A London surgeon has performed the UK’s first remote robotic operation on a patient in Gibraltar, marking a major medical breakthrough using advanced telesurgery technology.

Patients have been trialling headsets which allows them to virtually escape hospital walls and enjoy a local day out. The Places to Escape project in Gloucestershire has been immersing patients at the ...

Landmark review of NHS dementia care reveals 'culture of containment' where patients are drugged and prevented from leaving ...

Exclusive: Patients have been put at risk of infection with viruses such as HIV, Hepatitis B and Hepatitis C. The hospital says the risk is 'extremely low' ...

A slow NHS rollout has so far limited wide-ranging eligibility, meaning many patients have turned to private healthcare.

As a practising surgeon, I know how important it is that patients get access to the latest treatments as quickly as possible. That’s why we’re cutting red tape so safe and effective new medicines can ...

A former student who is "lucky to be alive" after contracting meningitis said she had "never really heard" of the disease ...

The University Hospital of Wales is the country's biggest and most specialist hospital but a leading doctor has said staff ...

After we approached Newport's Royal Gwent Hospital last Friday, it asked us to hold off on publishing until today so that ...

A Suffolk doctor who helped make his practice one of the best in the county by going "above and beyond" is now retiring after 28 years of NHS service. After his previous career in the Royal Air Force, ...

Barry Oulton uncovers why every patient decision is driven by feelings and how an awareness of this can transform patient interactions.

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