More blood victims will die without compensation – minister
Extra sessions of the public inquiry into what's been called the worst treatment disaster in NHS history are taking place.
Health
Teen unable to eat due to rare digestive condition
Finley receives weekly injections into his heart as his digestive system cannot tolerate lipids.
‘Doctors told my mum poison symptoms were anxiety’
Ellena Baxter says watching her mother's health deteriorate was devastating.
Big baby trial gives pregnant women more choice
Doctors say women should be confident it's safe to be induced from 38 weeks, if expecting a large baby.
Swinney vows action on GP appointment ‘lottery’
Scotland's first minister says the NHS will be at the heart of his government's plans for the coming year.
Plan to modernise 1,000 GP practice buildings
The Department of Health and Social Care said it is the biggest public investment in facilities in England in five years.
‘The NHS at its worst’, ex-ombudsman tells inquiry
Sir Rob Behrens says it was a "disgrace" how mental health services failed two vulnerable men.
Medical researchers baffled by Trump administration’s stop work order for clinical trial system: ‘A giant step backwards’
“We had taken 15 years to build what was destroyed with a single email, halting vital research across the country.”
Doing nothing on social care ‘untenable’, MPs warn
The report says failure to fix England's social care system carries an unknown human and financial cost.
