals

Prime minister will not commit to excluding lucrative NHS contracts from hands of US corporations. Vince Cable urges "absolute guarantee" of protection.

Feb 7, 2018

By David Brennan

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Politics

'Fake news!' Trump draws furious reaction in UK as he claims NHS is broke and not working

US President Donald Trump has caused anger in the UK by claiming that the NHS is "broke and not working".

Feb 5, 2018

By David Brennan

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Society

Lib Dems demand new ring-fenced tax to fund NHS

Lib Dems leader Vince Cable says: "The health and care budget should be financed by an earmarked tax."

Feb 5, 2018

By Dan Cancian

Society

Migrants to pay double to use NHS in 'health tourism' crackdown

Government announces rise in immigration health surcharge for non-EU migrants in watered-down manifesto pledge.

Feb 5, 2018

By Ewan Palmer

Politics

"No ifs, no buts, no NHS cuts" - thousands march on Downing St in 'Fix it Now' protest

Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets of London to protest cuts to the NHS. Among them is English actor Ralf Little who also criticised the cuts on Twitter.

Feb 3, 2018

By James Hetherington

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Companies

NHS charged £1,500 for £1.73 pot of moisturiser by owner of Boots

Cost of custom-made drugs sparks warning from health service that companies deliberately hiking prices could face legal action.

Feb 2, 2018

By Dan Cancian

Society

Stephen Hawking takes Jeremy Hunt to court over 'back door privatisation' of NHS

Full judicial review granted to determine lawfulness of plans to introduce Accountable Care Organisations into NHS.

Jan 30, 2018

By Ewan Palmer

Society

NHS could hire doctors straight out of refugee camps to plug chronic shortages

Resettling doctors currently living in refugee camps could save the NHS thousands of pounds per year.

Jan 29, 2018

By Dan Cancian

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Society

NHS doctors using surgical tools 'made by child labour in Pakistan'

Workshops where boys work for 70p a day to make surgical equipment may be supplying hospitals in UK.

Jan 29, 2018

By Ewan Palmer

Politics

Boris Johnson's dad defends his son over embarrassing NHS funding row

Stanley Johnson believes his son was the victim of an unwarranted leak, which led to a humiliating rebuff by the cabinet.

Jan 25, 2018

By Dan Cancian

CyberSecurity

NHS computers down: 'Major incident' called as IT failure leaves hospitals in chaos

A major incident has reportedly been declared at a number of NHS hospitals across England and Wales after alleged IT failures hit data centres Wednesday (24 January).

Jan 24, 2018

By Jason Murdock

Politics

Theresa May humiliates Boris Johnson in front of cabinet as Tories clash over NHS funding

Foreign secretary rebuked by PM in front of cabinet over leaked report he would demand £100m-a-week Brexit dividend for NHS.

Jan 23, 2018

By David Brennan

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Crime

The most ridiculous emergency call ever? Listen as woman contacts 999 for advice over broken eggs

East Midlands Ambulance Service has revealed some of the most ridiculous emergency calls they received last year, including one from a man whose toenail came off.

Jan 23, 2018

By Neil Murphy