Tag Archive for: BBC News – Health

Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’
Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.
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Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’
Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.
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Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’
Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.
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Steep fall in young smokers in past decade
Nearly 12% of UK adults smoked in 2023 - the lowest level since 2011, the Office for National Statistics says.
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Drowned mum ‘watched cold water swimming programme’
Gaynor Lord, 55, was found in a river a week after she disappeared, an inquest hears.
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Lucy Letby: Experts tell BBC about medical evidence concerns
Doctors and scientists' concerns contribute to speculation about the safety of the nurse's convictions.
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Sperm donor cash rises by £10 as UK faces shortage
The £10 rise comes into effect in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1 October.
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Call for independent review into physician associates
Medical chiefs say probe needed amid "increasingly acrimonious debate" about the role of PAs.
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Family in urgent race to get girl cancer drug
They are raising £105,000 to get her a drug abroad which is currently awaiting approval in the UK.
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Drop in UK flu shots warning ahead of winter
Fewer people got shots last year and if that repeats the UK could be in for a worse winter, experts warn.
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