‘The NHS at its worst’, ex-ombudsman tells inquiry
24 minutes agoShareSaveStuart WoodwardBBC News, EssexSophie HutchinsonBBC health correspondentShareSaveLampard InquiryA former health ombudsman has condemned mental health services for their…
Swinney pledges to tackle GP appointment ‘lottery’
7 hours agoShareSaveShareSavePA MediaJohn Swinney says the NHS will be "at the heart" of his government's legislative plans for the…
More than 1,000 GPs to get share of £102m to expand surgeries
Around £102m in new funding will be committed to expanding and modernising GP surgeries, the government says.More than 1,000 surgeries…
Doing nothing on social care ‘untenable’, MPs warn
A failure to fix England's social care system is costing the country in financial and human terms, cross-party MPs have…
Trump’s V.A. Squeezes Mental Health Care in Crowed Offices, Raising Privacy Concerns
In a Boston V.A. hospital, six social workers are conducting phone and telehealth visits with veterans from a single, crowded…
Teen mental health: When to seek help and what parents can do
36 minutes agoShareSaveNick TriggleShareSaveGetty ImagesLucy says she's always been a bit of worrier, but two years ago she began to…
Are there more autistic people now?
3 hours agoShareSaveSimon Maybin & Michael BlastlandThe Autism Curve, Radio 4ShareSaveVenessa Swaby/Luke Nugent (Luke Nugent Studios)
Assisted deaths could top 4,000 a year within decade
The number of people choosing an assisted death could top 4,000 a year within a decade of the law coming…
Streeting accused of ‘betrayal’ over maternity funding plan
12 minutes agoShareSaveMichael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentShareSaveBBCCampaigners have questioned Health Secretary Wes Streeting's commitment to maternity safety after his department watered…
Overlooked No More: Joyce Brown, Whose Struggle Redefined the Rights of the Homeless
She successfully challenged her involuntary commitment to Bellevue Hospital in 1987, setting a precedent for homeless people that remains relevant…