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Patients facing uphill struggle to see GPs - report

Analysis identifies areas with the fewest doctors in England, as the drive to boost numbers falls short.

Patients facing uphill struggle to see GPs - report

Coroners' death reports reveal NHS warnings rise

A BBC investigation finds 109 warning letters last year highlighted NHS waits or resource pressures.

Coroners' death reports reveal NHS warnings rise

Whooping cough warning for England, as cases rise

There have been more than 500 cases of the risky infection since the start of the year, officials warn.

Whooping cough warning for England, as cases rise

Postcode check: How's the NHS coping in your area?

As the NHS enters 2024 and a difficult winter period, find out what's happening in your area.

Postcode check: How's the NHS coping in your area?

Alabama enacts fast-tracked law to protect IVF

Its passage comes less than a month after state fertility services paused when a court ruled that frozen embryos are children.

Alabama enacts fast-tracked law to protect IVF

Health staff start court fight over long Covid

They say they are disabled after catching Covid at work, with no protection from employers.

Health staff start court fight over long Covid

What is the new vaping tax and when will it start?

The government will introduce a new vaping tax on top of measures to stop children vaping.

What is the new vaping tax and when will it start?

German patient vaccinated against Covid 217 times

Researchers have written up the unusual case in a medical journal.

German patient vaccinated against Covid 217 times

'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’

People living with alopecia could have access to treatment on the NHS in Scotland for the first time.

'I embrace my alopecia, but I’d love my old hair back’