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Wrong patient fitted with coil after Caesarean

Other so-called never events include a patient almost having the wrong toe amputated during surgery.

Wrong patient fitted with coil after Caesarean

‘We crowdfunded to help pay our son’s care costs’

Like TV presenter Kate Garraway, other families are struggling with the cost of care.

‘We crowdfunded to help pay our son’s care costs’

Girl, 10, left inoperable after surgery axed seven times

The curvature of Eva Tennent's spine is now so severe that mum Jill Lockhart fears she will not survive.

Girl, 10, left inoperable after surgery axed seven times

Katie Price warns about 'damaging' plastic surgery

The model says women have cosmetic procedures younger than she did, and they all look like "aliens".

Katie Price warns about 'damaging' plastic surgery

Public satisfaction with NHS at lowest ever level

Just 24% of Britons say they are satisfied, citing waiting times and lack of staff in a long-running survey.

Public satisfaction with NHS at lowest ever level

Council spending on special needs transport doubles

The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets.

Council spending on special needs transport doubles

Fitness coach talks of heart attack shock at 22

Faith Harrison says she was given a second chance following her heart attack after a hockey game.

Fitness coach talks of heart attack shock at 22

Leaked emails reveal child gender service concerns

BBC News has seen emails from senior NHS bosses saying some patients could be at risk.

Leaked emails reveal child gender service concerns

Disposable bans will not work, says vape boss

British American Tobacco boss says bans overseas are not "effective" and the illegal market is large.

Disposable bans will not work, says vape boss

Kate Garraway: I have huge debts from husband's care

The GMB presenter says she had to pay £16,000 a month on care costs for her late husband Derek Draper.

Kate Garraway: I have huge debts from husband's care

Junior doctor strike costs £1m a day - NHS boss

Junior doctors begin their longest walkout to date in a dispute over pay.

Junior doctor strike costs £1m a day - NHS boss

Health workers will get promised payments

More than 27,000 healthcare workers in England will receive one-off payments of at least £1,600.

Health workers will get promised payments

Doctors' A&E safety warnings snubbed by watchdog

Consultants at Glasgow's Queen Elizabeth University Hospital warned patient safety was "seriously compromised".

Doctors' A&E safety warnings snubbed by watchdog

The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full

He spent 72 years using an iron lung machine to breathe after surviving polio as a child.

The man in the iron lung: How Paul Alexander lived life to the full

What we know about Kate's cancer diagnosis

In a video message she said she started preventative chemotherapy last month.

What we know about Kate's cancer diagnosis

Blood test reveals best lung cancer treatment

Test for patients in England checks if tumours can be treated with pills rather than chemotherapy.

Blood test reveals best lung cancer treatment

Man 'recovering well' after pig kidney transplant

Surgeons say using animals for organ donation could cut waiting lists and save lives.

Man 'recovering well' after pig kidney transplant

Extreme heat can double stillbirth among working women - study

Women in India are found to be twice as likely to lose babies if they are working in hot conditions.

Extreme heat can double stillbirth among working women - study

New hope for sisters trapped in their bodies

Neuroferritinopathy is a brain disease which traps people, mostly from one family, in their bodies.

New hope for sisters trapped in their bodies

NHS AI test spots tiny cancers missed by doctors

An AI tool called Mia found missed breast cancer symptoms in the scans of 11 women during an NHS test.

NHS AI test spots tiny cancers missed by doctors