Entries by BBC News - Health

NHS apps to improve access to weight-loss jabs

Draft health guidance says more people will benefit from online advice from medical experts.

£250m funding for more hospital beds in England this winter

Government funding will provide 900 new hospital beds by January, with 4,100 to follow soon after.

AI: Stroke patient helped to walk by high-tech trousers

Julie Lloyd is trialling the high-tech garment that helps paralysed people's rehabilitation.

Mum fears NHS trust cover-up over Cambridgeshire suicides review

Hannah Roberts's mother heard about a review into the NHS trust's suicides via the media.

EastEnders: Shane Richie’s Alfie Moon set for prostate cancer story

Shane Richie's character is diagnosed with prostate cancer in a script devised to raise awareness.

Bibby Stockholm: No-one harmed over discovery of Legionella on barge – health secretary

Steve Barclay insists ministers took "instant action" to move asylum seekers off the Bibby Stockholm.

Cervical cancer: Call for at-home smear tests in Wales

For women aged 25 to 64 a smear test can detect HPV and prevent cervical cancer.

Alnwick mum aims to be first English Channel stoma swimmer

Gill Castle wants to be the first person in the world with a stoma to swim solo across the Channel.

Cigarette packs could carry anti-smoking message inserts

They would list the health and financial benefits of quitting and the support available in the UK.

Many cancer waiting time targets set to be dropped in England

NHS England want to reduce nine targets to three in a bid to simplify "outdated" standards.