More than 3 million in the region - over half of the adult population - are affected by chronic pain. Over 1.8 million are also suffering from depression that is directly linked to that pain ...

OBESE children will get free scales under a new NHS weight loss bid — but won’t be able to see the readings. Hiding the figures aims to spare kid’s feelings and stop their parents obsessing ...

The NHS is rolling out “spy scales” to monitor children’s weight loss from afar and send motivational messages to keep them on track. Health chiefs said the scheme for severely obese ...

The NHS is rolling out "spy scales" which remotely monitor children at home so medics can get in touch if they put on too much weight. The scales are given to parents of severely obese children ...

Pain patients are dying in Scottish waiting queues before they reach a specialist to relieve their agony. Some 310 chronic pain sufferers died while waiting for a first appointment with an NHS ...

In an Instagram video, a man slammed the UK’s NHS, adding that the hospitals in India are a “blessing”. He then narrated his ordeal. A man’s post slamming the UK's National Health Service ...

In this article, BCG outlines five steps that the NHS – at national and system level – can take to move from pilots to impact at scale. The NHS is at a critical crossroads. Demand is outpacing supply, ...

“It cannot be right that patients are being condemned to suffer whilst the NHS struggles with basic paperwork. The government must investigate the scale of these admin failures and urgently improve ...

The family of a retired NHS worker who took his own life after suffering from chronic pain have called for urgent improvements to the healthcare system after it "failed one of their own".

NHS doctor Suraj Kukadia, who is best known online as Dr Sooj, explained that chest pain could “stop you in your tracks”. While this might seem “scary” he said it can be “harmless”.

The NHS has issued a stark warning that tingling, particularly in two specific areas, could be a sign to dial 999. The health service's advisory about back pain cautions that this discomfort ...