The number of patients waiting more than 26 weeks for referral to a hospital in Wales rose during January.

A pay freeze across tens of thousands of top public sector jobs – affecting senior civil servants, hospital consultants, family doctors, judges, the senior military and top NHS managers – has been announced by Gordon Brown

Plans that could lead to the closure of hundreds of hospital wards drawn up but will not be made public until after the election.

Health Secretary Andy Burnham has said that John Radcliffe Hospital has done the right thing - put safety first.

CASTLE Craig Hospital, situated in the beautiful countryside of the Scottish Borders, is a well-known retreat for people suffering from drug- or alcohol-related problems. Taki

contribution by Sarah Morrison Thousands marched from Highbury Corner to Whittington Hospital in North London on Saturday to protest against the possible closure of A&E departments across North Central London and rally against what they see as a systematic downgrading of public health services in the capital city.

Today, I've completed a Membership Application Form to join The Robert Jones and Agnes Hunt NHS Orthopaedic Hospital Foundation Trust. I considered carefully before joining. After the horrors of what happened at Stafford Hospital, everyone will consider carefully. Reason I'm posting on the issue is to encourage others to do the same.'The Orthopaedic' at Gobowen, near Oswestry i...

With May's Council elections just a few months away, Labour Councillors have announced a 10 point plan as part of our consultation with local residents. Safer roads – we will consult residents on introducing a 20 mph speed limit in residential areas. This will cut accidents by 40%, save 8 lives and 600 injuries every year, as well as saving £50 million a year in hospital, police, ...

A few days ago we had the report on the man slaughter by neglect of hundreds of patients at the Mid Staffs NHS Hospital. It blamed managers obsessed by targets. It didn't blame the government, who set and are also obsessed with targets, but it should have. ( Indeed the true nasty nature of Labour can be seen by their legal guarantee ploy of super targets set up just to bludgeon votes by bulli...

The BBC reports that the European Court of Justice’s Advocate General Paolo Mengozzi has said that patients who receive hospital treatment in another EU member state should be fully reimbursed by their home country. Mr.Mengozzi made the comments in reference to a case involving a resident of Spain, who had unplanned hospital treatment in France and is pressing for Spain to reimburse him.