Getty Images Babies in the Midlands and North of England are more likely to die before, during or shortly after birth than those in the South, a new study has found. Researchers analysed data from 121 maternity services in England to see which centres repeatedly produced outcomes better or worse than the average between 2013 […]

Rising demand for services has led an NHS trust serving Suffolk and Essex to declare a critical incident. East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust told the BBC it was facing “significant pressure”, including hospitals in Ipswich and Colchester. Earlier this month, the NHS reported a rise in flu and other winter viruses after

Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent BBC Dr Susan Gilby was forced out of her chief executive role at the Countess of Chester NHS Trust A former NHS chief executive has been awarded £1.4m in damages after suing the health service for unfair dismissal. Dr Susan Gilby took the Countess of Chester NHS Trust to court after

Getty Images Dr Sayed Mia carried out a liposuction procedure he was not registered to perform, the Medical Practitioners Tribunal Service heard A plastic surgeon who performed liposuction without proper registration and lied to inspectors from the health watchdog has been suspended for 12 months. Dr Sayed Mia, who was based at a private Harley

George Torrand Angela Rafferty,East Midlands BBC Lucy Buckle praised the staff and commended their professionalism during immense pressure A woman who was told to go to A&E during a critical incident at Nottingham’s hospitals said she saw people “in beds in every corridor” she came across. Lucy Buckle, 38, said the scenes inside the Queen’s

Nick Triggle,Health correspondentand Chloe Hayward Getty Images One in 10 patients who attended major A&E units in England last year spent more than 12 hours there, a BBC analysis shows. During 2025, 1.75 million patients waited that long to be treated and discharged or found a bed on a ward – only marginally better than

Chris YoungLocal Democracy Reporting Service Getty Images The customer had a nut allergy and was served a dessert with a chocolate hazelnut topping instead of Belgian chocolate A business is under investigation by trading standards officers after a woman was hospitalised when the firm used a chocolate hazelnut dessert topping instead of chocolate. West Yorkshire

Available for over a year Saunas are popping up all over the country, with many people claiming they relax muscles and help ease stress. But what does the science say? This week, James Gallagher travels to Môr A Sawna in Jackson’s Bay, Barry, where he treats himself to a sauna session and undergoes a number

Will JeffordEast Midlands Getty Images The emergency department at the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) is “regularly” over capacity, the NHS trust that runs the hospital says A critical incident has been declared at the NHS trust that runs Nottingham’s two main hospitals, with patients experiencing “significant and unacceptable delays” across services. Nottingham University Hospitals (NUH)

PA Media Dr Amir Hamid said he was “lucky” to get treated and recover quickly A London-based eye-surgeon has described how he himself underwent emergency surgery for a detached retina after a blind spot appeared in his right eye. Dr Amir Hamid, 51, has performed more than 10,000 cataract and laser refractive surgeries in his