Department of Health

Health Secretary Steve Barclay. Photo: Jordan Pettitt/PA Wire

Steve Barclay ‘open to requests’ for Scots patients to be treated in England

RCN nurses suspend next week’s strike and enter pay negotiations

Women who have been prescribed hormone replacement therapy for their menopause treatment are set to get a full year of care for less than £20 from April 1.

Women to receive menopause treatment for under £20 from April

Health Secretary Steve Barclay has reassured the public after warnings of a penicillin shortage in the UK.

Health boss insists penicillin supply is ‘good’ after shortage warning

A demonstrator waves a flag with marijuana leaves depicted on it during a protest calling for the legalization of marijuana, outside of the White House on April 2, 2016, in Washington. President Joe Biden is pardoning thousands of Americans convicted of simple possession of marijuana under federal law, as his administration takes a dramatic step toward decriminalizing the drug. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)

Joe Biden to pardon all federal offenses of simple marijuana possession

Care home residents who are looked after by agency staff are more likely to catch coronavirus from their carer than those who are looked after by dedicated teams, a study has found.

Care homes reliant on agency staff ‘more likely to give residents Covid

Sajid Javid has called on the public to get their booster dose before Christmas (Photo: Getty Images)

‘Top-up’ immunity and get booster jab before Christmas parties, Brits urged

People urged to get second Covid jab amid fears millions missed out

The EU still does not recognise a version of the AstraZeneca vaccine called Covishield (Photo: Getty Images)

European holidays at risk for millions of Brits given Indian-made AstraZeneca ja...

Novak Djokovic began the defence of his Wimbledon crown against highly-rated teenage Brit Jack Draper

A scare, then normal service as world No.1 sees off the 'new Murray'

Passengers, wearing a protective face masks, wait at the check-in area at Edinburgh Airport

UK Government hasn't signed a single hotel quarantine contract

Could every adult in the UK be vaccinated against Covid by May? The rumours explored (Photo: Shutterstock)

Could every adult in the UK be vaccinated against Covid by May? The rumours expl...

The overhaul has been prompted by Cabinet Office polling indicating that only 17% of people with symptoms are coming forward for testing

Coronavirus payments of £500 to be considered to boost self isolation numbers in...

Stormont First Minister Arlene Foster (Photo by Charles McQuillan/Getty Images).

Northern Ireland extends lockdown to March

Australia is unlikely to fully reopen its borders in 2021

Check how fast the Covid infection rate is rising in your area with this interac...

Can domestic cleaners work during England's national lockdown?

The new Covid variant is 54% more infectious than other strains - what it means

£4bn of taxpayer money spent on private Covid contracts is still unaccounted for

Picture : John Devlin.

Over 50 million people world wide have tested positive for coronavirus

Matt Hancock is considering a ‘work out to help out’ scheme - here’s what it mea...

Care homes will be prioritised for testing. (Photo: Shutterstock)

Care homes will be given free PPE until March under new coronavirus plans

The government are cutting back on Coronavirus advertisements to try and slow the demand for test

(Photo by TOLGA AKMEN/AFP via Getty Images)

The government is cutting back on coronavirus awareness advertising - here’s why

This is what you need to know about the NHS app (Photo: Shutterstock)

NHS contact tracing app might not be ready until winter - here’s what it means

Prime Minister Boris Johnson during Prime Minister's Questions in the House of Commons, London. (UK Parliament/Jessica Taylor)

Boris Johnson signals coronavirus lockdown will be eased on Monday

Piers Morgan has been tested for COVID-19 and will remain off Good Morning Britain until he has received results

Piers Morgan tested for coronavirus after showing symptoms

ONS figures reveal hundreds of deaths that have gone unreported by the government's daily updates.

Covid-19 deaths in England and Wales 41% higher than official figures

Coronavirus has now killed 35 people in the UK. PIC: Getty/AFP.

Coronavirus: UK death toll rises to 35

Health Minister Nadine Dorries has been diagnosed with coronavirus

The two patients have been transferred to specialist NHS infection centres after contracting the virus in Italy and Tenerife, according to England's chief medical officer Professor Chris Whitty.

Two more people test positive for coronavirus in Britain

Italy's Six Nations match in Dublin has been called off. Picture: Getty Images

Ireland v Italy Six Nations game 'should not go ahead' due to coronavirus fears

Confirmed cases of the deadly coronavirus have now reached more than 72,000 across the globe (Photo: Shutterstock)

13 coronavirus myths debunked by the World Health Organisation

Viewers complained that the TV and internet ad featuring a man dancing in high heels and denim shorts was offensive due to its "overtly sexual content". Picture: Contributed

Moneysupermarket top among most complained about adverts

E-cigarette sweet flavours ‘could attract kids to vaping’

Pro-life campaigners and now MPs are trying to restrict access to abortion if it is done with the aim of selecting one sex over another. Picture: Getty

Comment: Abortion rights must cover sex selection

Imelda Redmonds: We need Scots studies into end-of-life care

Mobile phone users face new cancer alert

Smoking ban slashes heart attacks by up to a third across world

Alarm grows over Tamiflu for children

Drug firms dodge swine flu liability

MSPs seek answers as cervical cancer vaccine fears grow

Toxic blood victims deserve millions, says inquiry

We cannot afford this aid

Science lab demonstration to highlight danger of smoking banned in schools

Experts to pool ideas on response to vCJD

Anger at midwives' proposal to charge women for epidurals

Court rules anti-stress herb must remain prohibited

Health staff on patrol to stop attacks

Health chiefs must learn MMR lesson

Nurturing a better image for nurses

Autism: new risk in NHS vaccine

Whistleblower for lack of exhaustive research into autism

MMR research poser

Mercury in baby vaccines is linked to autism

Dose of danger dressed up as protector

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Scotland has failed to meet its latest target for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions, the latest official figures show. Picture: John Giles/PA Wire

Fail: Scotland misses climate target

Pro-independence protesters with Scottish Saltire flags (top) march for Scottish independence. Picture: Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images

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