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NHS bosses warn of chaos in ADHD and autism care
Costs are spiralling out of control as unregulated private providers capitalise on demand, say managers.
August 28, 2026Treatment involving patient's family cuts mental health hospital admissions, study finds
The approach focuses on the patient priorities, seeing the same clinicians, and involving people close to them.
August 26, 2026HPV home-testing kits now available in England
Over the next year, nearly four million will receive invites on the NHS App or via text message, email or letter to order a free kit to use at home.
August 26, 2026Mum's perforated bowel ordeal after scan error
Mum developed sepsis after scan error and now calls for better postnatal care for women.
August 26, 2026NHS failing child sex abuse victims in adulthood, say psychiatrists
There have been decades of mistreatment and mismanagement of those who seek help later in life, say experts in a new, damning report.
August 26, 2026Nicotine vapes best chance to quit smoking, major review finds
They work better than patches, gum or pills, the most up-to-date evidence suggests.
August 25, 2026Home-testing kits now available for women in England who have missed cervical screening
Nearly 4 million women in England can order a self-testing kits to check for high-risk HPV.
August 24, 2026How easy is it to find an NHS dentist? It depends where you live
Nearly 600 practices in England have withdrawn from NHS dentistry over the last 10 years, as the service heads towards a two-tier system.
August 23, 2026Weekly type 2 diabetes jab could replace daily injections
Hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes could get access to a new weekly insulin jab to replace daily injections.
August 20, 2026Erin survived cancer aged 21 - now it's a race against time for a chance of a baby
Having life-saving cancer treatment at 21 would be hard enough for anyone, but Erin Lavery was told she may never be able to have children too.
August 17, 2026Sensitive medical data sent over unencrypted pager network
NHS Blood and Transplant apologises after sensitive data sent over unencrypted pager network.
August 14, 2026Leading doctor rebukes NHS chiefs over transplants
NHS Blood and Transplant's medical director says waiting lists for organ operations are unfair but leaders are not solving the issue.
August 13, 2026Inside Health
Plus, how much do people really change their habits for a free coffee?
August 11, 2026England set to eliminate hepatitis C
England is on track to become one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, a dangerous virus that attacks the liver, figures show.
August 10, 2026NHS must plan for heatwaves like it does for winter, health secretary says
The warning comes after the NHS sees a surge in patients and problems with equipment in high temperatures.
August 6, 2026Hospital staff work in pubs to balance cost pressure
The cost of parking at Medway Maritime Hospital has increased while shift wages have reduced by 20%.
August 6, 2026Top-rated mental health trust asked to save £24m
An NHS trust could lose up to 330 posts and a union says there will be "consequences" for patients.
August 4, 2026Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study
Up to 95% of younger women who are at higher risk of developing breast cancer are being missed by current NHS checks, researchers warn.
August 4, 2026Hundreds of thousands of women get morning-after pill via free pharmacy service
Since October, the morning-after pill has been made available free-of-charge at high street pharmacies under a new scheme in England.
July 28, 2026Female veterans support group makes national impact
Chelley Tulloch, a former RAF medic, is one of 48 female veterans to benefit from the groups' help.
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NHS bosses warn of chaos in ADHD and autism care
Autism and ADHD care is at risk of descending into chaos, NHS bosses are warning, as costs spiral out of control and unregulated private providers capitalise on the huge demand for help. The NHS Alli
Treatment involving patient's family cuts mental health hospital admissions, study finds
Dr Nihad Fathi said the treatment, which involved his wife Farah, had saved his life Involving a patient's family and friends as part of a new approach to mental health treatment makes it three times
HPV home-testing kits now available in England
NHS failing child sexual abuse victims in adulthood, say psychiatrists
People sexually abused as children who seek help in later life for mental health problems are being failed by the NHS, senior doctors have told the BBC. The Royal College of Psychiatrists is issuing
Mum's perforated bowel ordeal after scan error
The mum-of-two knew something was not right after she gave birth but says she was ignored "No-one should have to go through what I did after having a baby," said Natalie after a harrowing post-birth
Nicotine vapes best chance to quit smoking, major review finds
Smokers who want to quit have the best chance of doing so if they use nicotine e-cigarettes, a review has found. The Cochrane team looked at 80 major trials involving nearly 30,000 people and found t
Home-testing kits now available for women in England who have missed cervical screening
Women who have missed a cervical screening appointment in England are to be offered HPV self-testing kits by the NHS. Over the next year, nearly 4 million will receive invites on the NHS App or via t
How easy is it to find an NHS dentist? It depends where you live
Hundreds of dentist practices are abandoning NHS work as the service drifts towards a two-tier system, new analysis suggests. Data analysed by the Nuffield Trust found that nearly 600 practices in En
Weekly type 2 diabetes jab could replace daily injections
A weekly jab could cut the number of injections needed by 86% Hundreds of thousands of people with type 2 diabetes could get access to a new weekly insulin jab to replace daily injections, reducing t
Erin survived cancer aged 21 - now it's a race against time for a chance of a baby
Erin was diagnosed with Stage 3 Hodgkin's lymphoma in August 2024 Having life-saving cancer treatment at the age of 21 would be hard enough for anyone. Erin Lavery was told she may never be able to h
Sensitive medical data sent over unencrypted pager network
NHS Blood and Transplant says it is "deeply sorry" after sensitive data was sent over an unencrypted pager network. Read more about this story here.
Leading doctor rebukes NHS chiefs over transplants
Professor Derek Manas is frustrated by the "last-minute" cancellation of transplant operations A senior doctor has blamed NHS chiefs for numerous problems within transplant services in England and ca
A new era for type 1 diabetes treatment
Radio 4,·11 Aug 2026,·28 mins Available for over a year Insulin has been used to treat type 1 diabetes for more than a century but now there is a new treatment being rolled out on the NHS that can d
England set to eliminate hepatitis C
England is on track to become one of the first countries in the world to eliminate hepatitis C, a dangerous virus that attacks the liver, figures show. The target of treating 80% of all known cases h
NHS must plan for heatwaves like it does for winter, health secretary says
The NHS must prepare for the effects of heatwaves each year in the same way that it plans for cold weather in the winter, the health secretary has said. Yvette Cooper said there had been a "big incre
Hospital staff work in pubs to balance cost pressure
Gillingham's Medway Maritime Hospital has a £47m deficit, according to the council Staff at a Kent hospital have said that they pick up shifts in pubs to balance cost pressures caused by increased pa
Top-rated mental health trust asked to save £24m
East London NHS Foundation Trust operates from 120 community and inpatient sites A mental health trust rated "outstanding" by the health watchdog says it has to make £24.1m in savings this year — ab
Breast cancer checks missing most women under 50 who are at risk, says study
A nurse provides assistance to a patient undergoing a mammogram in a modern medical facility NHS criteria for screening women under 50 for breast cancer are too narrow and missing up to 95% of those
Hundreds of thousands of women get morning-after pill via free pharmacy service
Hundreds of thousands of women have used a new, free morning-after pill service at high street pharmacies in England, figures reveal. The scheme launched in October to improve access and save women
'Evidence lacking' for mental health monitoring tech
An inquiry into the deaths of 2,000 people in Essex is expected to continue into 2027 There is no "strong independent evidence" that a monitoring system used widely in mental health wards has improve