Liz Hurley opens Swindon respite care centre
23 October 2014 Last updated at 20:57 BST Actress and model Liz Hurley has opened a new type of respite centre in Swindon. The centre, called Care in the High Street, enables families or carers to...
View ArticleBen Baddeley's family 'struggling with physio bill'
28 October 2014 Last updated at 21:49 GMT The family of a boy from Staffordshire who has cerebral palsy say they are struggling to pay for his physiotherapy. An anonymous donor paid £11,00 for Ben...
View ArticleAnt, Dec and Shearer open £2m centre for families of sick children
18 October 2014 Last updated at 10:46 BST Former footballer Alan Shearer has joined TV presenters Ant and Dec in opening a £2m centre for families of sick children in Newcastle. Scott House is a short...
View ArticleFamilies react after kidney transplant death inquests
5 December 2014 Last updated at 12:31 GMT The families of two transplant patients who were given infected kidneys and later died have spoken to the BBC following the inquests into the deaths. Robert...
View ArticleSchool meal kills at least 22 children in India's Bihar state
17 July 2013 Last updated at 09:58 BST At least 22 children have died and dozens more have fallen sick after eating a tainted school meal in India's eastern state of Bihar. The poisoning occurred at a...
View ArticleLife-saving liquid: Inside the world's biggest blood bank
13 November 2014 Last updated at 09:55 GMT Shops across Britain have begun to stock up for Christmas, but they are not the only ones worried about supplies. The NHS Blood and Transplant centre in...
View ArticleFamily Court to provide 'more security' for children
22 April 2014 Last updated at 10:41 BST Changes to the family justice system will provide children with "more security", justice minister Simon Hughes has said. Mr Hughes told the Today programme that...
View ArticleFriend of Alan Henning 'overwhelmed' by donations
12 October 2014 Last updated at 18:47 BST A friend of Alan Henning says she is "overwhelmed" by support for a fund set up in his memory. Dr Shameela Islam-Zulfiqar described Mr Henning as a man with "a...
View ArticleCall to ban car hands-free phones
18 November 2013 Last updated at 08:25 GMT Road safety campaigners are calling for the use of hands-free phones in vehicles to be banned. The charity Brake said research has found the devices could...
View ArticleLuke Jenkins: Family's 'questions' over heart defect care
21 November 2013 Last updated at 19:01 GMT A boy born with a congenital heart defect who died after heart surgery in Bristol suffered brain damage caused by cardiac arrest, an inquest has heard. Luke...
View ArticleEdwin Poots announces "improved" children's ambulance service
20 March 2014 Last updated at 13:42 GMT Health Minister Edwin Poots has announced the expansion of specialist transport services for sick children. The expansion of NISTAR (Northern Ireland Specialist...
View ArticleCystic fibrosis charity calls for lung donation change
10 March 2014 Last updated at 11:41 GMT A charity has called for a national allocation system to boost the number of successful UK lung transplants. The Cystic Fibrosis Trust said it was a "scandal"...
View ArticleMan's leg kept alive on his arm during cancer operation
1 March 2014 Last updated at 07:30 GMT Surgeons in Newcastle have removed a man's tumour and repaired the site of the operation using leg muscles and tissue they had attached to his arm to keep alive....
View ArticleFamily 'in limbo' over surgery delay
The family of a child awaiting heart surgery have said they have been left "in limbo" without a decision on the future of the service in Belfast. The health minister had been expected to make an...
View ArticleAlan Shearer praises Bobby Robson influence
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Former England and Newcastle United striker Alan Shearer praises the influence Sir Bobby Robson had on his football career. Before the...
View ArticleFly-through of new sick kids hospital
7 May 2014 Last updated at 10:40 BST Work will begin on the new Royal Hospital for Sick Children and Department of Clinical Neurosciences in Edinburgh in late 2014. NHS Lothian has released an...
View ArticleAnt and Dec feared for careers after phone voting scandal
29 December 2013 Last updated at 15:53 GMT TV presenters Ant and Dec tell Desert Island Discs' Kirsty Young they feared for their careers after the 2007 phone voting scandal. ITV was fined more than...
View ArticleCouple find love on King's College Hospital liver ward
22 August 2014 Last updated at 21:13 BST Two liver transplant patients have said their lives have changed unrecognisably after they found love on the transplant ward. Shelley Flowers, from Folkestone...
View ArticleSurgeons carry out first European keyhole kidney transplant
9 October 2014 Last updated at 19:44 BST Surgeons at the Royal Liverpool Hospital have carried out a kidney transplant using keyhole surgery. It is the first time the procedure has been performed in...
View ArticleBristol Children's Hospital: Mother 'begged for help,' inquest hears
13 January 2014 Last updated at 22:26 GMT The mother of a four-year-old boy, who died after heart surgery, begged hospital staff to help her son, an inquest has heard. Sean Turner died in March 2012...
View ArticleFamily of 'infected' Cardiff kidney op man wants answers
17 November 2014 Last updated at 15:29 GMT The widow of one of two men who died after kidney transplants allegedly infected with a parasitic worm says his family wants answers about his death. Robert...
View ArticleTeacher donates kidney to save pupil's life
4 April 2014 Last updated at 13:32 BST A teacher has saved the life of a seriously ill pupil by giving her one of his kidneys. Ray Coe, special needs co-ordinator at Royal Docks Community School in...
View ArticleWoman finds kidney donor after placing ad in local paper
11 October 2014 Last updated at 10:02 BST A woman who found a kidney donor after placing an advertisement in her local paper has been speaking about her appeal. Sally-Anne Grainger, who has also had a...
View ArticleMother meets man with her son's heart
11 July 2014 Last updated at 22:52 BST Six years ago Freda Carter's son, John, died at the age of 33 form a brain tumour and his family decided to donate his organs. Scott Rutherford was 14-years-old...
View ArticleBafta TV awards: Ant and Dec 'thrilled to be nominated'
18 May 2014 Last updated at 19:32 BST TV presenting duo Ant and Dec have said they are "thrilled" with their double Bafta nominations. The pair are nominated for best entertainment performance and...
View ArticleLondon man's donor sister refused entry into UK
A plumber from north London who is suffering kidney failure has had his hopes for a transplant dashed after his sister, who is a perfect donor match, was refused entry to the UK. Oliver Cameron, from...
View ArticleRoyal couple open new Chelsea Children's Hospital
18 March 2014 Last updated at 23:57 GMT The Prince of Wales and the Duchess of Cornwall have officially opened the Chelsea Children's Hospital. The royal couple greeted a number of young patients and...
View ArticleAnt and Dec 'tried to buy Byker Grove'
22 May 2014 Last updated at 21:30 BST TV duo Ant and Dec have revealed they once tried to buy the 'Byker Grove' building to turn into a performing arts academy for North East youngsters. The pair were...
View ArticleOrgan transplants 'reach new record'
9 July 2014 Last updated at 07:14 BST The number of organ transplants carried out in the UK has reached a new record - with more than 4,600 patients benefiting from operations last year. But the NHS...
View ArticleChildren's cardiac surgery review casts doubt on RVH service
23 September 2014 Last updated at 18:36 BST The future of children's cardiac surgery at Belfast's Royal Victoria Hospital is in serious doubt. Outgoing Health Minister Edwin Poots said tinternational...
View ArticlePraying mantises fitted with 3D glasses in Newcastle trial
1 May 2014 Last updated at 21:03 BST Scientists at Newcastle University have fitted praying mantises with 3D glasses. The aim is to investigate the creatures' vision - the only insect known to see in...
View ArticleDuchess of Wessex opens Fulbourn's adult autism centre
5 September 2013 Last updated at 14:58 BST A pioneering centre for adults with autism has been officially opened by the Countess of Wessex. The £1.5m Chitra Sethia Autism Centre, at the Fulbourn...
View ArticleJoe Kinnear's Newcastle resignation is no surprise to Alan Shearer
Please turn on JavaScript. Media requires JavaScript to play. Former Newcastle legend Alan Shearer says he is "not surprised" by Joe Kinnear's resignation from the club, after less than eight months in...
View ArticleMatthew Pietrzyk's family appeals for kidney after six year wait
27 August 2014 Last updated at 21:26 BST The family of a nine-year-old boy with a rare genetic disease has started a social media campaign after waiting six years for a kidney transplant. Matthew...
View ArticleHeart transplants triple in one year in Scotland
4 March 2014 Last updated at 14:29 GMT The number of people receiving a heart transplant in Scotland has tripled within the space of a year. Figures show that 24 heart transplants took place in 2013,...
View ArticleCancer patient's leg kept alive attached to his arm
28 February 2014 Last updated at 20:49 GMT In a revolutionary 18-hour operation, surgeons at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital have saved the life of a man with cancer using part of his leg which they had...
View ArticleChildren's heart surgery: Edwin Poots announces review
9 December 2013 Last updated at 14:36 GMT An international team of experts will assess the current and future needs for children's heart surgery in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. The...
View ArticleEliza-Mae's family say she brought joy to the family
19 February 2014 Last updated at 14:05 GMT The parents of a six-day-old baby who died at a house in Carmarthenshire where a dog was later seized have paid tribute to a "dearly loved daughter"....
View ArticleMaking 3D printed ears for disfigured children
6 October 2014 Last updated at 07:18 BST Five years ago, few people had heard of 3D printing, but now computer generated images are being used to create body parts. Scientists at University College...
View ArticleAnti-ageing skin treatment found by Newcastle scientists
13 February 2014 Last updated at 08:54 GMT Newcastle University researchers are working on a new product they believe may halt the process of skin ageing. They have discovered that an antioxidant which...
View ArticleJim Wells: Children's heart surgery to cease in Belfast
14 October 2014 Last updated at 13:09 BST Northern Ireland's health minister has backed the establishment of an all-Ireland children's heart surgery centre in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. Jim...
View ArticleSimpsons star Harry Shearer plays Nixon behind closed doors
31 January 2014 Last updated at 12:19 GMT Harry Shearer is best known for providing the voice of Mr Burns in The Simpsons and as Derek Smalls in spoof rock band Spinal Tap. His next role sees him take...
View ArticleFamily describes children's cross-border heart surgery experience
15 October 2014 Last updated at 18:59 BST Northern Ireland's health minister has backed the establishment of an all-Ireland children's heart surgery centre in Dublin in the Republic of Ireland. It...
View ArticleLuis Suarez 'bite': Alan Shearer calls for lengthy ban
25 June 2014 Last updated at 17:06 BST Former England captain Alan Shearer has called for Liverpool and Uruguay star Luis Suarez to face "a worldwide ban" for allegedly biting Italy's Giorgio...
View ArticleDr John Mayer: Children's heart surgery on all-island basis 'would work'
14 October 2014 Last updated at 11:30 BST An international expert who has advised on the future of children's heart surgery in Northern Ireland has said there is a real willingness to make an...
View ArticleBabies' organ donor law change call
5 June 2014 Last updated at 15:26 BST The parents of an eight-month-old boy who died while waiting for a heart donation have said he could have survived if the law on baby donations had been changed....
View ArticleParents of brain tumour victim John Carter tell of organ donation anguish
10 July 2014 Last updated at 20:30 BST Parents of a brain tumour victim have spoken of their decision to donate his organs - and their joy at hearing from the man whose life was saved by his transplant...
View ArticleTransplant patient John Leveson tells of medal success
9 July 2014 Last updated at 21:30 BST A transplant patient has told how his operation gave him a second chance of life and helped him become a medal-winning cyclist. John Leveson, of Cumbria, was...
View ArticleGirl's 10-month wait for heart swap
16 August 2013 Last updated at 19:11 BST A nine-year-old Cumbrian girl is recovering after undergoing a heart transplant. Katelyn McAleavy, from Whitehaven, had waited 10 months before a suitable donor...
View ArticleSick children get new hospital suite
11 November 2013 Last updated at 23:33 GMT Work has begun on a new "home from home" for patients' families at Newcastle's Freeman Hospital. Two charities - the Children's Heart Unit Fund and The Sick...
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