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This man saved my life – I live by his example

A little boy from an Italian village, a 'hopeless case', Alessandro Tamburrini's life was saved by an American surgeon. It's to that man, his friend and guide, that he dedicates his own surgical career. Interview by Seren Boyd

Seren Boyd 18.12.25

Resident doctors seek ‘genuinely long-term plan’ to end dispute

Call for ‘clear route’ on pay and jobs as 14th round of industrial action begins

Ben Ireland 17.12.25

An act of conscience

GP Patrick Hart has been to prison for actions relating to his climate activism and was recently suspended from the GMC register. He tells Ben Ireland why he has 'never been so sure' he is doing the right thing

Ben Ireland 16.12.25

The war on waits

Hospital waiting lists in Northern Ireland are a source of 'national shame', says Mark Taylor, the surgeon appointed to tackle the problem. He tells Jennifer Trueland that breaking down barriers between health and social care trusts is a key part of the solution

Jennifer Trueland 08.12.25

More to give

Mike Farrar is bringing decades of experience to tackling waiting times and health inequalities in the worst-performing part of the health service. In the first of three features about efforts to improve care in Northern Ireland, he tells Jennifer Trueland why he's up for the challenge

Jennifer Trueland 05.12.25

Bringing hope

Tackling Northern Ireland's huge waiting lists has been given funding and a new sense of urgency, but advances are only possible thanks to the innovation and hard work of doctors on the ground. Jennifer Trueland finds out how it's working

Jennifer Trueland 04.12.25

Health service pressure disproportionately affects disabled staff, finds survey

‘The medical system is failing many disabled and neurodivergent medical students and doctors,’ BMA discovers

Tim Tonkin 03.12.25

Doctors’ salaries preserved by pay-protection extension

Scheme, which protects residents from loss of earnings, valid until 2026 

By Ben Ireland 26.11.25