A group of charities are calling for volunteers to help out in A&E departments in England to reduce pressure on the service.
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VIDEO: Guinea’s Ebola culture battle
The BBC's Ibrahima Diané returns to his home country to look at the particular problems facing Guinea in its fight against Ebola.
NHS is political football says union
Politicians must not use the health service as "a political football", the director of the Royal College of Nursing in Wales says.
VIDEO: ‘Winter ward’ to ease pressure
Dan Johnson reports from the Royal Blackburn Hospital which has set up a "winter ward" to try to ease pressure on the hospitals resources.
Possible Ebola cases flown to UK
Two volunteers have been transferred to the UK after potential contact with the Ebola virus in two separate incidents.
New pilots to improve speed and medical accuracy of ambulance calls
The NHS has today announced two new pilots that aim to reduce wasted ambulance journeys and improve the quality of care for all patients contacting 999. The...
Ambulance chief backs Ambition 2015 event
One of the country’s leading senior NHS ambulance Chief Executives Dr Anthony Marsh QAM has called for the ambulance service and the wider healthcare...
Woman treated for suspected Ebola
A woman suspected of having Ebola is being treated at a Northamptonshire hospital, it is confirmed.
VIDEO: More than 400,000 extra A&E visits
The number of A&E visits in England has soared by more than 400,000 so far this financial year, doctors have told MPs.
More than 400,000 extra A&E visits
The number of A&E visits in England soared by more than 400,000 in 2014, doctors have told MPs.
A&E stress ‘worse than Iraq war’ says former frontline nurse
A senior nurse says the stress A&E staff face at Wales' biggest hospital is worse than she faced on the front line in Iraq.
Ebola nurse no longer critically ill
UK nurse Pauline Cafferkey is "showing signs of improvement" and is no longer critically ill with Ebola, London's Royal Free Hospital says.
