Lyndsey TelfordBBC News NI BBC Health minister Mike Nesbitt said he was determined to get the plan out ahead of last years plan, which was published in November. The health minister has defended his department’s timeline for initiating a plan to deal with winter pressures on the health service. Mike Nesbitt said a plan has […]

Nikki FoxEast of England health correspondent and Matt PreceyBBC East Investigations Family photo Colin Flatt, who his partner described as having been a “strong, capable man” never recovered after falling over a hospital balcony on to a glass table An ex-footballer with dementia who died after falling from a height was “stripped of his dignity”

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor Getty Images Former prime minister Rishi Sunak has told the BBC that a targeted prostate cancer screening programme is needed urgently, and would “save countless lives”. Sunak is an ambassador for the Prostate Cancer Research charity, and made his comments as the UK National Screening Committee reconsiders its 2020 decision not

James MelleySenior Social Affair Producer Family photo Maria Morris’s family says they still have questions about what led to her death A mental health trust says it is planning to install CCTV following the death of a patient in mysterious circumstances. Maria Morris, 44, was found unresponsive at Bethlem Hospital in south London on 21

Sophie HutchinsonBBC health correspondent and Stuart Woodwardat the Lampard Inquiry BBC Oxevision uses infrared sensors and cameras to monitor patients while they are in their bedrooms The public inquiry into the deaths of at least 2,000 people under the care of mental health services heard “grave concerns” about the use of a digital patient monitoring

Jen SmithSouth West health correspondent BBC Candi Hulley had to learn how to speak and eat again during her recovery for mouth cancer A woman whose tongue had to be reconstructed with a piece of her leg because of mouth cancer is urging people to check for the warning signs. Candi Hulley, 52, from Bude,

BBC Kelly Pardy’s eight-week nature prescription included snorkelling and rock-pooling Kelly Pardy was born with juvenile macular degeneration – a visual impairment that affects her central vision. The impact of the condition became particularly challenging when she became unemployed for a period of time. However, a referral to a “blue” social prescribing scheme in 2023

The pharmacists’ watchdog has promised to investigate and “take action” after the BBC exposed illegal and potentially harmful practices in the aesthetic Botox industry. Under UK law, Botox can only be supplied under prescription by a qualified medic following a face-to-face consultation with the patient, to check it is safe for them. But undercover BBC

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Ken BanksNorth east Scotland reporter, Stonehaven Hutchinson family Arlene and son Jack pictured with her late husband Mark Arlene Hutchinson’s husband, Mark, was only 52 when he died unexpectedly last year after suffering two strokes “out of the blue”. Like many couples they had never discussed organ donation but she knew it was what he