Entries by BBC News - Health

PM to meet NHS leaders as winter pressures loom /in /by

The talks will cover what extra support is needed in England amid strikes and growing waiting lists.

MPs to investigate sexual harassment of female surgeons /in /by

It comes after women told BBC News of assaults by senior surgical colleagues in the operating theatre.

Cannabis climbdown misled NHS patients – campaigners /in /by

Fewer than five patients have been prescribed whole-cannabis medicine, despite it becoming legal in 2018.

Nitrous oxide: MPs approve bill to ban laughing gas possession /in /by

Under the law change possessing the drug would carry a sentence of up to two years in prison or a large fine.

BBL surgery: Woman who died in Turkey ‘not told of risks’ /in /by

A coroner says Melissa Kerr should have been made aware of the dangers of the operation in Turkey.

Martha’s rule: Mother shares trauma over daughter’s death /in /by

Martha Mills, 13, died when doctors failed to spot and treat a sepsis infection early enough.

Strep B: Mum calls for all pregnant women to be tested /in /by

Shannon Doherty spoke out after her baby son, Rían, became critically ill with the infection.

Martha’s rule: Mother to press health secretary on patient rights /in /by

Merope Mills, whose daughter's death was preventable, says she will meet Stephen Barclay this week.

Female surgeons sexually assaulted while operating /in /by

Trainees are being abused by senior male surgeons, a major analysis given to the BBC reveals.

Transport for London bans ‘unhealthy’ artisan cheese advert /in /by

The cheese featured in the advert doesn't comply with advertising standards, TfL says.