Eva Tennent, whose operations were scheduled in Edinburgh, has Rett syndrome and advanced scoliosis A 10-year-old girl’s spinal condition has become inoperable after her planned …
Exclusive: Man who has now given party at least £10m copied Steve Barclay into email about problems with bid, documents show The Conservative mega-donor Frank …
Only 24% of people in England, Scotland and Wales content with heath service, with long waits to be seen the commonest complaint Public satisfaction with …
Exclusive: Confidential review obtained by The Independent reveals trainee paramedics subjected to widespread sexual harassment and racist abuse by staff – with students reluctant to …
Exclusive: Rob Behrens says ministers and health leaders are doing too little to end ‘cover-up culture’ in England NHS ombudsman Rob Behrens: ‘There are serious …
Special report: Patients with no address were discharged from maternity departments, stroke wards, general surgery, and after treatment for complications caused by HIV, freedom of …
Special report: Patients with no address were discharged from maternity departments, stroke wards, general surgery, and after treatment for complications caused by HIV, freedom of …
Union for health workers also calls on Tory donor to stand down from contracts, claiming his ‘racist’ comments breach guidelines Unions representing GPs and health …
Doctors told to ration liquid form of salbutamol, which plays vital role in treating asthma, emphysema and bronchitis NHS hospitals have been hit by a …
Families of elderly people have come forward to share harrowing allegations of neglect as top doctors warn these patients are suffering ‘degrading’ care well below …
Problem rooted in staffing levels and unsustainable pressure on exhausted employees, complaints body for NHS in England says Cancer patients in England could be at …
Campaigners say health service can’t provide care quickly because of underinvestment, which is allowing firms to ‘make a killing’ Private healthcare could become ‘a new …
NHS Confederation chief says money ‘will scarcely touch the sides’, while there is little help for struggling social care system NHS leaders have welcomed the …
Health spending in England to suffer 1.2% cut, worth £2bn, despite extra costs, thinktank’s analysis finds NHS funding faces the biggest cuts in real terms …
Landmark research suggests people have an 85% chance of positive assessment at some centres in England and 35% in others What’s behind the increase in …
‘Sobering’ analysis suggests backlog will rise to 8 million next summer after a decade of underinvestment in the NHS Rishi Sunak is “highly unlikely” to …
Leaders say hidden total may be double official tally, as junior doctors, consultants and radiographers prepare more strikes As many as 2m outpatient appointments and …
Exclusive: Conservatives’ standing badly undermined by broken promises made in 2019, says report Tories’ 2019 NHS promises may come back to bite them The NHS …
Exclusive: IfG says sums raised ‘unlikely to be transformative’ and there is little public appetite Charging patients for using NHS services would be hugely expensive …
Healthcare regulator monitoring trust after report that results from scans and blood tests may have gone missing Crucial tests and results from scans and blood …
The leader says his party is focusing on the NHS and protecting pensions to woo Conservatives in rural heartlands The Liberal Democrats are planning to …
Doctors and patients are demanding wider access to therapy available only as a postcode lottery In January this year, Deb Kelly, a prison officer and …
Industrial action could continue till February and hospital leaders expect very difficult winter, with risk of harm to patients and staff Hospital bosses fear that …
Exclusive: Frank Hester, who gave Rishi Sunak’s party £5m this summer, is thought to have made huge sums from DHSC contracts One of the Conservatives’ …
Consultants and junior doctors will take joint action this week for the first time in escalating pay dispute NHS officials have warned that doctors’ strikes …
Exclusive: Number of under-18s waiting for ‘frequently time-critical’ paediatric care is at a record high Sick children’s health problems are getting worse as record numbers …
Soaring deficits at health trusts across England cast doubt on Sunak’s waiting lists pledge The NHS is heading into an unprecedented financial crisis and will …
First and only Nice-recommended medicine could ‘alleviate misery’ of condition in England and Wales NHS health advisers have approved the first treatment for acute migraine …
Research will prompt further alarm among medical leaders trying to tackle the spiralling workforce crisis One in three medical students plan to quit the NHS …
Pirola variant has prompted concern among scientists because of high number of mutations it carries Care home residents and people who are housebound will be …
NHS trusts told to familiarise themselves with evacuation plan in event buildings containing Raac start to fall down NHS bosses have told hospitals across England …
Mother of Martha Mills, who died after treatment failures at London hospital, releases report with Demos calling for new policy in England Patients who believe …
Only people with highest medical need may qualify for drug, which will be prescribed alongside diet and exercise The weight-loss drug Wegovy is being made …
A new variant and waning immunity mean surveillance that had been wound down since pandemic will be increased Coronavirus testing and monitoring are set to …
Two consultants and a junior doctor expect case will make no difference to their separate claims for unfair dismissal NHS clinicians who were sacked after …
Action will reduce health services to Christmas Day levels of care for four days in September and October Junior doctors and consultants in England will …
Figures obtained by Labour show an estimated 120,695 people died in England while awaiting treatment More than 120,000 people in England died last year while …