Fears over faulty hospital scales
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Trading standards officers are to check weighing equipment at hospitals across the UK because of concerns over accuracy, the BBC has learned.
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Calls for a revamp of the NHS in London has sparked concerns over wider changes to the health service.
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Hospitals accused of keeping thousands of seriously ill patients in 'holding patterns'
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Huge variations in continuing care on the NHS are "unjustifiable", a leading charity has warned.
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Dozens of hospital wards across the UK have been forced to close due to outbreaks of winter virus
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Hospital spot checks may be conducted amid concerns on standards of elderly care, the health watchdog warns.
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Â· Government failed to follow up patients at riskÂ· Danger of wider infection a 'serious problem'
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Private clinics doing NHS operations have not carried out all the treatment they have been paid for, figures show.
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More must be done to ensure patients do not stay in hospital longer than needed, a report finds.
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NHS Direct is referring on too many patients to GPs and emergency services, putting strain on the system, doctors and ambulance crews say.
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Patient safety is at risk because of delays in hearing misconduct cases against nurses, the BBC learns.
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An investigation is launched after the payroll details of staff at an NHS hospital are lost.
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A quarter of hospital trusts in England are failing to meet new standards on infection control, a survey suggests.
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The government is strongly  criticised after nine English NHS trusts admit losing patient records.
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Medical-care ratio concerns trip up shareholders.
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Hospital bosses and cleaning firms are questioning the wisdom of the government's Â£50m deep clean programme.
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Road casualty figures show a fall but there is controversy about their accuracy.