Near-record emergency calls in the West Midlands stretch A&E units and the ambulance service "to the limit".
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Why are hospitals under so much pressure? BBC report
Why are hospitals under so much pressure this winter?
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Ebola vaccine trial ‘interrupted’
The clinical trial of an Ebola vaccine in Switzerland has been interrupted after some patients complained of joint pains in their hands and feet.
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NHS ‘in trouble’ without migrants
The NHS would be "in dire straits" without migrant workers, one of the UK's senior economists Stephen Nickell tells MPs.
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VIDEO: WHO: ‘Ebola running ahead of us’
The head of the World Health Organization has told the BBC that the Ebola virus is still "running ahead" of efforts to contain it.
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‘Take care complaints seriously’
Complaints about health and social care should be taken more seriously, says the Care Quality Commission regulator.
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Inside the ‘world’s most dangerous’ hospital
Inside the 'world's most dangerous' hospital
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Obama demands $6bn for Ebola fight
US President Barack Obama renews calls for Congress to approve $6bn (£3.8bn) in emergency aid to fight the deadly Ebola outbreak.
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Ebola crisis: WHO upbeat on targets
The World Health Organization says the goals it set itself for treatment and safe burials in West Africa's Ebola outbreak have largely been met.
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Huge risk of Ebola spread, warns UN
The UN's Ebola mission chief in West Africa tells the BBC that there is still a "huge risk" that the deadly virus could spread...
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Ebola test results ‘in 15 minutes’
A rapid 15-minute blood test for Ebola which researchers say would increase the chances of survival from the virus, is to be trialled in...
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WMAS paramedic Tom part of NHS team tackling Ebola in Sierra Leone
A West Midlands Ambulance Service paramedic who has just flown out to Sierra Leone says that although he’s nervous, being able to work in...