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Will JeffordEast MidlandsGetty ImagesThe emergency department at the Queen’s Medical Centre (QMC) is “regularly” over capacity, the NHS trust that runs the hospital saysA critical incident…

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentBBCAs ambulances queued in front of Royal Berkshire Hospital in Reading last week, corridors full of patients were waiting for a bed on a…

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentGetty ImagesChristmas gatherings may have caused a resurgence in flu and other winter viruses, NHS leaders say.Figures show that the average number of patients…

One hundred and eighty years after the first fax machines started grinding out messages, three NHS trusts in England are still using the technology.Health Secretary Wes…

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentGetty ImagesThe new NHS online hospital service being launched in England next year will initially focus on menopause, prostate and eye conditions.The NHS has…

Nick TriggleHealth correspondentGetty ImagesThe number of patients in hospital with flu has fallen in England, but NHS bosses are warning the cold snap could increase the…

Pallab GhoshScience CorrespondentBBCListen to Pallab Ghosh read this articleLarissa Hope truly believes that psilocybin, the active ingredient in magic mushrooms, saved her life.Back when she was…

Michelle RobertsDigital health editor, BBC NewsGetty ImagesCalamine lotion can be used to help relieve the itchiness of chickenpox spotsYoung children in the UK are being offered…

Philippa Roxby and Smitha MundasadHealth reportersGetty ImagesAll young children in the UK can now be offered protection against chickenpox for the first time on the NHS.The…

Nick JohnsonSouth East investigations teamBBCDet Insp Cheryl Lewendon suspects more victims could come forwardWarning – this story contains distressing content and references to alleged child abusePolice…