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NHS Scotland waits of more than two years on the rise

New figures show waiting lists have an growing number of two-year waits for appointments and treatment.

NHS Scotland waits of more than two years on the rise

New figures show waiting lists have an growing number of two-year waits for appointments and treatment.

Thousands could unknowingly have alcohol brain damage

Drinking 35 units of alcohol a week for five years could put you at risk of alcohol-related brain damage.

Abortion arrest: Recording reveals police concern

Police “not comfortable” operating in abortion criminalisation, says Met officer in case of Nicola Packer.

‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’

An Australian man meets his stem-cell donor for the first time after travelling to the UK.

‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’

An Australian man meets his stem-cell donor for the first time after travelling to the UK.

‘My life was saved by a stranger on the other side of the world’

An Australian man meets his stem-cell donor for the first time after travelling to the UK.

Streeting urges doctors to vote no in strike ballot

Resident doctors unhappy with 5.4% pay rise with union warning strikes in England could return.

Streeting urges doctors to vote no in strike ballot

Resident doctors unhappy with 5.4% pay rise with union warning strikes in England could return.

Urgent mental health centres to open across England

The plans would allow people in acute mental distress to get treatment in hospital while also reducing A&E wait times.