People needing urgent dental treatment and patients requiring complex care will be prioritised under Government plans to improve access to NHS dentists in England. The British Dental Association says the reforms are the biggest changes to what it describes as a "failed contract" since it was introduced nearly 20 years ago.

The NHS is in the middle of a flu catastrophe – but my daughter’s doctors still threw her a party - FIRST PERSON: As the NHS creaks under the strain of the superflu, Charlotte Cripps wasn’t even certain that her daughter’s foot operation would go ahead last week.

Hospital leaders across the West Midlands have been putting out messages to patients to reassure them of contingency plans and keeping essential services running as five days of strike action begins.

A GP has sounded the alarm over the current ' super flu ' which is wreaking havoc across the NHS. Dr Nighat Arif discussed the situation on ITV's This Morning.

NHS patients should brace for long wait misery over Christmas as doctors’ strikes starting today will hit harder than previous walkouts, health chiefs warn. The British Medical Association has

Police investigating historical child abuse at two former NHS mental health units in West Sussex say they have spoken to 12 alleged victims – and believe there are more. One former patient, aged nine at the time, says he was repeatedly sexually assaulted by a member of staff at Larchwood and Colwood in Haywards Heath.

NHS Sussex is reminding people across the county that while flu is circulating more widely this winter and can make people feel very unwell,

ABUSE victims will get specialist NHS help under new plans to crack down on violence against women and girls. The plans promise better support for survivors of domestic abuse and sexual

NHS 111, more commonly regarded as a service for handling minor physical ailments, is also equipped to provide mental health assistance. Anyone in need of help can press option two to access a range of support options available nearby. Certain cases will even be connected directly to a trained mental health professional.

Urgent dental care and children’s teeth are being prioritised as the biggest NHS dentistry shake-up in years is confirmed. NHS dentistry in England is being overhauled. With urgent care and children’s teeth finally pushed to the front of the queue.