Wellbeing support for terminally-ill islanders
A hospice offers a free programme for those with life-limiting or serious progressive illnesses.
Category: Health
Boy learns to walk again after life-saving brain tumour surgery
Chace, 11, from Warwickshire, has been supported by Shine a Light, a childhood cancer charity.
Resident doctors in Scotland begin ballot for strike action
BMA Scotland says ministers went back on a pay agreement but Health Secretary Neil Gray says it is a “fair,…
‘I could hardly walk’ – the issue that affects one in five mums
Two mothers who experienced pelvic girdle pain say being aware of the risk will help people seek treatment.
A simple hack to help you switch off after work
Dr Claire Ashley shares her tip on the Woman’s Hour Guide to Life.
NHS waiting list down – how is your hospital doing?
At the end of September, the backlog stood at 7.39 million in England.
Type 1 diabetes is worse in young children – now scientists know why
They show cells that control blood sugar are more vulnerable in early childhood.
Hospitals knew a heart device led to more patients’ deaths – but they kept using it
Almost half of patients given a heart pump, after the NHS had raised concerns about it, died soon after.
Streeting accuses doctors’ union of acting ‘like cartel’
The health secretary launches strongest criticism yet of the union ahead of Friday’s strike by resident doctors.
The benefits of giving someone the benefit of the doubt
Psychologist Kimberley Wilson explains why it can be a more peaceful way to live.