Dearbhail Ormond was diagnosed with endometriosis after seeing 20 doctors across 18 years.
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Other so-called never events include a patient almost having the wrong toe amputated during surgery.
Like TV presenter Kate Garraway, other families are struggling with the cost of care.
The curvature of Eva Tennent's spine is now so severe that mum Jill Lockhart fears she will not survive.
The model says women have cosmetic procedures younger than she did, and they all look like "aliens".
The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets.
The rising cost of getting children to school is a key driver of current pressure on council budgets.
Just 24% of Britons say they are satisfied, citing waiting times and lack of staff in a long-running survey.
Faith Harrison says she was given a second chance following her heart attack after a hockey game.
BBC News has seen emails from senior NHS bosses saying some patients could be at risk.