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Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’

Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.

Covid ambulance crews faced ‘crucial PPE delays’

Crews say they faced crucial delays trying to save dying patients because of the time it took to put on equipment.

Steep fall in young smokers in past decade

Nearly 12% of UK adults smoked in 2023 - the lowest level since 2011, the Office for National Statistics says.

Drowned mum ‘watched cold water swimming programme’

Gaynor Lord, 55, was found in a river a week after she disappeared, an inquest hears.

Lucy Letby: Experts tell BBC about medical evidence concerns

Doctors and scientists' concerns contribute to speculation about the safety of the nurse's convictions.

Sperm donor cash rises by £10 as UK faces shortage

The £10 rise comes into effect in England, Wales and Northern Ireland from 1 October.

Call for independent review into physician associates

Medical chiefs say probe needed amid "increasingly acrimonious debate" about the role of PAs.

Family in urgent race to get girl cancer drug

They are raising £105,000 to get her a drug abroad which is currently awaiting approval in the UK.

Drop in UK flu shots warning ahead of winter

Fewer people got shots last year and if that repeats the UK could be in for a worse winter, experts warn.

‘Kris is still saving lives,’ says twin of late breast cancer campaigner

Maren Hallenga says her sister Kris - founder of charity Coppafeel - was a "beacon of hope" for many people.