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Patients in England now have greater access to important tests such as MRI scans and endoscopies in the evenings and weekends, the government has said, after increasing the number of …

Getty Images Surgery The NHS waiting list in England has seen a small rise in the past month, with experts warning hospitals are not treating enough patients to keep up …

Lucy Clarke-Billings BBC News PA The resident doctors strike in England has begun after a dispute over pay between the government and the British Medical Association (BMA). Thousands of doctors …

The strike by resident doctors, which starts on Friday in England, is not acceptable because of the harm it will cause patients, says a senior NHS doctor. Prof Tim Briggs, …

Michael Fitzpatrick BBC News NI BBC Willie Hutchinson and Martin Garrity are Northern Ireland Ambulance Service volunteers Kindness, compassion and a free car ride goes a long way when you’re …

A row has broken out between NHS England bosses and the British Medical Association over the level of cover that will be made available during a five-day strike by doctors. …

“Doctors ‘hold patients to ransom’ with pay demand” reads the headline of the Daily Express, with resident doctors planning to walk out for five consecutive days from 25 July until …

The OBIdient Movement in Sokoto marked Peter Obi’s 64th birthday by providing humanitarian support to over 100 vulnerable patients at Maryam Abacha Women and Children Hospital. Each patient received ₦5,000 …

Rachel Feltman: For Scientific American’s Science Quickly, I’m Rachel Feltman. While the use of weight-loss drugs is on the rise, they join a suite of already-common interventions known as bariatric …

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. UK patients are less likely to receive advanced treatments for …