HEALTH SERVICE CANNOT CONTINUE IN RED ZONE PROVIDERS LEADER WARNS

Chris Hopson, speaking at the NHS Providers annual conference, said UK health spending was ?900 less per person than Germany... READ MORE›

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SENATE CONFIRMS TOM PRICE AS NEW HEALTH SECRETARY

Republicans see Price as a knowledgeable leader who will help obstructA President Obamas health care policy that extended insurance coverage for millions... READ MORE›

GOP TO DEFUND PLANNED PARENTHOOD IN OBAMACARE REPEAL

Planned Parenthood is opposed by anti-abortion activists and most Republicans... READ MORE›

PORT LOKO, Sierra Leone -- Sweetie Sweetie had no choice... READ MORE›

PORT LOKO, Sierra Leone -- Sweetie Sweetie had no choice... READ MORE›

HEALTH CARE WORKER TESTS POSITIVE AT TEXAS HOSPITAL

On October 21, the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention CDC announced stringent new guidelines for healthcare personnel who may be dealing with Ebola patients... READ MORE›

COUNSELLOR OVERBILLS $360K FOR CARE OF FIRST NATIONS PATIENTS

Health canada investigation of ontario counsellor treating indigenous patients finds massive overbilling... READ MORE›

DOCTORS THREATEN TO BOYCOTT PLAN FOR PATIENTS TO SHOW ID AT HOSPITALS

Doctors have said they will boycott attempts to introduce identification checks as part of government plans to combat health tourism ... READ MORE›

NEW IMMIGRATION RULES WILL COST THE NHS MILLIONS, WARNS NURSING UNION

The UK will be sending away nurses who have contributed to the health service for six years... READ MORE›

HAVE YOU BEEN STUCK IN AN NHS HOSPITAL LONGER THAN YOU NEED TO BE?

The case of Iris Sibley, trapped in hospital for six months, highlights our social care crisis. Have you experienced something similar?... READ MORE›

HOSPITAL MISTAKES BLAMED FOR US TRANSMISSION

Farmers in Sierra Leone who have deserted their land because of the Ebola outbreak are being encouraged to go back to work... READ MORE›

NEW 'DUTY OF CANDOUR' RULES INSTRUCT MEDICS TO ADMIT MISTAKES

Known as a duty of candour the guidelines make clear that patients should expect a face-to-face apology... READ MORE›

WHO WARNS OF EBOLA HEALTH CARE RISKS

'Dire consequences' Meanwhile the US military is stepping up its efforts to respond to the Ebola outbreak in Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea... READ MORE›

EXCLUSIVE WHY JOAN COLLINS CHOSE TO CONFIDE IN BRAVE MISS WORLD FILMMAKER LINOR ABARGIL ABOUT TEENAGE RAPE TRAUMA

Experts attribute that to fearful Liberians touching one another less, more safe burials of bodies and distribution of protective gear to health care workers... READ MORE›

LIBERIA IS FREE OF EBOLA, SAYS WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Liberia is free of Ebola after going 42 days without any new cases, the World Health Organization WHO announced Saturday... READ MORE›

U.S. UNIFORMED OFFICERS TO TREAT EBOLA PATIENTS IN LIBERIA

Public Health Service is not technically part of the armed forces, its members look very much like military personnel, wearing uniforms similar to U... READ MORE›

HOSPITALS CANCELLED RECORD NUMBER OF URGENT OPERATIONS LAST YEAR

Hospitals in England cancelled 4,093 urgent procedures during 2016, equivalent to 341 per month... READ MORE›

SPAIN EBOLA NURSE HEALTH 'WORSENS'

Farmers in Sierra Leone who have deserted their land because of the Ebola outbreak are being encouraged to go back to work... READ MORE›

PARTNERSHIP AIMS TO BOLSTER LOCAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS

We need good information, Dr. Margaret Chan, director general of the World Health Organization, said at an event to announce the new partnership... READ MORE›

SORE THROATS TO BE TESTED BY PHARMACISTS INSTEAD OF GPS UNDER NHS MOVE

Sore throat sufferers will visit their pharmacist instead of their GP for an on-the-spot test to see if they need antibiotics under a new NHS initiative... READ MORE›

NHS 'BEDBLOCKING' RISES FOR SIXTH MONTH IN A ROW

An NHS England spokesman said Patients who are well enough to leave hospital should be able to do so at the earliest opportunity... READ MORE›

1ST CONFIRMED CASE OF ZIKA VIRUS IN ONTARIO, PROVINCE SAYS

Ontario has confirmed its first case of the Zika virus, provincial health officials say... READ MORE›

RE-EMERGENCE OF EBOLA IN LIBERIA REMAINS A MYSTERY

The six new infections in Liberia since June 21 include two deaths... READ MORE›

OBAMA: WORLD MUST CONFRONT EBOLA OUTBREAK AT SOURCE LIVE UPDATES

Health workers spray themselves with chlorine disinfectants after removing the body a woman who died of Ebola virus in Freetown, Sierra Leone... READ MORE›

I WANT TO APOLOGISE TO ANDREA AND LAUREN... I HAD A BAD NIGHT

Experts attribute that to fearful Liberians touching one another less, more safe burials of bodies and distribution of protective gear to health care workers... READ MORE›

EBOLA SPREADS IN US: SECOND AMERICAN CASE OF DEADLY VIRUS CONFIRMED IN TESTS ON HEALTH CARE WORKER WHO TREATED THOMAS ERIC DUNCAN

The worker wore full protective clothing including a gown, gloves, mask and shield while caring for Mr Duncan, according to state health official Dr Daniel Varga... READ MORE›

EBOLA CASES IN 3 FAMILY MEMBERS CONFIRMED IN LIBERIA

Declared Sierra Leone free of Ebola transmissions two weeks ago and Guinea released its last known patient from a treatment unit on Monday... READ MORE›

ANOTHER EBOLA FATALITY IS REPORTED IN LIBERIA

Eleven people are currently in an Ebola treatment center in Monrovia, government health workers said... READ MORE›

DECADE-LONG WAIT FOR SURGERY 'RUINING HER LIFE,' ALBERTA WOMAN SAYS

The Health Quality Council of Alberta and Price are recommending an online patient portal, a way patients and doctors can track the process to get treatment... READ MORE›

'YOU WILL PAY MORE': DOCTORS LAUNCH CAMPAIGN AGAINST EXTENDED FREEZE ON MEDICARE REBATES

'You will pay more' Doctors launch campaign against extended freeze on Medicare rebates... READ MORE›

CHILD DEATHS IN PRIORY HOSPITALS PROVOKE CALLS TO CANCEL NHS CONTRACT

In January, Priory Group was sold for ?1.3bn by the US private equity firm Advent International to Acadia Healthcare of Tennessee... READ MORE›