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Vulnerable children are facing 'appalling' waits for appointments with the NHS' Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), experts warn, as parents share their harrowing stories

A new survey has revealed shocking figures which show millions of Brits have had to take time off work due to issues with oral health and a lack of access to NHS dentists

The alert follows the death in 2022 of Emily Chesterton, 30, of Salford, from a pulmonary embolism after being misdiagnosed twice by a PA at a London GP practice

WARNING - GRAPHIC CONTENT: Baby Dashenka, who was born seven months premature, was left with a deformed nose after a bungling doctor placed an oxygen mask on her improperly, claims her distraught mother Olga

Marton Road in Middlesbrough, North Yorks, is only 2.6 miles long but it highlights the huge gap between the health of the rich and poor in Britain with one side of the road expected to live over a decade longer than the other

More than 2,500 suspected whooping cough infections have been diagnosed by GPs so far in 2024 after a spike in cases and people can see who many there are in your area with an interactive map

One patient at Royal Wolverhampton hospital waited for a year and four months for treatment as figures reveal the scale of the backlogs within cancer wards in the NHS system

The Society of Radiographers told the Pay Review Body of the "acute" shortages in the workforce

Members of Unite at Barts NHS Trust and outsourcing company Synergy will walk out from February 19-21

Epidemiologist and professor Tim Spector has urged his followers not to be a 'food snob' after praising canned and frozen foods for sometimes being nutritionally better than their fresh counterparts

Erin Gibson wants social media adverts for operations to come with details about the risks involved as the foreign office confirmed at least 25 Britons have died after medical tourism trips to Turkey since January 2019

Dr Kelly Fearnley was working at Bradford Royal Infirmary in November 2020 when she got Long Covid and she is still unable to work, has violent shakes, hallucinations and a high heart rate

Cytisine pills will be available for the more than six million Brits who smoke on the NHS in a matter of days - and studies have shown it can double the chances of kicking the habit

The average number of patients waiting to be admitted to hospital is the highest since records began in 2011, with one in 15 waiting over 12 hours to be seen

Dr Miriam Stoppard shares research from Oxford University into how the way weight loss is presented as an opportunity to people can influence their chances of success

Health experts are warning that the winter vomiting bug is now a major health concern due to its highly infectious nature and its growing resistance to drugs

Britain's infested by shameless liars on the take, says Fleet Street Fox. Please Santa, can we have a general election?

In a brutal interview with the BBC's Laura Kuenssberg, Baroness Michelle Mone finally admitted to not telling the truth over her links to the firm PPE Medpro but maintained she has 'no case to answer'

Shadow Health Secretary Wes Streeting said Labour is considering making vapes prescription-only as he accused the industry of 'crying crocodile tears' about surging use by children

In addition to the optician services and beauty and wellness clinics already offered in some branches of John Lewis, shoppers will now have access to various health checks

The end is in sight for a bitter pay row between NHS consultants and the Government after the two sides reached an agreement, which will now be put to top doctors for their approval

Fat from elsewhere on her body was injected into her bottom but some entered a vein and blocked her pulmonary artery. She died on November

British couples who have gone to Greece for IVF treatment say it is not only far cheaper but better than their experiences of going private in the UK

Baby Freddie's mum, Stephanie Tanner-Boyer, first noticed her son was less able than other children his age when he was just six months old and wants change in the NHS

Tory peer Baroness Mone has finally admitted to her role in a £200m government PPE deal alongside her billionaire husband Doug Barrowman after the Mirror exposed their involvement with firm PPE Medpro