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Letby inquiry: NHS staff want their voices heard

A group representing hundreds of clinicians wants to highlight a culture "detrimental to patient safety".

Letby inquiry: NHS staff want their voices heard

Smoking ban for those born after 2009 moves ahead

The UK government pushes ahead with plans for some of the world's toughest anti-tobacco laws.

Smoking ban for those born after 2009 moves ahead

MP calls for Down's syndrome abortion law change

Rishi Sunak declines to back Sir Liam Fox's call to outlaw the abortion after 24 weeks of foetuses diagnosed with Down's syndrome.

MP calls for Down's syndrome abortion law change

Kate hospital responds after alleged privacy breach

It follows reports, first published by the Daily Mirror, that a staff member at the London Clinic attempted to access her private medical reports.

Kate hospital responds after alleged privacy breach

Junior doctors vote to continue strike action

Ballot results give British Medical Association another six-month mandate for walkouts in England.

Junior doctors vote to continue strike action

UK too slow to act on lethal drug threat - doctors

Government bans 15 synthetic opioids, but experts say it must do more.

UK too slow to act on lethal drug threat - doctors

Emma Barnett: 'Why I wanted a baby loss certificate'

The Woman's Hour presenter explains why she applied for a document to recognise her pregnancy loss.

Emma Barnett: 'Why I wanted a baby loss certificate'

Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells

The gene-editing method used might ultimately offer a way to remove HIV, experts say.

Scientists say they can cut HIV out of cells

Doctor sorry for toddler's 'sub-standard' care

Ivy Rupasinghe's grieving parents are considering their next move after a hospital's admission.

Doctor sorry for toddler's 'sub-standard' care

'Pay dentists 25% more for NHS work' to stem exodus

The British Dental Association says increasing the treatment rate would provide a short-term fix in England.

'Pay dentists 25% more for NHS work' to stem exodus

Children with allergies 'put at risk by schools'

The family of a five-year-old who died after collapsing at school is calling for more legislation.

Children with allergies 'put at risk by schools'

Pneumonia treatment in kitchen 'tremendous'

Sean Daly says it is a bonus knowing he helped free up a bed at Daisy Hill Hospital for someone else.

Pneumonia treatment in kitchen 'tremendous'

Strep A: 'I'd never seen a child hallucinate before'

Two Dundee mothers share their stories as scientists begin the search to find a vaccine for Strep A.

Strep A: 'I'd never seen a child hallucinate before'

Women waiting 10 years for endometriosis diagnosis

New figures show the average wait in Wales to have the condition diagnosed is the longest in the UK.

Women waiting 10 years for endometriosis diagnosis

Doctors question science behind blood sugar diet trend

Experts say there is "no strong evidence" the monitors, proven to be effective in managing diabetes, can also help people without the condition.

Doctors question science behind blood sugar diet trend

Kidney patients offered ‘risky’ technique

Jasna Macanovic was sacked after questioning a "risky" dialysis practice championed by ex-colleagues.

Kidney patients offered ‘risky’ technique

Trying to stay alive in a town hit by despair

How a team of former addicts are trying to stop others from becoming "deaths of despair" in Blackpool.

Trying to stay alive in a town hit by despair

What is the infected blood scandal?

Thousands were infected with HIV and hepatitis C, in the worst treatment disaster in NHS history.

What is the infected blood scandal?

Different measure to BMI may spot childhood obesity better, study says

Researchers who have studied thousands of children suggest a new measure could be more accurate.

Different measure to BMI may spot childhood obesity better, study says

Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits

BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.

Need an op? The hospitals with the worst waits