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NHS Blood and Transplant apologises after sensitive data sent over unencrypted pager network.
August 14, 2026Leading doctor rebukes NHS chiefs over transplants
NHS Blood and Transplant's medical director says waiting lists for organ operations are unfair but leaders are not solving the issue.
August 13, 2026Inside Health
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August 11, 2026England set to eliminate hepatitis C
England is on track to become one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, a dangerous virus that attacks the liver, figures show.
August 10, 2026NHS must plan for heatwaves like it does for winter, health secretary says
The warning comes after the NHS sees a surge in patients and problems with equipment in high temperatures.
August 6, 2026Hospital staff work in pubs to balance cost pressure
The cost of parking at Medway Maritime Hospital has increased while shift wages have reduced by 20%.
August 6, 2026Top-rated mental health trust asked to save £24m
An NHS trust could lose up to 330 posts and a union says there will be "consequences" for patients.
August 4, 2026Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study
Up to 95% of younger women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed by current NHS checks, researchers warn.
August 4, 2026Hundreds of thousands of women get morning-after pill via free pharmacy service
Since October, the morning-after pill has been made available free-of-charge at high street pharmacies under a new scheme in England.
July 28, 2026Female veterans support group makes national impact
Chelley Tulloch, a former RAF medic, is one of 48 female veterans to benefit from the groups' help.
July 24, 2026'Evidence lacking' for mental health monitoring tech
The Lampard Inquiry hears from experts about Oxevision technology.
July 24, 2026Hope for thousands of MS patients as 'life-changing' drug now on NHS in England
Fampridine boosts nerve signals to make it easier to walk, with up to 5,000 eligible.
July 22, 2026Maternity scandal to be dramatised in new series
The drama will centre on Sarah and Jack Hawkins, who were among the first people to raise the alarm.
July 20, 2026'You are not alone with endometriosis pain'
Endometriosis wellbeing hubs are being called for by a Medway woman.
July 20, 2026Newborn babies in England to be tested for SMA
All newborn babies in England will be tested for the genetic disease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), as part of a major study.
July 17, 2026Targeted prostate cancer treatment cuts risk of side effects, study suggests
An NHS trial over 10 years followed nearly 3,500 men who received focal therapy, a less invasive treatment.
July 16, 2026NHS manager says trust wanted 4,000 reports 'gone'
He tells an inquiry he believed a trust was 'panicking' and was discouraged from raising rota issues.
July 16, 2026PPE failures left NHS staff poorly protected and wasted £10bn, Covid inquiry finds
Healthcare staff were unable to properly protect themselves, or those in their care, from dangerous infections, says the latest inquiry report.
July 14, 2026Starting uni? What to know about having the free NHS meningitis B jab
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Erin survived cancer aged 21 - now it's a race against time for a chance of a baby
Erin was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin's lymphoma in August 2024 Having life-saving cancer treatment at the age of 21 would be hard enough for anyone. Erin Lavery was told she may never be able to h
Sensitive medical data sent over unencrypted pager network
NHS Blood and Transplant says it is "deeply sorry" after sensitive data was sent over an unencrypted pager network. Read more about this story here.
Leading doctor rebukes NHS chiefs over transplants
Professor Derek Manas is frustrated by the "last-minute" cancellation of transplant operations A senior doctor has blamed NHS chiefs for numerous problems within transplant services in England and ca
A new era for type 1 diabetes treatment
Radio 4,·11 Aug 2026,·28 mins Available for over a year Insulin has been used to treat type 1 diabetes for more than a century but now there is a new treatment being rolled out on the NHS that can d
England set to eliminate hepatitis C
England is on track to become one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, a dangerous virus that attacks the liver, figures show. The target of treating 80% of all known cases h
NHS must plan for heatwaves like it does for winter, health secretary says
The NHS must prepare for the effects of heatwaves each year in the same way that it plans for cold weather in the winter, the health secretary has said. Yvette Cooper said there had been a "big incre
Hospital staff work in pubs to balance cost pressure
Gillingham's Medway Maritime Hospital has a £47m deficit, according to the council Staff at a Kent hospital have said that they pick up shifts in pubs to balance cost pressures caused by increased pa
Top-rated mental health trust asked to save £24m
East London NHS Foundation Trust operates from 120 community and inpatient sites A mental health trust rated "outstanding" by the health watchdog says it has to make £24.1m in savings this year — ab
Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study
A nurse provides assistance to a patient undergoing a mammogram in a modern medical facility NHS criteria for screening women under 50 for breast cancer are too narrow and missing up to 95% of those
Hundreds of thousands of women get morning-after pill via free pharmacy service
Hundreds of thousands of women have used a new, free morning-after pill service at high street pharmacies in England, figures reveal. The scheme launched in October to improve access and save women
'Evidence lacking' for mental health monitoring tech
An inquiry into the deaths of 2,000 people in Essex is expected to continue into 2027 There is no "strong independent evidence" that a monitoring system used widely in mental health wards has improve
Female veterans support group makes national impact
Chelley Tulloch, a former RAF medic, has been working with female veterans in Norfolk A mental health support service for female veterans founded one year ago could be replicated across the country.
Hope for thousands of MS patients as 'life-changing' drug now on NHS in England
Aysen Slack says she used to pay for the drug privately until it became too costly The first drug to help people with multiple sclerosis walk is being made available on the NHS in England. Fampridin
Maternity scandal to be dramatised in new series
The series will centre on the story of Sarah and Jack Hawkins, and their daughter Harriet, who died before she was delivered The largest maternity scandal in NHS history is set to become the focus of
'You are not alone with endometriosis pain'
Christiana Hansen says she "cries all the time" as she experiences pain from her endometriosis "I am on the highest dose, it eases my pain. I take it two to four times a day," Christiana Hansen expla
Targeted prostate cancer treatment cuts risk of side effects, study suggests
Only about 1,000 men a year in the UK receive focal therapy treatment currently A less invasive therapy for prostate cancer is just as effective as surgery or radiotherapy but with a lower risk of si
Newborn babies in England to be tested for SMA
Read more about the NHS' plan to test babies for SMA here.
NHS manager says trust wanted 4,000 reports 'gone'
Brian O'Donnell told the Lampard Inquiry he had worked in child and adolescent mental health services in Essex for more than 20 years A senior clinical manager at the trust that runs mental health se
UK wasted £10bn on PPE that left NHS staff poorly protected, Covid inquiry finds
The lives of NHS staff and patients were put at risk in the pandemic because of a lack of adequate personal protective equipment (PPE), with almost £10bn of taxpayers money wasted in a scramble to buy
Starting uni? What to know about having the free NHS meningitis B jab
High street pharmacies across England are now offering a free meningitis B vaccine for many young people. It comes after concerns over the UK's largest and fastest growing outbreak that happened in K