BBC Health News

NHS maternity care failures: A lack of 'skills, finances or drive to change,' says expert24 Mar 2025 02:46An inquest into the death of Ida Lock has shone light on repeat mistakes - and wider failures in certain hospitals across England
My baby's premature birth was humbling, says Beatrice23 Mar 2025 19:07The royal describes "months of sheer worry" she experienced over the birth of her second child.
Scans in shopping centres and AI - can ideas like these help save the NHS?24 Mar 2025 06:04Government says more NHS funds in England will go to social care as we look at how it can deliver change.
Repeated failures in reading scans costing lives, ombudsman says21 Mar 2025 02:21The most common issues include clinicians not spotting abnormalities, and scans being delayed.
DNA testing site 23andMe files for bankruptcy protection24 Mar 2025 09:42The company said that it will now attempt to sell itself under the supervision of a court.
Newborn's death 'due to gross failures of midwives'21 Mar 2025 21:13The coroner at newborn baby Ida Lock's inquest highlights eight opportunities that were missed.

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