NHS chief warns UK ‘days away’ from running out of generic drugs

NHS chief warns UK 'days away' from running out of generic drugs

The head of the NHS has said health bosses are “really worried” as pharmacies across the UK could be “days away” from facing supply issues for everyday medicines. 03:52, 01 April 2026Updated 03:53, 01 April 2026 Britain could be days away from running out of some medicines, says NHS chief (Image: PA) The NHS boss … Read more

Mental health day centers across Cornwall are to close

Mental health day centers across Cornwall are to close

The local NHS says a new provider appointed by Cornwall Council will run the redesigned service Image courtesy of the model (Image: Getty Images/iStockphoto) Mental Health Day Resource Center services in Cornwall will end this week, with Cornwall Council saying the closure is part of “wider changes to how support is provided locally”. Cornwall Council-owned … Read more

A lung patient has died after an NHS trust gave him the wrong medication for four years

A lung patient has died after an NHS trust gave him the wrong medication for four years

Mr Knox was later diagnosed with moderate lung disease, and believed previous scans and tests were inconsistent with asthma and that a CT scan carried out in January 2019 should have prompted further tests. The trust admitted that if more “higher medical information” had been available over the years Mr Noakes had been treated, several … Read more

Dissatisfaction with the NHS is falling – is it a tipping point or is something else at play?

Health Secretary Wes Streeting.

For a health service defined by long waiting lists, staff shortages and a steady erosion of public confidence, the latest figures suggest something unexpected: a sense that the mood is changing. A new survey by the King’s Fund and Nuffield Trust records a six-point rise in satisfaction, and the sharpest fall in dissatisfaction with the … Read more

Experts reveal how much exercise middle-aged women need to exercise each week to halve their risk of premature death

A study found that middle-aged women who exercised regularly had a significantly lower risk of early death than those who did not.

By CIARAN FOREMAN, Reporter Published: 06:35 EDT, 27 March 2026 | Updated: 07:01 EDT, 27 March 2026 A study found that middle-aged women who exercised regularly had a significantly lower risk of early death than those who did not. Researchers in Australia found that women who consistently exercised for the recommended weekly amount of 150 … Read more

NHS staff in Cambridgeshire are concerned mental health services are closing due to a lack of funding

The staff mental health service in Cambridgeshire is closed. Image: iStock

An NHS staff mental health service in Cambridgeshire described as a “lifeline” is to close at the end of March due to a lack of funding. The service was created to support NHS staff affected by the Covid-19 outbreak and has since continued to help staff across the country deal with the trauma they are … Read more

The video shows what happened to the baby after the mother took Citraline during pregnancy

Jack was born shortly after

Beth was told it would be safe, but her video shows the result Neil Shaw Assistant Manager (Money & Lifestyle) 07:19, 25 March 2026Updated 07:21, 25 March 2026 Child with withdrawal after mother took sertraline A baby was born with withdrawal symptoms after her mother took a common drug she was told would be safe … Read more