James DiamondSomerset, Wiliton BBC More than 100 pharmacies operate under the Jhoots brand, but with different management A pharmacy chain has serious questions to answer over allegations of financial mismanagement, according to MP Sadik Al Hassan. Staff at Jhoots Pharmacies run by Sarbjit Jhooty are owed £670,000 in unpaid wages, according to union Pharmacists Defence […]

Getty Images The roll out of the “world-first” vaccination programme against gonorrhoea began last month Gonorrhoea vaccines and a new antibiotic treatment are being offered at a Soho bar as part of an effort to reduce rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs). The pop-up events, which are being hosted in G-A-Y Bar, aim to make

Maisie OlahShropshire and Clare AshfordBBC Radio Shropshire Leanne Abeyance says her septum – the cartilage and bone that separates the nostrils – has now collapsed A woman has said she is living in constant pain and is unable to breathe through her nose after having dental work in Turkey. Leanne Abeyance, 41, from Telford, said

Getty Images William Harvey Hospital in Kent used its cafe as a temporary extension of its emergency department A hospital boss has apologised after a Kent emergency department resorted to using its cafe as a makeshift ward. A&E staff at William Harvey Hospital in Ashford decided to screen off the building’s cafe on Tuesday to

Menopause and Cancer Menopause and Cancer is a charity that supports people who are managing menopause following cancer treatment Campaigners are calling for menopause support to be included into cancer treatment care plans. The majority (90%) of the 1,200 people surveyed by Menopause and Cancer said they were not provided plans to help manage menopause-related

Jessica LawrenceBBC News NI BBC Elaine Agnew has had her operation cancelled which she has been waiting nearly a year for “Significant” IT issues at services across the Southern Health Trust will continue into Thursday with the majority of planned surgery and out-patient hospital appointments being cancelled. A major incident is still ongoing at sites,

James GallagherHealth and science correspondent Jeff Dowling/EMBL-EBI Researchers developed the code for the AI model which looks for patterns in people’s medical records Artificial intelligence can predict people’s health problems over a decade into the future, say scientists. The technology has learned to spot patterns in people’s medical records to calculate their risk of more

Jamie CoulsonYorkshire health correspondent and Steve JonesYorkshire BBC Lauren Caulfield’s daughter, Grace, was stillborn in March 2022 A woman whose baby daughter was stillborn after failings in her care during pregnancy has said the government’s planned rapid review of maternity care in England will not deliver “justice” or “accountability”. During her pregnancy, Lauren Caulfield was

Kumail JafferLocal Democracy Reporting Service PA Media A weekly injection makes people feel less hungry, reducing their foot intake Senior doctors have warned there is severe inequality within London for weight loss drugs so patients are facing a postcode lottery trying to access them. Weight loss drugs are administered via a weekly injection and make

Fourteen NHS trusts are to have their maternity services examined over what has been described as “failures in the system”, the government has said. The inquiries are part of a rapid review of maternity care in England that was announced in June. Health Secretary Wes Streeting said bereaved families had shown “extraordinary courage” in coming