Jersey passes assisted dying law – but what stage has proposal reached in UK’s parliaments?
Bills to let terminally ill people end their life are being considered at Westminster and in Scotland.
Category: Health
‘I’m going to stick at it until I get a home’
There were 4,793 people sleeping on the streets on a single night last autumn.
Racism and ‘poor’ staff relationships factors in maternity care failings, report finds
The interim report has identified problems “at every stage” of the maternity journey in England.
Sperm swim more quickly in summer, study finds
Understanding the seasonal patterns of sperm could improve fertility treatments, by optimising the timing of treatment, the reasearchers say.
GPs told to guarantee same-day appointments for urgent cases
New contract will require patients in England to be given immediate appointment if needed.
Inside Health
The new wave of ME research that could bring clarity to this perplexing condition.
GPs to get £3,000 bonus to maximise weight loss drug prescriptions
Bid to improve access to Mounjaro in England, but experts warn eligibility still tightly restricted.
First British baby born using transplanted womb from dead donor
Grace Bell, who was born without a viable womb, says her little boy is “simply a miracle”.
Woman’s regret over botched Brazilian butt lift
Josephina Finch says the surgery left her with a “gaping wound”.
Streeting says he takes Leeds maternity care inquiry concerns ‘extremely seriously’
The health secretary will meet bereaved families on Monday, as delay into maternity care probe drags on.