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Why the NHS still wastes billions on patients who don't need to be in hospital

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 01/12/2026 - 00:08
The delayed discharge challenge throws up deeper questions about the care system, co-ordination - and whether some patients are over-treated

Revolutionary eye injection saved my sight, says first-ever patient

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 01/12/2026 - 00:00
Nicki's eye had collapsed in on itself, but a new gel injection method has saved her vision.

Revolutionary eye injection saved my sight, says first-ever patient

BBC Health RSS Feed - Mon, 01/12/2026 - 00:00
Nicki's eye had collapsed in on itself, but a new gel injection method has saved her vision.

The rugby mum looking to get others to play

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sun, 01/11/2026 - 07:13
Annette Bevan and friends set up the Maa Maas club for mums who want to play rugby.

The rugby mum looking to get others to play

BBC Health RSS Feed - Sun, 01/11/2026 - 07:13
Annette Bevan and friends set up the Maa Maas club for mums who want to play rugby.

Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs say

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 16:22
Some people are waiting more than a year to have their claims processed, the Public Accounts Committee says.

Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs say

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 16:22
Some people are waiting more than a year to have their claims processed, the Public Accounts Committee says.

Doctors strike called off as union backs latest pay deal

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 16:06
Medics had been set to go on the first national walkout staged by NHS workers on Tuesday in a dispute over pay.

Healthy living tips from the Gladiators

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 14:16
Athena, Electro, Dynamite and Giant share their top tips to stay fit and healthy.

Healthy living tips from the Gladiators

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 14:16
Athena, Electro, Dynamite and Giant share their top tips to stay fit and healthy.

Doctors strike called off as union backs latest pay deal

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 13:32
Medics had been set to go on the first national walkout staged by NHS workers on Tuesday in a dispute over pay.

Knives taken to hospitals sees amnesty bins set up

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 06:27
In Birmingham hospitals knives are regularly found, with one produced by a patient ready for an MRI.

Long waits for disability benefit claims unacceptable, MPs say

BBC Health RSS Feed - Fri, 01/09/2026 - 01:10
Some people are waiting more than a year to have their claims processed, the Public Accounts Committee says.

'My endometriosis pain is excruciating but I'm still waiting for surgery'

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/08/2026 - 22:42
According to the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, 59,733 women in NI are now on waiting lists.

OpenAI launches ChatGPT Health to review your medical records

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/08/2026 - 17:14
The firm says its chatbot sees health and wellbeing questions from 230 million people every week.

Five tips to stay warm when it's cold

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/08/2026 - 16:02
Ski Sunday's Ed Leigh and Chemmy Alcott share advice on how to keep safe and warm.

Five tips to stay warm when it's cold

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/08/2026 - 16:02
Ski Sunday's Ed Leigh and Chemmy Alcott share advice on how to keep safe and warm.

Three NHS trusts still using fax machines, Streeting confesses

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/08/2026 - 15:49
The health secretary had made it his personal mission to banish the fax machine from the NHS.

Three NHS trusts still using fax machines, Streeting confesses

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/08/2026 - 15:49
The health secretary had made it his personal mission to banish the fax machine from the NHS.

Three NHS trusts still using fax machines, Streeting confesses

BBC Health RSS Feed - Thu, 01/08/2026 - 15:49
The health secretary had made it his personal mission to banish the fax machine from the NHS.

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