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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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).
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.
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.
Boris Johnson will demand £100m-a-week Brexit dividend for the NHS
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson will demand the Cabinet back a £5bn cash injection for the NHS. It is expected to add pressure on the prime minister Theresa May.
Patient 'froze to death' waiting for ambulance as doctors warn of growing NHS winter crisis
Doctors at the NHS have warned that the NHS faces its worst threat since the 2010 Swine Flu pandemic.
Brexiteers can get rid of foreigners or save the NHS – but not both
Millions of Brits will settle for nothing less than a hard Brexit, even if that leads to grief and misery at home and in hospitals.
Boris Johnson admits error in Leave campaign's £350m-a-week EU claim on buses which 'was £86m short'
Foreign secretary Boris Johnson says the Leave campaign could have used a higher figure than the controversial claim that £350m was being sent to Brussels.
Chemists running out of flu jabs as demand threatens new NHS crisis
Chemists across the country were reportedly running low on flu vaccine supplies, forcing some branches to turn away customers.
Toby Young was a tribal offering on the altar of sacred values
A policy is judged, not according to its utility, its internal consistency or its practical impact, but by how closely it accords with tribal values.
Struggling NHS faces new battle as French flu could spread to UK
Following fears over "Aussie Flu", concerns have been raised over a new virus that could spread across the UK.
This nitroglycerin sex gel '12 times faster than Viagra' will make you dynamite in the bedroom
Researchers at University College Hospital, London, have found a new treatment for erectile dysfunction using a compound that forms dynamite.
What is endometriosis and how did it fuse a glamour model's organs together?
Around 1.5m women in the UK, including Carla Cressy, are currently living with the little-understood condition
These pictures of patients sleeping on hospital floors show the desperate NHS crisis
Patients are being forced to sleep on the floor at a hospital in West Yorkshire as the NHS winter crisis threatens to stretch Britain's health service to breaking point.
We are all to blame for the slow painful death of the NHS
We, the common people must save the NHS before it is too late.
NHS Crisis: Doctors and nurses are 'leaving on their knees'
News broke this morning that the NHS were facing an unprecedented 'crisis'. We spoke to staff who said that others like them have been "leaving on their knees".
Patients who didn't show up for appointments cost the NHS £1bn in 2017
The NHS's chief nurse has criticised patients who miss appointments, saying "we are asking patients and the public to use the health service responsibly."
This woman's six year medical hell was caused by a Heinz sachet stuck in her intestine
Sauce sachet removed from bowel of woman "suffering from Crohn's disease" during surgery, according to British Medical Journal report.
What is Australian flu and should we be worried?
The term 'Australian flu' is making the rounds but why is it different to standard flu? It's supposedly led to a number of deaths so here's everything you need to know.
Grandmother with dementia sent home from hospital on Christmas Day and left outside in pyjamas
76-year-old Florence Myerscough from Bolton was found by neighbours after being left in the freezing rain and unable to get into her home.
NHS apologises after trans nurse with facial stubble selected to do cervical smear test
Woman said she was "embarrassed" after a nurse who identifies as trans was assigned to carry out her cervical smear test.
'Selfish' intoxicated Brits will be treated by NHS drunk tanks on New Year
Drunk tanks could be rolled out across the UK as the head of the NHS warned that the country's primary health body does not stand for the "National Hangover Service".
Babies' lives put at risk by Facebook breast milk-sharing groups, warn doctors
Facebook site for sharing breastmilk has increased hugely in numbers. Experts fear that without NHS supervision, it could lead to infections and viruses.
What is sepsis? The fast-acting condition that's the UK's second biggest killer
Health officials have said medical professionals must adopt an early warning system to prevent conditions like sepsis.
NHS uses 'sickness surveillance data' to predict illness as cold weather grips the UK
A "sickness surveillance system" will help the UK's National Health Service (NHS) plan for surges in demand this winter by tracking outbreaks of illnesses, including norovirus.
How Peppa Pig is putting 'unrealistic' pressure on NHS doctors
A doctor has penned an article for the BMJ suggesting that the popular children's cartoon Peppa Pig could be placing extra pressure on GPs.