An investigation has been launched into allegations that unauthorised people were allowed to watch procedures being carried out in hospital operating theatres.Cardiff and Vale University Health Board said it...

Smitha MundasadHealth reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesRepeated failures in how CTs, X-rays and other medical scans are being interpreted are leading to avoidable patient deaths and delays in diagnosing cancer,...

Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondent, BBC NewsPA MediaIda Lock died a week after she suffered serious brain injuries around the time of her deliveryA newborn baby died due to the...

Molly Stazicker and Sean DilleyBBC TransportCharley Jonstone-BrentCharley Jonstone-Brent says the discrimination he faces on public transport makes him feel "really depressed"Disabled people have told the BBC of "humiliation" and...

Nikki FoxHealth correspondent, BBC EastNikki Fox/BBCSenior sister Lauren Jakes has worked in the critical care department of the Norfolk and Norwich University Hospital for almost 14 yearsFive years on,...

Jonathan GeddesBBC Scotland NewsGetty ImagesThe three deaths occurred between 2019 and 2021"Reasonable precautions" could have prevented the deaths of three newborn babies, a fatal accident inquiry has found.Leo Lamont,...

Stewart WhittinghamBBC News, LiverpoolAndy GillBBC North West TonightReporting fromLiverpool Town Hall Cheshire PoliceLucy Letby killed babies while working at the Countess of Chester HospitalLawyers for former bosses of the...

Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg via Getty ImagesRichard Meddings, a former banker, is the chair of NHS EnglandThe chair of NHS England has said he does not disagree with the abolishing of...

Michael BuchananSocial affairs correspondentGetty ImagesAfter Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer's announcement this week that NHS England (NHSE) is to be disbanded, the BBC looks at whether the changes present...

Hugh Pym and Ian AtkinsonBBC NewsInstitute of Cancer ResearchAbiraterone tablets can help stop prostate cancer spreadingA cancer charity has said it is "angry and frustrated" that ministers and health...

ReutersThe rise is attributed to increasing scepticism about immunisationThe number of measles cases in the European region doubled last year to reach the highest level in 25 years, health...

Ken BanksBBC Scotland, AberdeenGetty ImagesThe smoking during pregnancy study looked at data from 500,000 peopleThe sons of women who smoke while pregnant experience more long-lasting side effects than their...