NHS blamed for 'predatory' nurse
14.00 Wed Jul 16 2008
A male nurse had sexual relationships with more than 20 of his patients undetected by his NHS bosses an investigation has found.
Drink ban call for teen drivers
22.41 Mon Jul 14 2008
There could be a zero-tolerance policy towards teenage drivers who have even a single drink.
Maternity report highlights shortages
14.13 Thu Jul 10 2008
Mothers and babies could be put at risk because of staff shortages on maternity wards in England.
Cancer survivors double since NHS launch
10.29 Thu Jul 03 2008
The number of people surviving some of the most common types of cancer has doubled since the NHS was launched 60 years ago.
GPs criticised for 'gentleman's agreements'
10.16 Thu Jul 03 2008
A Government minister has accused GPs of operating "gentleman's agreements" in which they promise not to take other doctors' patients.
Dentist signs huge record deal
07.33 Thu Jul 03 2008
An NHS dentist has vowed to keep fixing teeth for the next three months despite landing a £1 million record deal.
NHS marks 60th anniversary
23.17 Wed Jul 02 2008
The Prince of Wales will be among the congregation attending a service at Westminster Abbey to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the NHS.
Health experts criticised over killer care
19.44 Wed Jul 02 2008
Mental health experts have been criticised in a report on a paranoid schizophrenic.
Dentist reforms 'let patients down'
14.15 Wed Jul 02 2008
Britons are returning to the dark ages when it comes to getting their teeth fixed, a report has warned.
Johnson unveils NHS shake-up
22.56 Mon Jun 30 2008
Hospitals and care teams will be rewarded for achieving high standards under radical plans unveiled by the Government to overhaul the NHS.
Drug provision to be made more fair
23.42 Sun Jun 29 2008
An NHS Constitution will end the "postcode lottery" of drug provision.
NHS approval for weight-loss drug
14.23 Wed Jun 25 2008
A controversial weight-loss drug has been approved for use by the NHS despite concerns over psychological side effects.
Smokers offered cash to quit
16.23 Sat Jun 21 2008
Smokers in the poorest areas of one of Scotland's biggest cities are to be offered £12.50 a week to kick the habit.
NHS 'won't survive' dementia deluge
10.12 Wed Jun 18 2008
Leading scientists are warning the NHS will not survive the next 20 years unless funding for dementia improves.
Tories propose NHS help to army families
19.08 Tue Jun 17 2008
Soldiers would receive special help securing NHS treatment for their families under new Conservative plans.
NHS trusts 'fail to hit' hygiene goals
14.21 Mon Jun 16 2008
More than one in four NHS trusts are failing to meet Government standards on hygiene.
Nurses accept 8% pay deal
15.32 Fri Jun 06 2008
Nurses have voted to accept a three-year pay deal worth just under 8 per cent.
'Super surgeries' will not help patients
19.05 Thu Jun 05 2008
Polyclinics will not ease pressure on NHS hospitals and patients will see no improvement in their care a report has said.
Scientists work on 'cure' for MRSA
07.59 Mon May 19 2008
British scientists are working on a new drug which they believe could herald a breakthrough in efforts to cure MRSA.
Patients to get individual NHS budgets
09.42 Sun Mar 30 2008
Patients with long-term illnesses may be given control of their own NHS budget to buy their own treatment.
Young dentists 'spurning NHS work'
10.35 Wed Mar 05 2008
Young dentists are increasingly spurning NHS work, new data has suggested.
Safety report critical of maternity wards
06.54 Fri Feb 29 2008
NHS trusts are failing to focus enough attention on maternity and safety issues, a report has found.
GP deal bad news for taxpayers
14.25 Thu Feb 28 2008
Taxpayers are losing out under the controversial new GP contract, a report has found.
Leslie Ash compensation sets record
11.51 Thu Jan 17 2008
Actress Leslie Ash has won £5 million in compensation from the hospital where she contracted a superbug.
'Third of doctors attacked at work'
07.22 Thu Jan 10 2008
One in three doctors have suffered physical or verbal abuse in the last year but most did not report it, according to a report.
Tories aim to be 'the party of the NHS'
14.50 Wed Jan 02 2008
David Cameron has unveiled a range of promises to hospital patients in an attempt to make the Conservatives "the party of the NHS".
Brown heralds NHS constitution
19.32 Tue Jan 01 2008
Gordon Brown has announced he will press ahead with a constitution for the NHS in the health service's 60th year.
Anger grows as more data scandals emerge
06.43 Mon Dec 24 2007
The data scandals are continuing to embarrass ministers after nine NHS trusts admitted losing patients' details.
Nine trusts lose patients' data
22.40 Sat Dec 22 2007
Nine NHS trusts have admitted losing information on hundreds of thousands of patients.
Parents blame NHS for daughter's death
20.09 Fri Nov 23 2007
The parents of a five year old girl who died during an operation said they were still searching for answers.
Hospitals face overcrowding crisis
07.04 Thu Nov 22 2007
Campaigners are warning the NHS could be brought to breaking point because of a shortage of space on wards.
Norfolk hospitals on 'black alert'
23.07 Wed Nov 21 2007
A hospital in Norfolk is admitting patients again, hours after declaring its wards were full.
Trauma patients 'not treated properly'
10.28 Wed Nov 21 2007
More than half of all trauma patients treated in British hospital do not receive good care, a report has found.
Breakthrough HIV drug available on NHS
13.34 Mon Nov 19 2007
A new HIV drug has become available on the NHS which could transform the way the virus is treated in the UK.
Honoured nurse quits over red tape
21.33 Wed Oct 17 2007
A woman named Nurse of the Year has quit her 18-year career because she is fed up with NHS reforms and red tape.
How many cases are missed?
18.18 Tue Oct 16 2007
In the second part of our series, we expose the true number of C. diff cases that are missed.
Patients 'turn to DIY dental treatment'
13.05 Mon Oct 15 2007
Dental patients have resorted to DIY extractions and using improvised methods to fill teeth because of falling numbers of NHS dentists.
Patient concerns ignored by NHS trusts
10.39 Mon Oct 08 2007
Patients grievances are being ignored by some NHS trusts, while others take months to launch investigations.
NHS 'vote-winning' report claim rubbished
15.04 Thu Oct 04 2007
The Government has rubbished claims that a key report on the future of the NHS is being published early over a possible snap election.
NHS slammed over baby deaths
23.33 Thu Sep 27 2007
The NHS is failing new mothers with one in 100 babies dying either in childbirth or within a week of being born, a new report has warned.
Johnson outlines plans for NHS
15.14 Tue Sep 25 2007
Health Secretary Alan Johnson has unveiled measures aimed at improving security for NHS staff and tackling hospital superbugs.
Report questions NHS productivity
18.03 Tue Sep 11 2007
An influential report has warned that improvements will not be seen in the NHS unless there are improvements in productivity.
Future looking Australian for iSoft
13.51 Wed Aug 29 2007
NHS software firm iSoft may be bought by Australian IBA Health after German CompuGroup announced it would not raise its offer.
Tories' hospital closures row rumbles on
13.32 Wed Aug 22 2007
There is another twist in the Tories' row over NHS closures after it emerged that an email apologising to one hospital was sent in error.
Chaos warning over new doctors
15.02 Wed Aug 01 2007
Hospitals have been forced to cancel operations as 30,000 doctors take up new jobs, the British Medical Association (BMA) has said.
'I'm terrified of going into hospital'
14.57 Wed Jul 25 2007
Sally Johnson insists that she feels safer with private healthcare.
'I'm terrified of going into hospital'
11.35 Wed Jul 25 2007
Sally Johnson insists that she feels safer with private healthcare.
Michael Lever
18.24 Wed Jul 18 2007
Michael Lever from Lancaster asks: "Since when did the National Health Service become the concern of accountants?"
One in two GP's earn over £100k
23.27 Mon Jul 16 2007
Almost half of all family doctors earn over £100,000 each year, new figures have shown.
Australian hospitals raided over UK terror plot
13.47 Fri Jul 06 2007
Raids have been carried out at two Western Australia hospitals in relation to the failed bombing attacks in London and Glasgow Airport.
Terror suspects 'had Addenbrooke's links'
17.03 Thu Jul 05 2007
Two of the men arrested in connection with car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow reportedly had links to a Cambridge hospital.
NHS reform 'has alienated doctors'
13.41 Wed Jul 04 2007
Doctors and nurses have lost confidence in NHS reform and a review of the health service will be carried out, it has been announced.
NHS trusts 'struggle with hygiene'
14.15 Mon Jun 18 2007
One in four NHS trusts are failing to hit hygiene standards that were put in place to combat superbugs, according to a report.
Hewitt welcomes NHS surplus
18.09 Wed Jun 06 2007
The NHS recorded a surplus £510 million in the last financial year, figures show.
Maternity care flaws 'putting babies at risk'
15.11 Tue May 29 2007
NHS Trusts across England could be risking the safety of mothers and babies on maternity wards, an independent study has warned.
UK's cancer drug access 'slow'
09.16 Thu May 10 2007
The UK is lagging behind other western countries in its use of new cancer drugs and survival rates, a report has said.
'Not enough single-sex wards'
07.36 Thu May 10 2007
The NHS needs to do more to provide single-sex hospital accommodation, the Government's Chief Nursing Officer has said.
Stop 'political dabbling' in the NHS
13.26 Tue May 08 2007
The daily running of the NHS should be removed from national politics to guarantee its long-term future, doctors have said.
'Challenges ahead for NHS'
13.12 Mon Apr 30 2007
Prime Minister Tony Blair said he has achieved lasting reform of the NHS but admitted there are still challenges ahead.
Man must lose sight before treatment
07.19 Tue Apr 24 2007
A pensioner will have to lose his sight in one eye before he will be treated, a leading charity for the blind has claimed.
Dying woman told to 'take laxatives'
16.38 Thu Apr 12 2007
A woman whose partner phoned an NHS call centre and was told to give her laxatives for her pain was failed by the NHS, a coroner has said.
Free prescriptions for Wales
07.06 Sun Apr 01 2007
Prescriptions are now free in Wales, while the rest of the country faces a 20p rise for medication.
'Dental availability getting worse'
14.20 Mon Mar 26 2007
Both patients and dentists believe the availability of care is deteriorating almost a year into a new NHS contract, a survey has found.
Cameron slams Labour over NHS
21.29 Sun Mar 18 2007
David Cameron has accused Labour of turning the NHS into an "inhuman machine".
Learning disability deaths inquiry
14.15 Mon Mar 12 2007
An independent inquiry is being launched into the deaths of six people with learning disabilities in NHS care.
Lung cancer drug snubbed by NHS watchdog
16.31 Fri Mar 09 2007
Charities have been dealt a setback in attempts to get a lung cancer drug prescribed on the NHS after it was snubbed on "economic grounds"
Obese expectant mothers 'a burden'
08.08 Wed Mar 07 2007
A new study blames obese pregnant women for putting a strain on NHS resources.
Cash-strapped hospitals 'delaying ops'
10.41 Mon Feb 26 2007
Hospitals are being forced to delay operations in a bid to save cash, according to claims.
NHS 'paying too much for medicine'
13.19 Tue Feb 20 2007
The NHS is paying pharmaceutical companies too much for branded drugs, according to the Office of Fair Trading.
Overnight surgeries considered
06.56 Mon Feb 19 2007
Operations could take place around-the-clock in an attempt to cut waiting lists.