Health

NHS computer problems put patients at risk of harm

Getty Images Electronic patient record systems are used by staff in most hospitals IT system
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Junior doctors call five-day strike just before election

The prime minister has suggested the BMA’s announcement could be “politically motivated”. Speaking at a
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Labour promises to hit 18-week NHS waiting target within five

A target to start treatment within 18 weeks for most NHS patients in England will
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‘Blood compensation comes too late for my husband’

Heather Evans Perry Evans, one of the first victims to give evidence to the Infected
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General election will not delay infected blood compensation

Parliament will aim to pass an important bill ahead of the general election to ensure
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Melanoma skin cancer at all-time high in UK

A cancer charity is warning people to do more to protect themselves from the sun
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Mother encouraged as hospitals sign up to scheme

Merope Mills An initiative allowing rapidly deteriorating patients and their families to seek a second
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Boy died of sepsis after doctors missed GP note

A nine-year-old boy died from sepsis after doctors and nurses missed a “significant” GP note,
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1Xtra DJ reveals grandad was victim

8 hours ago Calum Leslie,Riyah Collins Kaylee Golding Kaylee’s grandad was infected with hepatitis in
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Army backtracks on teen rejected over breast-cancer gene

BBC Only a genetic test will tell Carys if she has inherited the Brca1 gene
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