NHS patients 'lost in the gaps'
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The number of local health boards in Wales should be cut because they don't serve all patients properly, says the health minister.
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A study reveals less than half of Scottish dentists are accepting new NHS patients
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Patients are to be asked their views on NHS treatment in Scotland in a bid to improve services.
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A leading Welsh expert in respiratory diseases says some patients are having to travel too far due to a shortage of local rehabilitation services.
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NHS services for patients with hearing and balance disorders are inadequate, warns the Royal College of Physicians.
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Patient choice over where to get surgery could lead to a widening of health inequalities, experts say.
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Mental health inpatients have to put up with poor and untherapeutic conditions on the wards, a survey finds.
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Many NHS units lack specialist care and support for patients with the skin condition psoriasis, a study finds.
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The public's view of the NHS is far less positive than satisfaction ratings given by patients who use the service, a report finds.
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More patients visiting A&E are being seen quickly but there is still room for improvement, an official report says.
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Almost half of care homes for the elderly and a third for children fall short of national standards, experts claim.
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Patients in accident and emergency units are still failing to treat people quickly enough, according to the latest figures.
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Ministers are forced to admit they do not know exactly what information has been lost by nine NHS trusts
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Hospitals should allow people to use mobile phones in some areas as NHS call charges are 'just not on,' an AM says.
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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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Safety lapses in the NHS caused the deaths of more than 2,000 patients and led to the harm of another 160,000 people over the last year.
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Some dementia patients have gone years without leaving their NHS hospital wards, BBC Scotland learns.